Delaware, 1994

Hail in Delaware, August 5, 1994

August 5, 1994 · 1 event in 1 county or zone

1 hail, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
$50
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

Event by event

1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.

Hail, Sussex

When
August 5, 3:23 PM EST
Where
Sussex County, Millsboro
Measured
0.75 in hail
Property damage
$50
Coordinates
38.683, -75.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Dime-sized hail fell east of Millsboro on Route 24. The hail was reported by Delaware Emergency Management Agency.

What these are

Hail
Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 10317945.