Strong Wind, Delaware Beaches
- When
- February 25, 6:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Delaware Beaches forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.683, -75.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind in Delaware, February 25, 1998
Strong northwest winds around the intense northeaster that brought the heavy rain to the Delmarva Peninsula on the 23rd, buffeted the region during the daylight hours on the 25th. Peak wind gusts reached between 40 and 50 mph in most areas and tore down tree limbs.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. 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
- 4
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.
Strong northwest winds around the intense northeaster that brought the heavy rain to the Delmarva Peninsula on the 23rd, buffeted the region during the daylight hours on the 25th. Peak wind gusts reached between 40 and 50 mph in most areas and tore down tree limbs. In most areas the highest gusts occurred within an hour or two of noon. Peak wind gusts included 48 mph in Dover, 44 mph at the New Castle County Airport and 43 mph in Georgetown. No serious damage or injuries were reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 strong wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Strong Wind, Inland Sussex
- When
- February 25, 6:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Inland Sussex forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 38.683, -75.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, Kent
- When
- February 25, 6:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Kent forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.096, -75.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Strong Wind, New Castle
- When
- February 25, 6:00 AM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- New Castle forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.578, -75.639 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- 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
- Blizzard in Montana, February 25 to 28, 1998
- Blizzard in North Dakota, February 25 to 28, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in Texas, February 25 to 26, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, February 25 to 26, 1998
- Damaging Winds in Texas, February 25 to 26, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Texas, February 25, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, February 25, 1998
- Winter Storm in Nebraska, February 25 to 28, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Texas, February 25, 1998
- Hail and Lightning Strike in Texas, February 25, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, February 25, 1998
- High Wind in Nebraska, February 25, 1998
More
Every storm in Delaware in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Delaware, February 1998
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: 5633092, 5633093, 5633094, 5633095.