EF1 tornado in Kent County, Delaware
Tornado August 4, 2020 · Kent County, Delaware
The path drawn at its surveyed width of 200 yards (0.11 mi) — zoom in and the swath grows to true scale. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.
What the National Weather Service wrote
The tornado touched down in the vicinity of Road 258 south of
Sandtown Road, then tracked across a section of mostly open fields
but damaged some trees along the way. It then tracked down the
western portion of Sandtown Road closer to Route 10 damaging
several homes and snapping and uprooting several trees. A home had
some windows blown out along with roof damage, another home had
its roof blown off and there was a large garage that had its back
sheet metal wall torn off. The tornado crossed Route 10 near the
intersection with Sandtown Road and moved across the Sandtown
Landfill facility where additional trees were uprooted or snapped,
two front-end loaders had windows blown out and some truck
trailers were flipped over. The tornado exited the landfill and
may have dissipated before reaching the Maryland-Delaware state
line. Doppler radar data showed rotation and a notable tornado
debris signature near and just northwest of Sandtown as debris was
tossed into the air.
The wider storm
Tropical Storm Isaias brought high winds, heavy rain, several tornadoes, and coastal flooding to the mid-Atlantic region, becoming the most impactful tropical cyclone to impact most of the region since Sandy in 2012.
Began near Sandtown (39.0100, -75.6900).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
2 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 904087. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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