Drought, New Castle
- When
- February 1, 12:00 AM EST to February 2, 9:00 AM EST
- Where
- New Castle forecast zone
- Reported by
- OTHER FEDERAL AGENCY
- Coordinates
- 39.578, -75.639 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Drought in Delaware, February 1 to 2, 1999
The combination of the recent heavy precipitation during January and the mild temperatures that allowed water to soak into the soil and raise ground water levels permitted the Delaware River Basin Commission to lift their drought warning. The drought warning was in effect north of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 1 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
- 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.
The combination of the recent heavy precipitation during January and the mild temperatures that allowed water to soak into the soil and raise ground water levels permitted the Delaware River Basin Commission to lift their drought warning. The drought warning was in effect north of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. While streamflow and ground water levels recovered, they were still below normal for the month of February. February monthly precipitation totals on a county weighted average ranged from normal in New Castle County to around 1 inch (65 to 72% of normal) below normal in both Kent and Sussex Counties.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 drought. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind and Cold in Alaska, February 1 to 13, 1999
- Flooding in Louisiana, February 1 to 11, 1999
- Flood in Texas, February 1 to 11, 1999
- Coastal Flood in Puerto Rico, February 1 to 3, 1999
- Flooding in Illinois, February 1 to 17, 1999
- Drought in Texas, February 1 to 28, 1999
- Drought in New Jersey, February 1 to 2, 1999
- Ice Storm in Minnesota, February 1, 1999
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, February 1, 1999
- High Surf in U.S. Virgin Islands, February 1 to 3, 1999
- Drought in Pennsylvania, February 1 to 28, 1999
- Flooding in Kentucky, February 1 to 8, 1999
More
Every storm in Delaware in 1999Every state in 1999This day in weather historyWarnings in Delaware, February 1999
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: 5683255.