Hail, New Castle
- When
- May 24, 2:15 PM EST
- Where
- New Castle County, Newark
- Measured
- 1.75 in hail
- Reported by
- BROADCAST MEDIA
- Coordinates
- 39.680, -75.750
Hail and Damaging Winds in Delaware, May 24, 1999
A severe thunderstorm produced large hail, damaging winds and frequent lightning across the northern half of New Castle County during the mid afternoon of the 24th. Houses were damaged in both Brandywine and Newark.
Where it happened
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- 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
- 3
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 produced large hail, damaging winds and frequent lightning across the northern half of New Castle County during the mid afternoon of the 24th. Houses were damaged in both Brandywine and Newark. The wind gusted to 61 mph at New Castle County Airport. In Newark, the top of one large tree landed on a house. The tree top a couple of hours later flattened the attached garage. The eaves of the house were also damaged. There were two separate reports of golf ball size hail. In Brandywine Hundred, a tree crushed the bedroom and pierced the kitchen of a mobile home. The couple inside were unharmed. Connectiv Energy reported 40,000 homes and businesses lost power in Delaware and Maryland. All but 8,000 customers had power restored by 11 p.m. EDT that evening. All power was restored the next afternoon (25th).
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm Wind, New Castle
- When
- May 24, 2:15 PM EST to 2:30 PM EST
- Where
- New Castle County, Newark to Wilmington
- Measured
- 52 kt (60 mph)
- Reported by
- NEWSPAPER
- Coordinates
- 39.680, -75.750
Thunderstorm Wind, New Castle
- When
- May 24, 2:27 PM EST
- Where
- New Castle County, (Ilg)wilmington Arpt
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph)
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.680, -75.600
What these are
- Hail
- Hail three-quarters of an inch or larger, or smaller hail that caused damage, filed with the largest stone measured.
- 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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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: 5699612, 5699613, 5699611.