Delaware, 2000

Damaging Wind in Delaware, February 25, 2000

February 25, 2000 · NWS PHI · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A severe thunderstorm knocked over a couple of trees and caused power outages in the Canterbury area. The thunderstorms were triggered along a backdoor cold frontal boundary that moved through the state late in the afternoon.

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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.

A severe thunderstorm knocked over a couple of trees and caused power outages in the Canterbury area. The thunderstorms were triggered along a backdoor cold frontal boundary that moved through the state late in the afternoon. An usually warm air mass was in place over Delaware for most of the 25th. The high temperature at the New Castle County Airport reached 72 degrees.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kent

When
February 25, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Kent County, Canterbury
Reported by
LAW ENFORCEMENT
Coordinates
39.067, -75.533

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.

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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: 5133469.