Kent County tornado history

24 tornadoes touched Kent County, Delaware between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.3 a year. The strongest was rated F2 (Jul 21, 1983). Tornadoes here killed 2 and injured 56 people.

24tornadoes since 1950

F2strongest rating

2killed · 56 injured

35.8 milongest path · 2020

(E)F0(E)F1(E)F2(E)F3(E)F4(E)F5· dots = start point only

By rating

(E)F07

(E)F112

(E)F25

(E)F30

(E)F40

(E)F50

By month

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Peak month: July.

By decade

’50’60’70’80’90’00’10’20

Strongest tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured	Killed
Jul 21, 1983	F2	1 mi	20 yd	9	2
Aug 4, 2020	EF2	35.8 mi	500 yd	0	0
Jul 31, 1992	F2	4 mi	20 yd	0	0
Jan 27, 1967	F2	0.5 mi	50 yd	7	0
Jun 9, 1977	F2	0.2 mi	40 yd	1	0
Jun 7, 1988	F1	23 mi	100 yd	30	0
Jun 27, 1994	F1	15 mi	300 yd	0	0
Jul 1, 2021	EF1	3.9 mi	50 yd	0	0
Aug 4, 2020	EF1	3 mi	200 yd	0	0
Aug 4, 2020	EF1	2.1 mi	400 yd	0	0
Jul 27, 1994	F1	1.5 mi	100 yd	0	0
Mar 13, 1977	F1	1 mi	30 yd	0	0

Most recent tornadoes

Date	Rating	Path	Width	Injured
Jul 1, 2021	EF1	3.9 mi	50 yd	0
Aug 4, 2020	EF1	3 mi	200 yd	0
Aug 4, 2020	EF1	2.1 mi	400 yd	0
Aug 4, 2020	EF2	35.8 mi	500 yd	0
May 22, 2014	EF1	0.3 mi	50 yd	2
Sep 3, 2012	EF0	0.2 mi	35 yd	0
Jul 12, 2004	F0	0.5 mi	100 yd	0
Jul 27, 1994	F0	0.3 mi	50 yd	4
Jul 27, 1994	F1	1.5 mi	100 yd	0
Jul 27, 1994	F0	0.3 mi	50 yd	0
Jun 27, 1994	F1	15 mi	300 yd	0
Apr 1, 1993	F0	10 mi	10 yd	0

Deadliest: Jul 21, 1983, F2, 2 killed.

Nearby counties

Caroline County, MD10 Cumberland County, NJ10 Sussex County, DE28 Queen Anne's County, MD13 Salem County, NJ4 New Castle County, DE28 Kent County, MD5 Cape May County, NJ11

Questions

How many tornadoes has Kent County, Delaware had?

24 tornadoes touched Kent County, Delaware between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.3 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in Kent County?

The strongest rating recorded was F2 on Jul 21, 1983, with a 1-mile path and 2 deaths.

When is tornado season in Kent County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (9 of 24). Tornadoes can occur in any month, so keep alerts on year-round.

Right now: live tornado warnings map · alerts for your location. Dates link to that day’s full storm reports where available (2004 onward).