Delaware, 1994

Tornado and Damaging Winds in Delaware, June 27, 1994

June 27, 1994 · 3 events in 2 counties and zones

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
3

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

2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kent

When
June 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Kent County, Dover Cheswold
Measured
54 kt (62 mph)
Coordinates
39.096, -75.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Owners of a deli in Dover where trapped when a tree fell on the roof. Along Nault Road in west Dover several homes were damaged. A tree smashed a home in Cheswold.

Tornado, Kent

When
June 27, 12:00 PM EST
Where
Kent County, Petersburg
Rating
F1
Path length
0.1 mi
Path width
10 yd
Coordinates
39.096, -75.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Damage was 200 to 300 yards across and 15 miles long. The twister moved southwest to northeast and ended in the Bombay Hook Wildlife Refuge before it moved off shore. The storm took less than 20 minute to move through the area at a speed of 45 mph.

Thunderstorm Wind, Sussex

When
June 27, 1:20 PM EST
Where
Sussex County, Gumboro
Coordinates
38.683, -75.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A 300 foot long chicken house holding 15,000 young birds was destroyed by the high winds. Many trees around the area were uprooted.

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.
Tornado
A violently rotating column of air in contact with the ground and extending from a thunderstorm, filed with its path, width and Fujita or Enhanced Fujita rating from the damage survey.

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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: 10317877, 10317878, 10317944.