Hail in Delaware

Events

159

Deaths

0

Injuries

0

Damage

$420,000

• Tornado and Hail in Delaware, April 1, 20231 death · EF3 · 10 eventsA strong cold front approached the region, with a line of strong showers and thunderstorms developing out ahead of the front. Storms produced damaging winds, a tornado, and small to medium-sized hail in Delaware.
• 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.
• Tornadoes and Hail in Delaware, April 1, 1993$90,000 · F1 · 9 eventsA complex low pressure system pushed a warm front through the Mid Atlantic region followed by a weak cold front. This lead to widespread severe weather. Thunderstorms produced large hail, damaging wind and three tornadoes.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Delaware, June 29 to 30, 2012$250,000 · 1.75 in hail · 7 eventsA well-organized cluster of thunderstorms with a history of producing widespread damaging winds advanced into a hot, unstable airmass over the Mid Atlantic.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Delaware, June 2, 2009$250,000 · 66 kt wind · 2 eventsA slow southward moving cold front located over the Leatherstocking Region of New York State during the morning of June 2nd helped trigger severe thunderstorms in northern Delaware during that afternoon.
• 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.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Delaware, June 9, 2009$100,000 · 56 kt wind · 3 eventsA squall line of strong to severe thunderstorms formed near a warm frontal boundary and moved across Delaware during the late afternoon and early evening on the 9th.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Delaware, June 22, 2012$100,000 · 54 kt wind · 3 eventsScattered strong to severe thunderstorms developed ahead of an approaching cold front, producing pockets of very heavy rain and some wind damage across northern Delaware during the evening of the 22nd.
• Tornado and Hail in Delaware, May 16, 2025$30,000 · EF1 · 3 eventsA stationary front over the region resulted in two rounds of severe thunderstorms. The first was in the late morning through mid day. After a few hours lull, a second round of thunderstorms occurred late in the afternoon through the evening.
• Hail in Delaware, April 28, 2002$100,000 · 1 in hail · 1 eventHail as large as quarters damaged 180 new and used cars just south of Smyrna. The cars were slightly dented, the worst damage to any one vehicle was $1,500.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Delaware, August 3, 20124 injured · 50 kt wind · 3 eventsA lee side trof and bay breezes helped trigger scattered strong to locally severe thunderstorms across the northern half of Delaware during the afternoon of the 3rd.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Delaware, June 1, 2015$40,000 · 1.25 in hail · 4 eventsA nearly stationary frontal boundary and a low pressure system moving along it combined to develop thunderstorms that produced damaging wind gusts, large hail and some flash flooding mainly across the northern half of Delaware during the late afternoon and evening of June 1st.
• Hail and Lightning Strike in Delaware, May 29, 2009$40,000 · 1 in hail · 3 eventsStrong to locally severe thunderstorms moved across Delaware during the afternoon of the 29th. The thunderstorms preceded a cold front that moved through the Middle Atlantic States during the night of the 29th.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Delaware, April 2 to 3, 2016$25,000 · 1 in hail · 10 eventsA strong cold front associated with a low pressure system moving through New York State swept across the area during the late evening hours of April 2nd and early morning hours of April 3rd, accompanied by thunderstorms, very strong convectively driven winds, and small hail.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Delaware, August 1, 20192 injured · 1 in hail · 11 eventsA frontal boundary stalled out over the mid-Atlantic on August 1. South of the boundary, a warm and humid air mass developed that afternoon.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Delaware, June 26, 2023$20,000 · 50 kt wind · 7 eventsAn initial round of storms developed in the morning of June 26 near a warm front. Later in the day as the warm front lifted north and a cold front approached from the west, additional storms developed and moved over the region.
• Hail and Damaging Wind in Delaware, February 24, 2012$25,000 · 1 in hail · 2 eventsSevere thunderstorms developed ahead of a strong cold front during the mid to late afternoon of the 24th and affected portions of the Delmarva and eastern Virginia. The combination of damaging winds and lightning caused about 5,500 customers to lose power across the Delmarva.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Delaware, August 19, 2011$20,000 · 52 kt wind · 5 eventsThe combination of another upper air disturbance and a weak surface trough triggered scattered strong to severe thunderstorms during the afternoon of the 19th and then a line of strong to severe thunderstorms during the early evening of the 19th.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Delaware, July 12, 20221 in hail · 15 eventsIsolated thunderstorms developed leading to some significant wind damage in Delmarva. A macroburst began near Denton, MD and continued for about 18 miles east into Delaware with estimated peak winds of 110 mph.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Delaware, May 28, 20191 injured · 1.5 in hail · 5 eventsSevere supercellular storms developed and moved into the region from the west during the mid to late afternoon hours. Storms produced large hail, damaging wind gusts, and 2 tornadoes.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Delaware, June 2, 20191 in hail · 11 eventsSevere thunderstorms impacted the region.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Delaware, May 26 to 28, 201961 kt wind · 8 eventsA warm front moved through the mid-Atlantic early on the morning of May 26. Ahead of an approaching cold front that evening, thunderstorms developed, with some of them becoming severe. Several reports of damaging wind were received across eastern Maryland and Delaware.
• Hail and Damaging Winds in Delaware, June 29, 20191 in hail · 7 eventsA frontal boundary that had been stalled over the mid-Atlantic had lifted north of the region by the morning of June 29.

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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.