Coastal Flood, Delaware Beaches
- When
- June 2, 3:00 PM EST to June 3, 8:00 PM EST
- Where
- Delaware Beaches forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.683, -75.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Coastal Flood and Strong Wind in Delaware, June 2 to 3, 1997
A series of low pressure systems moving east off the North Carolina coast and a relatively strong high pressure system over Eastern Canada brought a strong and persistent northeast flow from the 2nd through the 4th. The onshore flow peaked during the evening of the 2nd through the morning of the 3rd and produced some minor tidal flooding at times of high tide.
Where it happened
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- 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 series of low pressure systems moving east off the North Carolina coast and a relatively strong high pressure system over Eastern Canada brought a strong and persistent northeast flow from the 2nd through the 4th. The onshore flow peaked during the evening of the 2nd through the morning of the 3rd and produced some minor tidal flooding at times of high tide. A wind gust of 48 mph was reported by the Cape May-Lewes Ferry the morning of the 3rd. Tidal departures averaged about 2 feet above normal, peaking the morning of the 3rd. The heavy surf also caused some minor beach erosion, especially in Rehoboth Beach.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 coastal flood, 1 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Delaware Beaches
- When
- June 2, 6:00 PM EST to June 3, 11:00 AM EST
- Where
- Delaware Beaches forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.683, -75.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Coastal Flood
- Flooding of coastal land by the sea, from storm surge, onshore wind or high tides.
- Strong Wind
- Non-thunderstorm winds below high wind criteria that nonetheless caused damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Hail and Damaging Winds in North Carolina, June 2, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Nebraska, June 2 to 4, 1997
- Flash Flood and Flood in South Dakota, June 2, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in West Virginia, June 2, 1997
- Flood in Ohio, June 2 to 4, 1997
- Flash Flood in Pennsylvania, June 2, 1997
- Flood in Ohio, June 2 to 3, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Virginia, June 2, 1997
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Ohio, June 2, 1997
- Flood and Hail in Colorado, June 2 to 6, 1997
- Flood in Ohio, June 2 to 4, 1997
- Hail and Lightning Strike in North Carolina, June 2, 1997
More
Every storm in Delaware in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Delaware, June 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: 5611820, 5611819.