EF2 Tornado — Kent, Delaware

2020-08-04 · near Lebanon, Kent, Delaware

Event narrative

The tornado touched down in the vicinity of the Eagle Meadows

Apartment Homes on Sorghum Mill Road in Kent County then moved

across Route 10. It tracked nearly parallel to South State Street

through Anneville, the south side of Dover, where significant tree

damage occurred, including some treetops shredded from Poplar

Lane to the neighborhood around Steele Road. It was here where

some roof damage occurred to some homes especially due to fallen

trees, however a garage was significantly damaged on Dyer's Tree

Farm. The tornado then crossed over Route 13 near the Eden

Medical Center and very near the William Henry Middle School. A

couple sections of the school's roof were blown off along with

some tree damage nearby. A warehouse adjacent to the school had a

few sections of its metal walls torn off and a couple of tractor

trailer trailers flipped onto their side. The tornado then crossed

over Walker Road at Route 15 then to Westminster Village at Dover

near the intersection of Route 15 and College Road.

The tornado continued northward just east of Cheswold where it may have briefly lifted for a time with discontinuous tree damage

before moving through the east side of Smyrna where more notable

tree damage occurred. A 96 mph wind gust was measured at a

Delaware Department of Transportation weather station located on

Route 1 just north of Smyrna as the tornadic circulation passed

by. The tornado continued north-northwestward as it crossed Duck Creek into New Castle County.

Wider weather episode

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.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 904089. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.