Storms in Delaware in 2002
Every storm the National Weather Service filed in Delaware in 2002, with each episode’s narrative and every event in it. From 1996 the record holds 48 kinds of event with each office’s narrative; before that, tornadoes, hail and thunderstorm wind only, and before 1955 tornadoes alone.
Delaware in 2002 on the map
Every episode with a place to put it, colored by kind of event.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The year
- Events
- 182
- Deaths
- 1
- Injuries
- 0
- Damage
- $515,000
- Episodes
- 85
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.
By kind of event
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drought | 44 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heat | 31 | 0 | 0 | |
| High Wind | 29 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thunderstorm Wind | 29 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Flash Flood | 11 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wildfire | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hail | 6 | 0 | 0 | $100,000 |
| Lightning | 5 | 0 | 0 | $315,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sleet | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Heavy Rain | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rip Current | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| Flood | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Strong Wind | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Weather | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Every episode, month by month
January 2002
- Drought in Delaware, January 1 to 31, 2002
- Heavy Snow in Delaware, January 3, 2002
- High Wind in Delaware, January 13, 2002
- Winter Storm and Sleet in Delaware, January 19 to 20, 2002
- Heat in Delaware, January 27 to 30, 2002
February 2002
- Drought in Delaware, February 1 to 28, 2002
- High Wind in Delaware, February 1, 2002
- High Wind in Delaware, February 4, 2002
- High Wind in Delaware, February 11, 2002
- Wildfire in Delaware, February 24, 2002
- Heat in Delaware, February 28, 2002
March 2002
- Drought in Delaware, March 1 to 31, 2002
- High Wind in Delaware, March 10, 2002
- High Wind in Delaware, March 21 to 22, 2002
April 2002
- Drought in Delaware, April 1, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Delaware, April 3, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Delaware, April 3, 2002
- Lightning Strike in Delaware, April 9, 2002
- Lightning Strike in Delaware, April 16, 2002
- Hail in Delaware, April 28, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Delaware, April 28, 2002
May 2002
- Drought in Delaware, May 1 to 31, 2002
- Lightning Strike in Delaware, May 2, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Delaware, May 12, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Delaware, May 12, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Delaware, May 13, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Delaware, May 13, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Delaware, May 13, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Delaware, May 14, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Delaware, May 14, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Delaware, May 18, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Delaware, May 18, 2002
- Hail in Delaware, May 27, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Delaware, May 27, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Delaware, May 27, 2002
June 2002
- Drought in Delaware, June 1 to 30, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Delaware, June 6, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Delaware, June 6, 2002
- Damaging Winds in Delaware, June 6, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Delaware, June 18, 2002
- Hail in Delaware, June 19, 2002
- Flash Flood in Delaware, June 19, 2002
- Heat in Delaware, June 24 to 27, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Delaware, June 24, 2002
July 2002
- Drought in Delaware, July 1, 2002
- Heat in Delaware, July 1 to 4, 2002
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Delaware, July 3, 2002
- Wildfire in Delaware, July 6 to 7, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Delaware, July 9, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Delaware, July 9, 2002
- Heat in Delaware, July 15 to 19, 2002
- Lightning Strike in Delaware, July 19, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Delaware, July 19, 2002
- Flash Flood in Delaware, July 19, 2002
- Rip Current in Delaware, July 25 to 26, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Delaware, July 27, 2002
- Flash Flood in Delaware, July 27, 2002
- Heat in Delaware, July 28 to 30, 2002
August 2002
- Drought in Delaware, August 1 to 31, 2002
- Heat in Delaware, August 1 to 5, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Delaware, August 1, 2002
- Lightning Strike in Delaware, August 6, 2002
- Heat in Delaware, August 11 to 20, 2002
- Wildfire in Delaware, August 22 to 23, 2002
- Damaging Wind in Delaware, August 24, 2002
- Flash Flood in Delaware, August 29, 2002
September 2002
- Drought in Delaware, September 1 to 30, 2002
- Flash Flood in Delaware, September 1, 2002
- High Wind in Delaware, September 11, 2002
- Rip Current in Delaware, September 29, 2002
October 2002
- Drought in Delaware, October 1 to 31, 2002
- Flooding in Delaware, October 7, 2002
- Heavy Rain in Delaware, October 10 to 11, 2002
- Flash Flood in Delaware, October 11, 2002
November 2002
- Drought in Delaware, November 1 to 25, 2002
- Flash Flood in Delaware, November 17, 2002
- Strong Wind in Delaware, November 23, 2002
December 2002
- Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Delaware, December 5, 2002
- Winter Weather in Delaware, December 11, 2002
- Flash Flood in Delaware, December 11 to 12, 2002
- Flash Flood in Delaware, December 13 to 14, 2002
- Flash Flood in Delaware, December 20, 2002
- Storm Surge in Delaware, December 25, 2002
- Flash Flood in Delaware, December 25, 2002
- High Wind in Delaware, December 26, 2002
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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.