Flash Flood, New Castle
- When
- September 19, 4:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- New Castle County, North Portion
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.578, -75.639 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Flash Flood in Delaware, September 19, 2000
The remnants of what once was Hurricane Gordon dropped heavy rain across the northern two-thirds of New Castle County and caused minor flooding along the Christina River as well as poor drainage flooding in low-lying areas. The rain was not unusually heavy, but came after what was already an unseasonably wet September and summer.
Where it happened
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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.
The remnants of what once was Hurricane Gordon dropped heavy rain across the northern two-thirds of New Castle County and caused minor flooding along the Christina River as well as poor drainage flooding in low-lying areas. The rain was not unusually heavy, but came after what was already an unseasonably wet September and summer. Most of the heavy rain fell between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. EDT. The Christina River at Coochs Bridge was above its 9 foot flood stage from 5 p.m until 6 p.m. EDT on the 19th. It crested at 9.13 feet at 530 p.m. EDT. Storm totals included 1.82 inches in Newark and 1.54 inches at the New Castle County Airport. No serious damage or injuries were reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 flash flood. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Flash Flood
- Flooding that begins within six hours of the rain that causes it, or of a dam or levee failure or ice jam release, often with deadly speed.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Wildfire in Oklahoma, September 19, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Florida, September 19, 2000
- Hurricane in Guam, September 19 to 21, 2000
- Flash Flooding in Pennsylvania, September 19, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Florida, September 19, 2000
- Flash Flooding and Heavy Rain in Virginia, September 19, 2000
- Flash Flood and Heavy Rain in Maryland, September 19, 2000
- Heavy Rain in Maryland, September 19, 2000
- Flash Flood and Heavy Rain in New Jersey, September 19, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Florida, September 19, 2000
- Heavy Rain in West Virginia, September 19, 2000
- Damaging Wind in Delaware, September 19, 2000
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: 5156778.