New Castle County tornado history

28 tornadoes touched New Castle County, Delaware between 1950 and 2025 — about 0.4 a year. The strongest was rated F3 (Apr 28, 1961).

28tornadoes since 1950
F3strongest rating
0killed · 38 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)F08
(E)F112
(E)F27
(E)F31
(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

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Apr 28, 1961F30.3 mi30 yd00
Aug 4, 2020EF235.8 mi500 yd00
Sep 27, 1993F210 mi100 yd00
Sep 28, 2004F25 mi150 yd00
Sep 5, 1979F22.5 mi200 yd50
Jun 9, 1989F22 mi100 yd10
Jul 1, 1954F21 mi50 yd00
Oct 18, 1990F21 mi430 yd00
Jun 7, 1988F123 mi100 yd300
Sep 27, 1993F17 mi50 yd00
Aug 7, 2020EF14.2 mi450 yd00
Aug 10, 1979F12 mi100 yd00

Most recent tornadoes

DateRatingPathWidthInjuredKilled
Aug 8, 2024EF11.1 mi150 yd00
Jul 9, 2023EF11.2 mi200 yd00
Aug 7, 2020EF14.2 mi450 yd00
Aug 4, 2020EF235.8 mi500 yd00
Jul 9, 2015EF00.5 mi75 yd00
Jun 10, 2013EF00.9 mi150 yd00
Sep 28, 2004F25 mi150 yd00
May 25, 1995F00.2 mi17 yd00
Sep 27, 1993F210 mi100 yd00
Sep 27, 1993F17 mi50 yd00
Oct 18, 1990F21 mi430 yd00
Nov 16, 1989F11 mi17 yd10

Nearby counties

Salem County, NJ4Cecil County, MD19Delaware County, PA6Chester County, PA31Gloucester County, NJ15Cumberland County, NJ10Kent County, DE24Kent County, MD5

Questions

How many tornadoes has New Castle County, Delaware had?

28 tornadoes touched New Castle County, Delaware between 1950 and 2025 in the NOAA Storm Prediction Center database — about 0.4 per year.

What was the strongest tornado in New Castle County?

The strongest rating recorded was F3 on Apr 28, 1961, with a 0.3-mile path.

When is tornado season in New Castle County?

Most of its tornadoes happened in July (7 of 28). 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).