This page lists the date and location of all the tornadoes that have occurred in Delaware during the years 1789 to 1995.If you are interested in reading about the "worst" tornadoes that have struck Delaware(and all other states), see this page on our site. If you want to find out about specific tornadoes that have occurred since 1995, check out the NCDC Storm Events page.


Delaware Tornadoes 1789-1995

* described in Significant Tornadoes
  

             date       event   time   dead    inj  F    County
                          #                        Scale number(s)

          Kent County Tornadoes -- 001  

         *AUG 21, 1888    001   1600     0      0   F2	   001    from MD
         *SEP 17, 1888    004   1630     0      3   F2     001
          MAR 26, 1964    001   1500     0      0   F1     001   
         *JAN 27, 1967    001   1430     0      7   F2     001   
          APR 03, 1975    002   1030     0      3   F1     001   
          AUG 04, 1975    005   1930     0      0   F0     001   
          MAR 13, 1977    001   1920     0      0   F1     001   
          JUN 09, 1977    002   1057     0      1   F1     001   
         *JLY 21, 1983    001   1950     2      9   F2     001   
          JUN 07, 1988    001   1535     0     30   F1     001   
          JLY 08, 1991    001   1415     0      0   F0     001   
          JLY 31, 1992    004   1800     0      0   F1     001   
         *JLY 31, 1992    005   1820     0      0   F2     001   
          APR 01, 1993    002   1920     0      0   F0     001   
          APR 01, 1993    003   1947     0      0   F1     001   
          JUN 27, 1994    001   1230     0      0   F1     001   
          JLY 27, 1994    002   1835     0      4   F0     001   
          JLY 27, 1994    003   1840     0      0   F1     001   
          JLY 27, 1994    004   1845     0      0   F0     001   


          New Castle County Tornadoes -- 003

         *AUG 05, 1843    001   ----     0      0   F?      003    to PA
         *SEP 05, 1867    001   ----     0      1   F?      003 
         *AUG 03, 1885    001   1645     0      0   F2      003
          JUN 22, 1887    001   1240     0      0   F1      003
          AUG 21, 1888    002   1700     0      0   F1      003
         *AUG 21, 1888    003   1820     1     22   F2      003
          APR 18, 1938    001   1500     0      0   F1      003
          JLY 06, 1941    001   1930     0      0   F1      003
         *AUG 25, 1941    002   1130     0      7   F2      003    to PA and NJ
          JLY 01, 1954    001   1700     0      0   F1      003   
          JLY 14, 1958    001   1230     0      0   F0      003   
         *APR 28, 1961    001   1645     0      0   F2      003   
          JLY 21, 1962    002   1500     0      0   F1      003   
          AUG 27, 1967    002   1430     0      0   F0      003   
          OCT 18, 1967    003   1715     0      0   F1      003   
          OCT 18, 1967    004   1815     0      0   F1      003   
          JUN 28, 1973    001   1350     0      0   F0      003   
          JLY 14, 1975    003   0740     0      0   F0      003   
          MAR 21, 1976    001   1400     0      1   F1      003   
          AUG 10, 1977    003   1730     0      0   F1      003   
          AUG 10, 1979    001   2030     0      0   F1      003   
         *SEP 05, 1979    002   2045     0      5   F2      003   
          JUN 07, 1988    001   1510     0      0   F1      003   
          JLY 21, 1988    002   1845     0      0   F0      003   
         *JUN 09, 1989    001   1810     0      1   F2      003   
          NOV 16, 1989    003   1030     0      1   F1      003   
          OCT 18, 1990    001   1700     0      0   F1      003   
         *SEP 27, 1993    004   1335     0      0   F1      003   
          SEP 27, 1993    005   1400     0      0   F1      003   
          MAY 25, 1995    001   1900     0      0   F0      003 


          Sussex County Tornadoes -- 005
 
         *SEP 02  1789    001   ----     0      -   F1      005
          JUN 13, 1911    001   ----     0      0   F1      005
         *APR 02, 1912    001   2100     1      2   F2      005 
         *JUN 23, 1944    001   2355     0      0   F3      005    to MD
         *OCT 21, 1949    001   0615     0      2   F2      005   
          AUG 12, 1955    001   1626     0      1   F1      005   
          JLY 05, 1957    001   1700     0      0   F1      005  
          SEP 10, 1957    002   1724     0      0   F1      005   
          JUN 24, 1962    001   1800     0      0   F1      005   
          MAR 19, 1975    001   1115     0      0   F1      005   
          AUG 04, 1975    004   1330     0      0   F0      005   
          JUN 30, 1976    002   1330     0      0   F0      005   
          MAY 08, 1984    001   1730     0      2   F1      005    to MD 
         *MAY 08, 1984    002   1705     0      8   F1      005    to MD  
         *JLY 18, 1984    003   0830     0      0   F2      005   
          AUG 15, 1989    002   1409     0      0   F1      005   
          JLY 15, 1992    001   1900     0      0   F1      005   
          JLY 15, 1992    002   1900     0      0   F0      005   
          JLY 15, 1992    003   1900     0      0   F0      005   
          AUG 28, 1992    006   1720     0      0   F0      005   
          APR 01, 1993    001   1915     0      0   F0      005   
          JUN 26, 1995    002   1315     0      0   F0      005




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