Winter Weather, Kent
- When
- January 11, 1:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- Kent forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.096, -75.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in Delaware, January 11, 1997
A weak low pressure system developed over Virginia the night of the 10th along a secondary cold front. As the low moved northeast and reached Block Island Rhode Island during the morning of the 11th, a swath of light snow accompanied it during the pre-dawn hours.
Where it happened
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- 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 weak low pressure system developed over Virginia the night of the 10th along a secondary cold front. As the low moved northeast and reached Block Island Rhode Island during the morning of the 11th, a swath of light snow accompanied it during the pre-dawn hours. For most places across central and northern Delaware, this was the first measurable snowfall of the season. Accumulations though were light, mainly between 1 and 2 inches across Kent and New Castle Counties. Just a trace of snow fell at Lewes. Since the snow fell very early on a Saturday morning, few accidents occurred.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, New Castle
- When
- January 11, 1:00 AM EST to 8:00 AM EST
- Where
- New Castle forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.578, -75.639 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Blizzard in Utah, January 11 to 14, 1997
- Avalanche in Washington, January 11, 1997
- Winter Storm in New Mexico, January 11 to 14, 1997
- Cold in New Mexico, January 11, 1997
- Cold in North Carolina, January 11, 1997
- Winter Storm in Texas, January 11 to 14, 1997
- Winter Weather in Oklahoma, January 11 to 12, 1997
- Winter Weather in New Jersey, January 11, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, January 11 to 14, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Texas, January 11 to 12, 1997
- Cold in Colorado, January 11 to 12, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Massachusetts, January 11, 1997
More
Every storm in Delaware in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Delaware, January 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: 5596440, 5596441.