EF1 Tornado — Sussex, Delaware

2025-05-16 · near Woodland, Sussex, Delaware

Event narrative

On Friday May 16th, an EF-1 tornado occurred beginning in Dorchester County, Maryland before crossing into Sussex County, Delaware. While the tornado was in Sussex County, tree damage occurred in Phillips Landing Park. A tree was snapped and twisted near the base of its trunk with additional tree damage in the Cherry Walk Woods neighborhood and along Phillips Landing Road. Additional trees were damaged along Shell Bridge Road with a tree snapped near the intersection with Phillips Landing Road. Several large limbs were also downed near Broad Creek, south-southwest of Bethel. The tornado dissipated in this area.

Wider weather episode

A stationary front over the region resulted in two rounds of severe thunderstorms. The first was in the late morning through mid day. After a few hours lull, a second round of thunderstorms occurred late in the afternoon through the evening.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1267356. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.