Funnel Cloud, Sussex
- When
- May 6, 1:25 PM EST
- Where
- Sussex County, Hollyville
- Coordinates
- 38.683, -75.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Funnel Cloud in Delaware, May 6, 1997
A funnel cloud was sighted near Hollyville at the intersection of Delaware State Route 5 and Sussex County Route 47. It apparently did not touch down as no damage was reported.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 1
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 funnel cloud was sighted near Hollyville at the intersection of Delaware State Route 5 and Sussex County Route 47. It apparently did not touch down as no damage was reported.
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 18 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 18:23 UTC.
Event by event
1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5609048.