Thunderstorm Wind, Kent
- When
- February 22, 1:20 PM EST
- Where
- Kent County, Smyrna
- Coordinates
- 39.300, -75.600
Damaging Winds in Delaware, February 22, 1997
A squall line of severe thunderstorms ripped down large limbs and consequently some wires in both Smyrna and Camden in Kent County.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
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.
What happened
The episode as NWS PHI wrote it up.
A squall line of severe thunderstorms ripped down large limbs and consequently some wires in both Smyrna and Camden in Kent County.
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 55 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:22 UTC.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Kent
- When
- February 22, 1:35 PM EST
- Where
- Kent County, Camden
- Coordinates
- 39.120, -75.550
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.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in New York, February 22, 1997
- High Wind in New York, February 22, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Maine, February 22, 1997
- High Wind in New York, February 22, 1997
- High Wind in Vermont, February 22, 1997
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, February 22, 1997
- Damaging Wind in New York, February 22, 1997
- Damaging Winds and High Wind in New York, February 22, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Maine, February 22, 1997
- High Wind in Pennsylvania, February 22, 1997
- Lightning Strike in New York, February 22, 1997
- Flooding in Indiana, February 22 to 28, 1997
More
Every storm in Delaware in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Delaware, February 1997
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: 5595686, 5595687.