Delaware, 2024

Winter Weather in Delaware, December 24, 2024

December 24, 2024 · NWS PHI · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

Light precipitation falling into a cold airmass resulted in some light wintry precipitation accumulations of a light glaze of freezing rain, sleet, and snow from around portions of northern Delmarva, the Philly metro, and northeast into northern New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania. Much of the light icing remained within the New Jersey portions of the Philly metro and northern New Jersey.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
2

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.

Light precipitation falling into a cold airmass resulted in some light wintry precipitation accumulations of a light glaze of freezing rain, sleet, and snow from around portions of northern Delmarva, the Philly metro, and northeast into northern New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania. Much of the light icing remained within the New Jersey portions of the Philly metro and northern New Jersey.

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Event by event

2 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, New Castle

When
December 24, 6:45 AM EST to 10:15 AM EST
Where
New Castle forecast zone
Reported by
ASOS
Coordinates
39.578, -75.639 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A wintry mix of sleet, flurries, and light freezing rain lasted for about 1-2 hours. A dusting of snow and sleet accumulation and and a light glaze of ice occurred.

Winter Weather, Kent

When
December 24, 8:30 AM EST to 11:15 AM EST
Where
Kent forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS
Coordinates
39.096, -75.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

A wintry mix of sleet, flurries, and light freezing rain lasted for about 1-2 hours. A dusting of snow and sleet accumulation and and a light glaze of ice occurred.

What these are

Winter Weather
Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1224158, 1224159.