Hail, wind, and tornado reports from official NOAA sources (NWS & SPC) · Last 12 months · Updated Nov 1, 2026
Kent County, Delaware has recorded tornado activity: official National Weather Service (NWS) and Storm Prediction Center (SPC) records list 5 tornado reports among 34 severe weather events here in the last 12 months, alongside 29 high-wind reports with gusts up to 73 mph. The most recent recorded storm activity was on Sep 26, 2026. This page updates daily: every event comes straight from official NOAA data — no estimates, no modeling, just the record.
Where hail and high-wind reports clustered across Kent County over the last 12 months. Heat shows report density and significance, not radar.
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Events older than 30 days, as recorded by the National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center. Excerpts are quoted directly from official warnings and verified reports.
2 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...North winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. WHERE...Portions of central and northern Delaware, central, northern, and southern New Jersey, and southeast Pennsylvania. WHEN...Until noon EDT Sunday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...North winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 50 mph. WHERE...Portions of central and northern Delaware, central, northern, and southern New Jersey, and southeast Pennsylvania. WHEN...Until noon EDT Sunday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
1 SPC verified storm report
“Wires down in Houston. Time estimated from radar. (PHI)”
6 SPC verified storm reports — 4 tornado reports
“Trained spotter reported a rain wrapped tornado on the ground... flying debris. (PHI)”
“A tornado formed over the open fields west of Wyoming Mill Rd near Riverside Rd... scarring the crops before moving to the tree line east of Wyoming Mill Rd... snapping (PHI)”
2 SPC verified storm reports — wind gusts up to 58 mph
“Mesonet station DEL17 Sr1 At Trap Shooters Rd. (PHI)”
“Tree and wires down. Time estimated from radar. (PHI)”
2 SPC verified storm reports
“Large tree down on E High Street. Time estimated by radar. (PHI)”
“Wires down on Mahan Corner Rd near Parkers Chapel Road. Time estimated by radar. (PHI)”
1 SPC verified storm report
“Several trees down in Smyrna with a couple of them blocking roadways. (PHI)”
2 SPC verified storm reports
“Several wires down around Clayton and Smyrna. Time estimated from radar. (PHI)”
“Multiple reports of trees down into wires across the Smyrna area. Time estimated from radar. (PHI)”
1 SPC verified storm report
“Several large tree branches were blown down along Brownsville Road near Harrington. (PHI)”
1 SPC verified storm report
“Picture on social media showed some large tree limbs snapped off in Hartly. Time estimated from radar. (PHI)”
1 SPC verified storm report
“Several reports of large trees and power lines down in Clayton. Time estimated from radar. (PHI)”
7 SPC verified storm reports · 3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 73 mph, 1 tornado report
“An EF-1 tornado occurred south of Frederica. Tree damage started at the intersection of Carpenter Bridge Road and Fork Landing Road... where multiple trees were uproote (PHI)”
“WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of central, northern, and southern Delaware, northeast Maryland, central, northern, northwest, and southern New Jersey, and east central, northeast, and southeast Pennsylvania. WHEN...Until 2 AM EDT Tuesday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...South winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of central and southern Delaware and central, northern, and southern New Jersey. WHEN...From 2 PM Monday to 2 AM EDT Tuesday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
3 NWS warnings — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 40 to 50 mph. WHERE...In Delaware, Kent, Delaware Beaches, and Inland Sussex Counties. In Maryland, Caroline, Kent MD, Queen Annes, and Talbot Counties. In New Jersey, Morris and Sussex Counties. WHEN...Until 1 AM EST Saturday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
“WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts of 40 to 50 mph. WHERE...In Delaware, Kent, Delaware Beaches, and Inland Sussex Counties. In Maryland, Caroline, Kent MD, Queen Annes, and Talbot Counties. In New Jersey, Morris and Sussex Counties. WHEN...Until 1 AM EST Saturday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
1 NWS warning — wind gusts up to 50 mph
“WHAT...West winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts of 40 to 50 mph expected. WHERE...Portions of central, northern, and southern Delaware, central, northern, northwest, and southern New Jersey, and east central and southeast Pennsylvania. WHEN...From 10 AM to 7 PM EST Sunday. IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.”
The most recent recorded event was on Sep 26, 2026. Official NWS and SPC records show 34 severe weather events in Kent County over the last 12 months. Exact dates and locations for recent storms are available in the app with a free account.
No hail reports in the last 12 months, though other storm activity has been recorded in Kent County.
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