Storms in Delaware in 1997
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Delaware in 1997, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. From 1996 the record holds 48 kinds of event with each office’s narrative; before that, tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, and before 1955 tornadoes alone.
Delaware in 1997 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 116
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 3
- Damage
- $50,000
- Episodes
- 46
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.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heat | 32 | 0 | 3 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 14 | 0 | 0 | $50,000 |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Coastal Flood | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Drought | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Snow | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Funnel Cloud | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sleet | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Astronomical Low Tide | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Flash Flood | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 1997
- Winter Weather in Delaware, January 1, 1997
- Heat in Delaware, January 3 to 6, 1997
- Sleet and Winter Weather in Delaware, January 9, 1997
- Winter Weather in Delaware, January 11, 1997
- Cold in Delaware, January 17 to 20, 1997
- Winter Weather in Delaware, January 22, 1997
February 1997
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in Delaware, February 8, 1997
- Winter Weather in Delaware, February 14, 1997
- Heat in Delaware, February 19 to 22, 1997
- Damaging Winds in Delaware, February 22, 1997
- Heat in Delaware, February 26 to 28, 1997
- Heat in Delaware, February 28, 1997
March 1997
- Heat in Delaware, March 1 to 2, 1997
- High Wind and Strong Wind in Delaware, March 6 to 7, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Delaware, March 29, 1997
- Heavy Snow and High Wind in Delaware, March 31, 1997
April 1997
May 1997
- Hail in Delaware, May 1, 1997
- Funnel Cloud in Delaware, May 6, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Delaware, May 6, 1997
- Heavy Rain in Delaware, May 25 to 26, 1997
- Cold in Delaware, May 31, 1997
June 1997
- Coastal Flood and Strong Wind in Delaware, June 2 to 3, 1997
- Heavy Rain in Delaware, June 13, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Delaware, June 13, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Delaware, June 18, 1997
- Heat in Delaware, June 21 to 26, 1997
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in Delaware, June 22, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Delaware, June 26, 1997
- Drought in Delaware, June 30, 1997
July 1997
- Heat in Delaware, July 12 to 19, 1997
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Delaware, July 16, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Delaware, July 18, 1997
- Heavy Rain in Delaware, July 23 to 24, 1997
August 1997
- Damaging Wind in Delaware, August 13, 1997
- Heat in Delaware, August 16 to 17, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Delaware, August 17, 1997
- Damaging Wind in Delaware, August 17, 1997
- Flash Flood in Delaware, August 20, 1997
September 1997
October 1997
November 1997
- Coastal Flood and Strong Wind in Delaware, November 7 to 9, 1997
- Coastal Flood in Delaware, November 14, 1997
December 1997
More
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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.