Winter Storm in Delaware

Events

101

Deaths

6

Injuries

146

Damage

$14 million

• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Delaware, February 25 to 26, 20072 deaths · 24 injured · 4 eventsA winter storm that featured mixed precipitation affected Delaware on the 25th. Snowfall accumulations averaged 2 to 4 inches in Kent and New Castle Counties and less than two inches in Sussex County.
• Blizzard and Winter Storm in Delaware, February 9 to 11, 20102 deaths · 4 injured · $7.8 million · 8 eventsFor the second time within a week a major winter storm, this one with blizzard conditions at times, affected the state of Delaware. Blizzard conditions occurred at times during the afternoon and early evening of the 10th.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Delaware, January 2 to 3, 201460 injured · $1,000 · 5 eventsA winter storm dropped 4 to 8 inches of snow across Delaware from the late afternoon of the 2nd into the morning of the 3rd. This caused hazardous traveling conditions for the evening commute on the 2nd and the morning commute on the 3rd.
• 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.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Delaware, January 27 to 28, 200920 injured · $100,000 · 4 eventsA frontal boundary was draped from the southern Mid Atlantic region southwestward to the northern Gulf of Mexico. An area of low pressure developed along this front across the lower Mississippi Valley late in the day on the 27th.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Delaware, January 26 to 27, 20111 death · 5 injured · 3 eventsA protracted winter storm with a one-two punch affected Delaware from the early morning of the 26th into the early morning of the 27th. The first phase of the storm affected mainly New Castle County, while the second phase of the storm affected all of the state.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Delaware, March 5, 201523 injured · 4 eventsWaves of low pressure that formed along a sinking cold front brought Delaware its heaviest snow of the season on the 5th. Snowfall averaged 4 to 8 inches with the highest amounts in New Castle County and the lowest amounts on coastal Sussex County.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Delaware, February 13 to 14, 20071 death · 4 eventsAn area of low pressure tracked across southeastern Canada during the 12th, which brought an arctic front across the Mid Atlantic region late on the 12th.
• Storm Surge and Winter Storm in Delaware, February 16 to 17, 2003$5.5 million · 9 eventsThe most powerful storm to affect Delaware since the Blizzard of 1996 struck during the President's Day Weekend. Snow spread from south to north during the pre-dawn on Sunday the 16th. The heaviest snow fell during the daylight hours of the 16th.
• Winter Storm in Delaware, February 5 to 6, 20104 injured · $1.0 million · 4 eventsA major winter storm dropped 15 to 25 inches of snow across most of Delaware from the afternoon of the 5th into the afternoon of the 6th.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Delaware, March 1, 201513 injured · 4 eventsDouble barrel low pressure systems brought a winter storm to Delaware on the 1st. A combination of snow, sleet and especially freezing rain affected the state mainly during the second half of the day on the 1st.
• Winter Storm in Delaware, March 1 to 2, 200912 injured · 4 eventsA winter storm occurred across Delaware from the late afternoon of the 1st into the late afternoon of the 2nd. About five to ten inches of snow fell across the region.
• Winter Storm in Delaware, January 6 to 8, 1996$1.0 million · 3 events
• Winter Storm in Delaware, March 3, 20149 injured · 4 eventsA winter storm brought freezing rain, sleet and snow to Delaware on the 3rd. Snowfall averaged 3 to 5 inches with up to around one-quarter of an inch of ice in the lower half of the state.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Delaware, February 21 to 22, 20158 injured · 4 eventsA winter storm brought a wintry mix of snow (heavy in New Castle County), sleet and freezing rain to Delaware on the 21st. Snowfall averaged 3 to 7 inches in New Castle County, 1 to 3 inches in Kent County and less than an inch in Sussex County.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Delaware, February 12 to 14, 20146 injured · 4 eventsA winter storm dropped heavy snow and sleet across central and in particular northwestern Delaware. Snowfall and sleet averaged less than 3 inches in Sussex County, 3 to 8 inches in Kent County and 8 to 16 inches in New Castle County. Snow began in Delaware between 8 p.m.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Delaware, January 7, 20176 injured · 4 eventsLow pressure off the southeast coast strengthened as it tracked northeastward to a position about 300 miles off the New Jersey coast by Saturday evening, January 7th.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Rain in Delaware, January 13 to 15, 19995 eventsA very protracted precipitation event affected the Delmarva Peninsula on the 14th and 15th. The region escaped the worst conditions as enough warm air came in before the heavy rain arrived.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Delaware, December 23 to 24, 19984 eventsA series of weak low pressure systems moving northeast along a slow moving cold front over the western Atlantic Ocean brought the Delmarva Peninsula its first wintry precipitation of the season. Precipitation started as snow around 5 p.m.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Delaware, December 5, 20024 eventsThe first winter storm of the season dropped four to eight inches of snow across most of Delaware with slightly lower amounts across the immediate coast. In many places this was more snow than fell all of last winter.
• Winter Storm and Sleet in Delaware, January 19 to 20, 20024 eventsA weak low pressure system that moved through the Gulf Coast States and exited quickly off the North Carolina coast had sufficient moisture and came close enough to the peninsula to give the region a wintry mix of snow, sleet and rain for most of the 19th.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Delaware, December 5 to 6, 20034 eventsA northeaster dropped heavy snow across New Castle County and a wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain elsewhere across Delaware. Snow began just after midnight EST on the 5th and fell heavy at times in New Castle County through 10 a.m. EST on the 5th.
• Winter Storm and Heavy Snow in Delaware, February 6 to 7, 20034 eventsA winter storm that lasted about eighteen hours dropped about 5 to 8 inches of snow across Kent and New Castle Counties and from less than one inch to around five inches in Sussex County.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Delaware, January 29 to 30, 20054 eventsA low pressure system that formed in the Gulf of Mexico spread snow across New Castle County and a heavier combination of snow, sleet and freezing rain across Kent and Sussex Counties.
• Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Delaware, January 22 to 23, 20054 eventsA very potent Alberta low pressure system dropped heavy snow in New Castle and Kent Counties and a wintry mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain in Sussex County. Snow began falling throughout the state during the late morning of the 22nd.

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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.