High Wind in Delaware

Events

216

Deaths

0

Injuries

2

Damage

$13 million

• Hurricane and Flash Flooding in Delaware, September 16 to 17, 19992 deaths · 2 injured · $8.4 million · 57 kt wind · 9 eventsHurricane Floyd battered Delaware (especially New Castle County) on September 16th and brought with it torrential rains and damaging winds.
• Winter Storm and Flooding in Delaware, January 25 to 26, 200025 injured · $50,000 · 50 kt wind · 8 eventsThe most intense winter storm since the Blizzard of 1996 buried Delaware on the 25th with 6 to 12 inches of snow, sleet and freezing rain, wind gusts as strong as 60 mph along the shore, minor to moderate coastal flooding and drifts as high as four feet.
• Coastal Flood and High Wind in Delaware, November 11 to 14, 2009$45 million · 52 kt wind · 6 eventsA powerful nor'easter produced wind gusts nearly as high as 60 mph, widespread moderate tidal flooding, heavy rain and severe beach erosion along the Delaware coast from November 12th through the 14th. Preliminary damage was estimated at 45 million dollars.
• Tropical Storm and Storm Surge in Delaware, September 18 to 20, 2003$27 million · 50 kt wind · 13 eventsTropical Storm Isabel caused tidal flooding up Delaware Bay, heavy rain and strong power outage producing winds. Isabel made landfall as a hurricane near Drum Inlet, North Carolina around 100 p.m. EDT on the 18th and weakened as it tracked farther inland.
• Coastal Flood and High Wind in Delaware, February 4 to 9, 19985 injured · $1.7 million · 70 kt wind · 8 eventsThe strongest northeaster of the winter battered Kent and Sussex Counties with damaging winds, severe coastal flooding, extensive beach erosion, several dune breaches and heavy rain. A state of emergency was declared for all or parts of Sussex County from 7 a.m.
• Flooding and Coastal Flood in Delaware, October 28 to 30, 2012$5.5 million · 58 kt wind · 14 eventsPost Tropical Storm Sandy caused an estimated $5.5 million dollars of damage across the three counties in Delaware. The damage estimates from the state were broken down to $2.8 million in New Castle County, $832,000 in Kent County and $1.9 million in Sussex County.
• Flood and Coastal Flood in Delaware, September 1 to 5, 2006$850,000 · 54 kt wind · 17 eventsThe combination of the remnants of Tropical Storm Ernnesto and a large high pressure system over eastern Canada produced heavy rain and flooding, strong and in some cases damaging winds, tidal flooding and beach erosion in Delaware.
• Coastal Flood and High Wind in Delaware, January 28 to 29, 1998$1.3 million · 71 kt wind · 8 eventsAn intense northeaster pounded Kent and Sussex Counties with tidal flooding, beach erosion, strong winds and heavy rain on the 28th. Conditions were progressively worse closer to the coast in Kent and Sussex Counties. Severe coastal flooding was reported in Sussex County.
• High Wind in Delaware, November 13, 20031 injured · $500,000 · 61 kt wind · 4 eventsThe combination of a rapidly deepening low pressure system moving through the Saint Lawrence Valley and a high pressure system building in from the Plains States produced high winds across Delaware.
• Coastal Flood and High Wind in Delaware, May 12, 2008$210,000 · 59 kt wind · 8 eventsA potent low pressure system in the Ohio Valley during the early morning hours of May 11th moved eastward and gradually weakened.
• Coastal Flood and High Wind in Delaware, March 6 to 7, 2013$200,000 · 62 kt wind · 7 eventsAn intense nor'easter brought strong to high northeast winds across Delaware on the 6th as well as minor to moderate tidal flooding in central and lower Delaware Bay. The coastal flooding caused a new breach along Delaware State Route 1 and flooded other roadways.
• High Wind in Delaware, February 25, 2011$200,000 · 57 kt wind · 4 eventsA very strong cold frontal passage produced high winds across Delaware during the second half of the afternoon on the 25th. Peak wind gusts averaged 60 to 65 mph and downed numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines and also caused some structural damage to homes and businesses.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Delaware, January 18, 2006$95,000 · 50 kt wind · 6 eventsStrong to high southeast winds during the early morning and strong west winds during the late morning and afternoon buffeted Delaware.
• High Wind in Delaware, February 15, 2015$100,000 · 59 kt wind · 4 eventsThe increasing pressure difference (gradient) between a rapidly intensifying low pressure system offshore and an arctic high pressure system moving east from the Great Lakes caused high damaging northwest winds to occur in Delaware during the pre-dawn hours on the 15th.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Delaware, February 18 to 20, 2011$70,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 eventsStrong to high west to northwest winds affected Delaware from the evening of the 18th through the evening of the 19th. Peak wind gusts averaged 50 to 60 mph. The winds tore down trees, tree limbs and wires and caused power outages.
• High Wind in Delaware, December 31, 2008$65,000 · 64 kt wind · 4 eventsHigh winds buffeted Delaware during the afternoon of the 31st. Numerous tree limbs, trees and power lines were knocked down. Delmarva Power and Light reported about 40,000 homes and businesses lost power in their service area including Delaware.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Delaware, February 12, 2009$60,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 eventsStrong to high winds affected Delaware during the day on the 12th. The highest winds occurred shortly after a cold frontal passage around 7 a.m. EST and again around 3 p.m. EST in the afternoon.
• High Wind and High Surf in Delaware, September 10 to 11, 2009$55,000 · 52 kt wind · 5 eventsA low pressure system that formed off the Carolina coast on the 6th meandered slowly northeast into the 10th before it started to retrograde toward the Delaware and New Jersey coasts the night of the 10th.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Delaware, March 2, 2009$60,000 · 55 kt wind · 3 eventsStrong to high winds occurred just after Midnight EST on March 2nd in Kent and Sussex Counties as a gravity wave helped mix stronger winds aloft to the ground. Peak wind gusts reached around 60 mph in Sussex County.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Delaware, October 28, 2008$55,000 · 55 kt wind · 4 eventsGusty northwest winds that reached as high as 63 mph occurred from the mid morning into the afternoon across Delaware. Two homes were damaged by downed trees in New Castle (New Castle County).
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Delaware, December 26 to 27, 2010$50,000 · 54 kt wind · 4 eventsStrong to high winds that started during the afternoon of the winter storm on the 26th persisted into the early evening of the 27th. Peak wind gusts were around 50 mph and knocked down some weak tree limbs and power lines.
• High Wind and Strong Wind in Delaware, February 13, 2014$40,000 · 50 kt wind · 4 eventsStrong to high northeast to east winds associated with the coastal low pressure system occurred across Delaware during the morning of the 13th.
• 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.
• Coastal Flood and High Wind in Delaware, October 2 to 4, 2015$25,000 · 54 kt wind · 7 eventsA persistent onshore flow caused periods of heavy rain, strong to high winds, beach erosion, and moderate tidal flooding to occur across Delaware from the 1st through the 4th. Strong winds and minor tidal flooding started with the daytime high tide cycle on the 1st.
• Coastal Flood and High Wind in Delaware, January 23, 20172 injured · $40 · 55 kt wind · 8 eventsAn area of low pressure over North Carolina on the 23rd strengthened and moved northeast to a location just off the New Jersey Coastline on the morning of the 24th. With a very tight pressure gradient, winds increased ahead of the storm reaching in excess of 50 mph.

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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.