Delaware, 2007
The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.
NCEI notes that Storm Data is compiled from a variety of sources including the National Weather Service, other federal, state and local agencies, the media and the public; that property and crop damage figures are estimates; and that some events are recorded by NWS forecast zone rather than by county. FEMA notes that NFIP claim records are redacted and aggregated to protect the privacy of policyholders.
Events by hazard
Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2007 was 188 against 175 in 2006.
Counties with the most recorded events
| County | Events in 2007 |
|---|---|
| New Castle County | 55 |
| Kent County | 44 |
| Sussex County | 19 |
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Feb 2007 | New Castle | Winter Storm | — | — | 2 | 12 |
| 6 Feb 2007 | New Castle | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 6 Feb 2007 | Forecast zone | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 6 Feb 2007 | Forecast zone | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 6 Feb 2007 | Kent | Extreme Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 26 Jan 2007 | New Castle | Cold/Wind Chill | — | — | 1 | — |
| 13 Feb 2007 | New Castle | Winter Storm | — | — | 1 | — |
| 21 Jan 2007 | New Castle | Winter Weather | — | — | — | 15 |
| 25 Feb 2007 | Forecast zone | Winter Weather | — | — | — | 6 |
| 25 Feb 2007 | Kent | Winter Storm | — | — | — | 6 |
| 7 Mar 2007 | Forecast zone | Winter Weather | — | — | — | 6 |
| 7 Mar 2007 | New Castle | Winter Weather | — | — | — | 5 |
| 21 Jan 2007 | Kent | Winter Weather | — | — | — | 4 |
| 7 Mar 2007 | Kent | Winter Weather | — | — | — | 2 |
| 10 Jul 2007 | Sussex | Lightning | — | $300,000 | — | — |
| 10 Jul 2007 | New Castle | Lightning | — | $200,000 | — | — |
| 28 Jul 2007 | Sussex | Lightning | — | $200,000 | — | — |
| 16 Aug 2007 | Sussex | Lightning | — | $175,000 | — | — |
| 16 Jul 2007 | Sussex | Lightning | — | $75,000 | — | — |
Up to 40 events with deaths, injuries, damage of $50,000 or more, or a tornado rating, ranked by deaths, injuries and damage.
Federal disaster declarations in 2007
No declaration touching Delaware was made in 2007.
Flood insurance claims with a 2007 date of loss
18 NFIP claims, 11 of them paid, for $87,060.
Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (29 Sep 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 30 Sep 2026.