Funnel Cloud in Delaware

Events

32

Deaths

0

Injuries

0

Damage

None recorded

• Tornado and Hail in Delaware, May 22, 20142 injured · $150,000 · EF1 · 9 eventsA very strong cold front and strong winds above the ground helped produce supercell type thunderstorms across Delaware during the second half of the afternoon on the 22nd. One confirmed tornado, large and destructive hail and pockets of wind damage occurred throughout the state.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Delaware, June 13, 2009$700,000 · 1 in hail · 5 eventsAn isolated severe thunderstorm affected southern Delaware during the late afternoon on the 13th. The thunderstorms formed near an inverted trof boundary that extended north from a low pressure system in North Carolina.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Delaware, August 9, 2011$425,000 · 1.25 in hail · 9 eventsA warm front helped trigger several strong to severe thunderstorms across New Castle County during the early afternoon of the 9th. More than two dozen roads were closed by downed trees including the northbound lanes of Interstate 95.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Delaware, August 10, 2008$100,000 · 1 in hail · 6 eventsAn unusually strong for August upper air disturbance helped trigger numerous strong to severe thunderstorms across Delaware.
• Tornado and Damaging Winds in Delaware, July 9, 2023EF1 · 8 eventsA surface low tracked near the region, sparking showers and thunderstorms in Delaware. Storms produced damaging winds and a brief tornado.
• Damaging Winds and Lightning Strikes in Delaware, June 9, 20211 injured · 51 kt wind · 11 eventsA very hot and humid air mass remained in place over the mid-Atlantic on June 9, following several days of unusually hot and humid conditions for the season.
• High Wind in Delaware, April 5, 2006$15,000 · 51 kt wind · 4 eventsDuring the morning of the 5th, a potent upper-level disturbance moved across the region while a cold front at the surface was quickly zipping through from west to east.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Delaware, June 22, 20101.25 in hail · 6 eventsAn approaching and passing warm front triggered strong to severe thunderstorms during the evening of the 22nd across Delaware.
• Damaging Winds in Delaware, July 31, 200952 kt wind · 5 eventsA cold front that moved through the state Friday afternoon helped produce strong to severe thunderstorms during the late afternoon of the 31st. Most of the wind damage occurred as a line of severe thunderstorms known as a bow echo moved across the state.
• Damaging Winds in Delaware, June 28, 201352 kt wind · 4 eventsAn approaching cold front helped trigger a series of strong to severe thunderstorms across Delaware during the afternoon and evening of the 28th. The most severe storms affected New Castle County.
• Damaging Wind in Delaware, July 14, 200450 kt wind · 3 eventsA severe thunderstorm pulled down large tree limbs and wires within Middletown. One tree was split in half by the damaging winds. The same thunderstorm spawned a couple of funnel clouds as it moved across New Castle County.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Delaware, July 29, 20211 in hail · 3 eventsA supercell thunderstorm affected southeastern portions of Delaware on July 29. This came on the same day a significant severe weather and tornado outbreak affected portions of New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
• Damaging Wind in Delaware, June 18, 19972 eventsA funnel cloud was sighted just east of Millsboro in Sussex County. It apparently never touched down. A severe thunderstorm did knock down large tree limbs and wires in and around Seaford.
• Damaging Wind in Delaware, September 10, 19972 eventsA severe thunderstorm knocked down several billboards just north of Georgetown. The same thunderstorm also knocked over a large oak tree onto a house. The tree damaged about 12 feet of the house's roof. No injuries were reported.
• Damaging Wind in Delaware, June 13, 199871 kt wind · 2 eventsA severe thunderstorm knocked down trees and power lines, mainly in the southern half of Sussex County. A wind gust to 82 mph was reported by the Pilot Tower at Cape Henlopen. Tents were knocked over at the Delmarva Chicken Festival in Millsboro, but no injuries were reported.
• Damaging Wind in Delaware, June 26, 199850 kt wind · 2 eventsA severe thunderstorm cut across the northern half of Sussex County from Greenwood east to Milford and knocked over power lines, trees and tree limbs. About 15,000 homes and businesses lost power throughout the state.
• Damaging Wind in Delaware, August 11, 200150 kt wind · 2 eventsA funnel cloud was sighted in Baltimore Hundred to the east of Delaware State Route 17. While it did not reach the ground, the parent thunderstorm still produced some damaging winds. Shingles were torn from one house and a greenhouse was substantially damaged.
• Damaging Wind in Delaware, June 6, 200550 kt wind · 2 eventsA funnel cloud was sighted near Smyrna, but did not reach the ground. But, the parent thunderstorm did produce some damaging straight line winds that tore down large tree limbs in Smyrna.
• Damaging Wind in Delaware, August 29, 200650 kt wind · 2 eventsA funnel cloud was sighted by dozens of people over Newark. Other funnel clouds were also sighted just west of and over the city of Wilmington and also over Bear.
• Damaging Wind in Delaware, April 28, 200850 kt wind · 2 eventsShowers and isolated thunderstorms that formed a squall line during the late afternoon of the 28th caused isolated wind damage across the northern Delmarva Peninsula.
• Damaging Wind in Delaware, September 28, 2010$10,000 · 60 kt wind · 2 eventsAn approaching cold front helped trigger strong to locally severe thunderstorms in Delaware during the morning of the 28th.
• Damaging Wind in Delaware, June 30, 201552 kt wind · 2 eventsWidely scattered strong to locally severe thunderstorms affected Delaware during the late afternoon on the 30th.
• Funnel Cloud in Delaware, May 6, 19971 eventA funnel cloud was sighted near Hollyville at the intersection of Delaware State Route 5 and Sussex County Route 47. It apparently did not touch down as no damage was reported.
• Funnel Cloud in Delaware, June 2, 20041 eventThe same funnel cloud that moved across Harford and Cecil Counties in Maryland was also sighted in the western part of New Castle County from both Glasgow and Middletown.
• Funnel Cloud in Delaware, June 28, 20051 eventA funnel cloud was sighted over Millsboro, but did not touch down or cause any property damage.

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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.