Thunderstorm Wind — New Castle, Delaware

2025-06-30 · near Silverbrook, New Castle, Delaware

Event narrative

A tree was blown down onto a vehicle traveling in the right westbound lane of Lancaster Pike approaching Hedgerow Place in Wilmington. There were two occupants in the vehicle.

Wider weather episode

A cold front moved into a warm and unstable airmass, producing strong to severe thunderstorms and damaging wind gusts. A storm along the sea-breeze also produced a brief tornado.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1271295. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.