Funnel Cloud, Sussex
- When
- June 26, 5:25 PM EST
- Where
- Sussex County, Greenwood
- Reported by
- METEOROLOGIST(NON NWS)
- Coordinates
- 38.683, -75.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Damaging Wind in Delaware, June 26, 1998
A severe thunderstorm cut across the northern half of Sussex County from Greenwood east to Milford and knocked over power lines, trees and tree limbs. About 15,000 homes and businesses lost power throughout the state.
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
- 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 cut across the northern half of Sussex County from Greenwood east to Milford and knocked over power lines, trees and tree limbs. About 15,000 homes and businesses lost power throughout the state. A funnel cloud was sighted by a meteorologist near Greenwood, but it apparently never touched down.
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 18 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 22:37 UTC.
Event by event
1 funnel cloud, 1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, Sussex
- When
- June 26, 5:36 PM EST to 6:00 PM EST
- Where
- Sussex County, Greenwood to Milton
- Measured
- 50 kt (58 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 38.800, -75.580
What these are
- Funnel Cloud
- A rotating column of cloud extending from a thunderstorm that did not reach the ground.
- 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.
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The same day elsewhere
- Tornadoes and Flash Flooding in Minnesota, June 26 to 27, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 26 to 30, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Maryland, June 26, 1998
- Heat in Illinois, June 26 to 28, 1998
- Damaging Winds and Lightning Strike in New York, June 26, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 26 to 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 26 to 30, 1998
- Heat in Oklahoma, June 26, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Ohio, June 26 to 30, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in New York, June 26, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Hail in West Virginia, June 26 to 27, 1998
- Tornado and Damaging Winds in New York, June 26, 1998
More
Every storm in Delaware in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Delaware, June 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: 5666097, 5666096.