Thunderstorm Wind, Sussex
- When
- June 13, 4:50 PM EST to 5:25 PM EST
- Where
- Sussex County, Bethel to Lewes
- Measured
- 71 kt (82 mph)
- Reported by
- DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
- Coordinates
- 38.570, -75.620
Damaging Wind in Delaware, June 13, 1998
A severe thunderstorm knocked down trees and power lines, mainly in the southern half of Sussex County. A wind gust to 82 mph was reported by the Pilot Tower at Cape Henlopen.
Where it happened
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- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
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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 severe thunderstorm knocked down trees and power lines, mainly in the southern half of Sussex County. A wind gust to 82 mph was reported by the Pilot Tower at Cape Henlopen. Tents were knocked over at the Delmarva Chicken Festival in Millsboro, but no injuries were reported. About 3,000 homes and businesses lost power mostly in the southwest part of the county. The Delaware state highway department had to make about three dozen dispatches to clear trees from roadways throughout the state. As the thunderstorms approached the shore, funnel clouds were sighted in Bethany Beach and Dagsboro and along the Indian River Inlet. They apparently did not touch down.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. Local standard time, as filed.
Funnel Cloud, Sussex
- When
- June 13, 5:25 PM EST to 5:30 PM EST
- Where
- Sussex County, Dagsboro
- Reported by
- EMERGENCY MANAGER
- Coordinates
- 38.683, -75.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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.
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
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The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Hail in Oklahoma, June 13, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 13, 1998
- Tornado in Kansas, June 13, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Flooding in Massachusetts, June 13 to 23, 1998
- Heat in Florida, June 13, 1998
- Flooding in Kansas, June 13 to 22, 1998
- Tornadoes and Hail in Nebraska, June 13, 1998
- Flash Flooding in New Hampshire, June 13 to 15, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Virginia, June 13, 1998
- Damaging Wind and Lightning Strike in District of Columbia, June 13, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Maine, June 13 to 15, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Kansas, June 13, 1998
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: 5665551, 5665552.