NHC HURDAT2 · SPC Tornado Database
Delaware Hurricane and Tornado History
Every city, with the storms and tornadoes that came near it.
Data: NOAA NHC HURDAT2 and NOAA SPC tornado and hail reports, through 2025 · Updated
Delaware has 74 tornadoes on record since 1950, 2 of them EF3 or stronger, with 3 deaths. The city with the most hurricanes within 75 miles is Ocean View (18); the most tornado-prone is Hockessin (93).
- Cities
- 37
- Tornadoes in state
- 74
- EF3 or stronger
- 2
- Tornado deaths
- 3
since 1950
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Storms that reached the most Delaware cities
- Connie 1955Category 4 · 37 cities
- Irene 2011Category 3 · 37 cities
- Bertha 1996Category 3 · 37 cities
- Unnamed 1877 stormCategory 3 · 37 cities
- Unnamed 1903 stormCategory 2 · 37 cities
- Unnamed 1874 stormCategory 1 · 37 cities
- Isaias 2020Category 1 · 37 cities
- Unnamed 1904 stormCategory 1 · 37 cities
- Elsa 2021Category 1 · 37 cities
- Hanna 2008Category 1 · 37 cities
- Unnamed 1944 stormCategory 1 · 37 cities
- Unnamed 1861 stormCategory 1 · 37 cities
Delaware cities
| City | Hurricanes | Tropical storms | Tornadoes | EF3+ | Last storm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmington | 2 | 35 | 92 | 4 | Ida 2021 |
| Newark | 2 | 35 | 79 | 4 | Ida 2021 |
| Dover | 5 | 48 | 40 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| New Castle | 2 | 38 | 86 | 4 | Ida 2021 |
| Middletown | 3 | 38 | 75 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| Bear | 2 | 37 | 72 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
| Millsboro | 15 | 48 | 38 | 1 | Elsa 2021 |
| Lewes | 13 | 52 | 35 | 1 | Elsa 2021 |
| Smyrna | 4 | 43 | 52 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| Seaford | 7 | 47 | 52 | 2 | Elsa 2021 |
| Milford | 7 | 47 | 48 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Georgetown | 7 | 51 | 49 | 1 | Elsa 2021 |
| Hockessin | 2 | 34 | 93 | 4 | Ida 2021 |
| Laurel | 8 | 48 | 49 | 2 | Elsa 2021 |
| Claymont | 2 | 38 | 91 | 4 | Ida 2021 |
| Rehoboth Beach | 14 | 51 | 24 | 1 | Elsa 2021 |
| Milton | 9 | 50 | 41 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Townsend | 3 | 40 | 59 | 2 | Ida 2021 |
| Camden | 5 | 48 | 43 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Felton | 5 | 48 | 47 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Magnolia | 5 | 48 | 41 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Bridgeville | 5 | 49 | 50 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Harrington | 5 | 48 | 51 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Selbyville | 17 | 53 | 31 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Clayton | 4 | 44 | 52 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| Frankford | 17 | 51 | 35 | 1 | Elsa 2021 |
| Ocean View | 18 | 50 | 25 | 1 | Elsa 2021 |
| Dagsboro | 17 | 49 | 37 | 1 | Elsa 2021 |
| Greenwood | 5 | 48 | 53 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Delmar | 9 | 48 | 44 | 2 | Elsa 2021 |
| Lincoln | 7 | 49 | 48 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Frederica | 6 | 47 | 43 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Hartly | 4 | 47 | 49 | 0 | Ida 2021 |
| Ellendale | 7 | 49 | 45 | 1 | Ida 2021 |
| Bethany Beach | 18 | 51 | 24 | 0 | Elsa 2021 |
| Millville | 18 | 50 | 26 | 1 | Elsa 2021 |
| Delaware City | 3 | 39 | 79 | 3 | Ida 2021 |
Hail in Delaware
Tornado season brings hail too. Radar-estimated hail days for Delaware since 2019, with sizes and a map of each storm's swath.