Storm History: Kent County, Delaware
Every storm the National Weather Service has filed in Kent County, Delaware: floods, hail, damaging wind, tornadoes, winter storms, heat and the rest, with the most serious on record. Events filed by forecast zone count for every county the zone covers.
The record
- Events
- 1,106
- Deaths
- 7
- Injuries
- 223
- Damage
- $31 million
- Episodes
- 885
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.
Every year
By kind of event
Counted under the kind that heads each episode.
| Kind of event | Events | Deaths | Injuries | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 238 | 0 | 3 | $2.1 million |
| Strong Wind | 92 | 1 | 0 | $253,000 |
| Winter Weather | 86 | 1 | 56 | |
| Flash Flood | 65 | 0 | 0 | $925,000 |
| Hail | 62 | 0 | 0 | $460,000 |
| Tornado | 59 | 2 | 59 | $5.4 million |
| Drought | 53 | 0 | 0 | $8.0 million |
| Heat | 50 | 2 | 3 | |
| High Wind | 48 | 0 | 0 | $259,000 |
| Flood | 45 | 0 | 0 | $1.0 million |
| Dense Fog | 43 | 0 | 0 | |
| Winter Storm | 42 | 0 | 71 | $550,000 |
| Heavy Rain | 39 | 0 | 0 | |
| Coastal Flood | 38 | 0 | 0 | $97,000 |
| Heavy Snow | 31 | 0 | 28 | |
| Excessive Heat | 28 | 0 | 2 | |
| Cold/Wind Chill | 23 | 0 | 0 | |
| Astronomical Low Tide | 17 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lightning | 10 | 0 | 0 | $113,000 |
| Storm Surge/Tide | 9 | 0 | 0 | $1.3 million |
| Tropical Storm | 6 | 0 | 0 | $8.5 million |
| Blizzard | 5 | 0 | 0 | $1.8 million |
| Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| Sleet | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hurricane (Typhoon) | 3 | 0 | 0 | $224,000 |
| Wildfire | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Freezing Fog | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dust Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frost/Freeze | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ice Storm | 1 | 0 | 0 |
The deadliest
The costliest
Damage within this county, in the dollars of its year.
- Tropical Storm, September 18, 2003
- Drought, September 1, 1999
- Tornado, June 7, 1988
- Blizzard, February 9, 2010
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 26, 1998
- Storm Surge/Tide, February 16, 2003
- Tornado, July 27, 1994
- Flood, October 28, 2012
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2004
- Winter Storm, January 6, 1996
- Flash Flood, June 19, 1996
- Tornado, July 31, 1992
- Tornado, January 27, 1967
- Tornado, April 3, 1975
- Tornado, June 9, 1977
- Tornado, July 21, 1983
- Tornado, July 8, 1991
- Hurricane (Typhoon), September 16, 1999
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 12, 1999
- Flood, September 1, 2006
The largest hail
The largest stone in each episode, which may have fallen in a neighboring county of the same episode.
The strongest tornadoes
Every episode, newest first
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 22, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2026
- Dense Fog, April 10, 2026
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 1, 2026
- Tornado, March 16, 2026
- Dense Fog, March 3, 2026
- Blizzard, February 22, 2026
- Dense Fog, February 20, 2026
- Dense Fog, February 17, 2026
- Winter Weather, February 7, 2026
- Winter Storm, January 25, 2026
- Dense Fog, January 6, 2026
- Winter Storm, December 14, 2025
- Coastal Flood, October 12, 2025
- Coastal Flood, August 21, 2025
- Excessive Heat, July 25, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2025
- Excessive Heat, June 23, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 31, 2025
- Dense Fog, April 6, 2025
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 31, 2025
- Dense Fog, March 15, 2025
- High Wind, February 16, 2025
- Dense Fog, February 13, 2025
- Winter Storm, February 11, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 8, 2025
- Dense Fog, February 6, 2025
- Winter Weather, February 5, 2025
- Winter Storm, January 6, 2025
- Winter Weather, December 24, 2024
- Dense Fog, December 9, 2024
- Dense Fog, September 14, 2024
- Dense Fog, August 27, 2024
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 3, 2024
- Excessive Heat, August 2, 2024
- Excessive Heat, July 16, 2024
- Winter Weather, February 17, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 26, 2024
- Dense Fog, January 24, 2024
- Winter Storm, January 19, 2024
- Winter Weather, January 15, 2024
- Dense Fog, December 9, 2023
- Dense Fog, December 2, 2023
- Dense Fog, December 2, 2023
- Dense Fog, October 30, 2023
- Dense Fog, October 6, 2023
- Coastal Flood, September 23, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 9, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 7, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 29, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 25, 2023
- Tornado, July 9, 2023
- Coastal Flood, June 3, 2023
- Hail, April 15, 2023
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 6, 2023
- Tornado, April 1, 2023
- Dense Fog, February 6, 2023
- Dense Fog, December 31, 2022
- Winter Weather, December 23, 2022
- Cold/Wind Chill, December 23, 2022
- Dense Fog, November 4, 2022
- Dense Fog, October 25, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 5, 2022
- Hail, July 12, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 5, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 27, 2022
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 22, 2022
- Coastal Flood, April 18, 2022
- Hail, April 16, 2022
- Blizzard, January 28, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2022
- Winter Weather, January 5, 2022
- Winter Storm, January 3, 2022
- Coastal Flood, October 29, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 27, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 9, 2021
- Flash Flood, August 9, 2021
- Tornado, July 1, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 21, 2021
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 9, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 18, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 13, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 10, 2021
- Winter Weather, February 7, 2021
- Winter Weather, January 31, 2021
- High Wind, December 24, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, November 30, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, September 3, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 28, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 12, 2020
- Flash Flood, August 12, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 6, 2020
- Tornado, August 4, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 22, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 21, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 6, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 1, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 4, 2020
- High Wind, April 30, 2020
- Hail, April 21, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 13, 2020
- High Wind, April 13, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 9, 2020
- High Wind, February 7, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 7, 2020
- Thunderstorm Wind, October 31, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 22, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 7, 2019
- Hail, August 1, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 17, 2019
- Hail, June 29, 2019
- Hail, June 2, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, May 30, 2019
- Hail, May 26, 2019
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 26, 2019
- Tornado, April 15, 2019
- High Wind, February 25, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 20, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 10, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 10, 2019
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2019
- Winter Weather, January 12, 2019
- Coastal Flood, October 27, 2018
- Coastal Flood, September 9, 2018
- Flash Flood, August 31, 2018
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2018
- Flood, May 19, 2018
- Flood, May 12, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 21, 2018
- Winter Storm, March 6, 2018
- Coastal Flood, March 2, 2018
- Flood, February 10, 2018
- Blizzard, January 4, 2018
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2017
- High Wind, October 24, 2017
- Flood, August 7, 2017
- Flash Flood, August 2, 2017
- Flood, July 28, 2017
- Flash Flood, July 6, 2017
- Winter Storm, March 14, 2017
- Thunderstorm Wind, March 1, 2017
- Coastal Flood, January 23, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 7, 2017
- Winter Storm, January 5, 2017
- Winter Weather, December 17, 2016
- Astronomical Low Tide, December 15, 2016
- Flash Flood, September 29, 2016
- Heavy Rain, September 19, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, August 14, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 28, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 18, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 5, 2016
- Hail, May 2, 2016
- Thunderstorm Wind, April 7, 2016
- Hail, April 2, 2016
- Winter Weather, March 3, 2016
- Flood, February 24, 2016
- Winter Weather, February 15, 2016
- Coastal Flood, February 9, 2016
- Coastal Flood, February 8, 2016
- Winter Weather, February 5, 2016
- Winter Storm, January 22, 2016
- Winter Weather, January 17, 2016
- Coastal Flood, October 2, 2015
- Excessive Heat, July 19, 2015
- Tornado, July 9, 2015
- Heat, June 23, 2015
- Hail, June 1, 2015
- Strong Wind, April 20, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 5, 2015
- Winter Weather, March 3, 2015
- Winter Storm, March 1, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 26, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 24, 2015
- Winter Storm, February 21, 2015
- Astronomical Low Tide, February 20, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 19, 2015
- Heavy Snow, February 16, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 16, 2015
- High Wind, February 15, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, February 15, 2015
- Astronomical Low Tide, February 15, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 14, 2015
- Strong Wind, February 12, 2015
- Winter Weather, February 9, 2015
- Strong Wind, February 2, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 26, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 21, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 14, 2015
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 2015
- Winter Weather, January 6, 2015
- Strong Wind, January 4, 2015
- Strong Wind, November 2, 2014
- Flash Flood, August 1, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 8, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, July 2, 2014
- Heat, July 1, 2014
- Heat, June 18, 2014
- Flash Flood, June 13, 2014
- Tornado, May 22, 2014
- Strong Wind, April 15, 2014
- Heavy Snow, March 25, 2014
- Heavy Snow, March 16, 2014
- High Wind, March 12, 2014
- Winter Storm, March 3, 2014
- Strong Wind, February 27, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 26, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 25, 2014
- Dense Fog, February 21, 2014
- Thunderstorm Wind, February 21, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 18, 2014
- High Wind, February 13, 2014
- Winter Storm, February 12, 2014
- Winter Weather, February 9, 2014
- Ice Storm, February 4, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 28, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 22, 2014
- Heavy Snow, January 21, 2014
- Dense Fog, January 14, 2014
- Winter Weather, January 10, 2014
- Cold/Wind Chill, January 7, 2014
- Strong Wind, January 6, 2014
- Extreme Cold/Wind Chill, January 4, 2014
- Winter Storm, January 2, 2014
- Winter Storm, December 8, 2013
- Strong Wind, November 23, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 28, 2013
- Excessive Heat, July 15, 2013
- Flash Flood, July 12, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 18, 2013
- Thunderstorm Wind, June 13, 2013
- Flash Flood, June 7, 2013
- Strong Wind, May 25, 2013
- Winter Weather, March 25, 2013
- Coastal Flood, March 6, 2013
- Strong Wind, February 17, 2013
- Strong Wind, February 9, 2013
- Winter Weather, February 2, 2013
- Winter Weather, February 1, 2013
- High Wind, January 30, 2013
- Winter Weather, January 28, 2013
- Winter Weather, January 25, 2013
- Dense Fog, January 12, 2013
- Strong Wind, December 30, 2012
- Strong Wind, December 27, 2012
- High Wind, December 26, 2012
- Strong Wind, December 22, 2012
- Flood, December 21, 2012
Earlier years, state by state:
More
Tornadoes in Kent CountyEvery warning in Kent County since 1986Every county in Delaware
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.