EF0 Tornado — Sussex, Delaware

2023-09-11 · near Dagsboro, Sussex, Delaware

Event narrative

An EF-0 tornado occurred on the afternoon of September 11, 2023, in the Dagsboro area of Sussex County, Delaware.

The brief tornado began along Adams Road just east of Dagsboro where damage to multiple structures and trees was observed. A shed in a backyard of a home on Adams Road had partial roof and wall collapse, and an additional larger and more structurally sound shed just feet from the first one was shifted off of its foundation, had the door blown off, and had partial roof collapse. Damage to three homes along Adams Road was noted with glass windows blown out and partial siding and shingle loss. Numerous

large softwood trees were uprooted along the wood line behind the homes on Adams Road along and had large branches snapped off of the trunks.

Further south on Adams Road, very close to the intersection of Tingle Lane, minor loss of siding was noted on a home as well as some more tree and limb damage. This is likely where the tornado reached its maximum width of around 370 yards.

The tornado then continued a short distance down Piney Neck Road to near the intersection of Wild Goose Way where another softwood tree was uprooted in the backyard of a home. The tornado likely occluded at this point and lifted as no further damage was found further downstream.

The National Weather Service would like to thank Sussex County Emergency Management Agency, local Skywarn spotter coordinators, and the public for their assistance with this survey.

Wider weather episode

A boundary near the coast resulted in a few showers and thunderstorms popping up. One storm produced a tornado in southern Delaware.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1140558. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.