Thunderstorm Wind in Sussex County, Delaware

Thunderstorm Wind March 16, 2026 · Sussex County, Delaware

58 mph

Estimated gust (50 kt)

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Eight power poles reported down near Beaver Dam Road and Dairy Farm Road. Time estimated from radar.

The wider storm

With a strong wind field aloft already in place, showers and thunderstorms developed and formed into a line that moved through Delaware. This convective line brought damaging wind gusts and a tornado to Delaware.

Began near Belltown (38.7200, -75.2000).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

1 more tornado the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Kent County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1323670. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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