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Delaware, 2014

The year's recorded storm events, federal disaster declarations and flood insurance claims.

158events recorded142 in 2013

1deaths recorded164 injuries

$415Kproperty damage (estimates)

0disaster declarations53 NFIP claims, $667K paid

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

Wind55

Winter53

Flood15

Cold12

Fog9

Heat7

Hail4

Tornado1

Lightning1

Other1

Includes events recorded by forecast zone. The state's yearly total for 2014 was 158 against 142 in 2013.

Counties with the most recorded events

County	Events in 2014
New Castle County	60
Kent County	39
Sussex County	4

Notable events

Date	County	Event type	Magnitude	Property damage	Deaths	Injuries
18 Jun 2014	Forecast zone	Heat	—	—	1	—
2 Jan 2014	Kent	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	25
2 Jan 2014	Forecast zone	Winter Storm	—	—	—	20
10 Jan 2014	New Castle	Winter Weather	—	—	—	10
21 Jan 2014	Kent	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	10
2 Jan 2014	New Castle	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	10
18 Feb 2014	Forecast zone	Winter Weather	—	—	—	8
28 Jan 2014	Kent	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	6
21 Jan 2014	New Castle	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	5
2 Jan 2014	Forecast zone	Winter Storm	—	—	—	5
16 Mar 2014	Forecast zone	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	5
16 Mar 2014	New Castle	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	5
16 Mar 2014	Kent	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	4
3 Mar 2014	Forecast zone	Winter Storm	—	—	—	4
25 Mar 2014	Forecast zone	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	4
10 Jan 2014	Kent	Winter Weather	—	—	—	3
25 Jan 2014	Forecast zone	Winter Weather	—	—	—	3
28 Jan 2014	Forecast zone	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	3
12 Feb 2014	New Castle	Winter Storm	—	—	—	3
25 Mar 2014	Kent	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	3
22 May 2014	Kent	Tornado	EF1	$150,000	—	2
25 Jan 2014	Kent	Winter Weather	—	—	—	2
18 Feb 2014	New Castle	Winter Weather	—	—	—	2
18 Feb 2014	Kent	Winter Weather	—	—	—	2
12 Feb 2014	Forecast zone	Winter Weather	—	—	—	2
3 Mar 2014	Kent	Winter Storm	—	—	—	2
3 Mar 2014	New Castle	Winter Storm	—	—	—	2
18 Feb 2014	Forecast zone	Winter Weather	—	—	—	2
9 Feb 2014	Kent	Winter Weather	—	—	—	2
9 Feb 2014	New Castle	Winter Weather	—	—	—	2
5 Jan 2014	New Castle	Winter Weather	—	—	—	1
25 Jan 2014	New Castle	Winter Weather	—	—	—	1
21 Jan 2014	Forecast zone	Winter Weather	—	—	—	1
16 Mar 2014	Forecast zone	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	1
12 Feb 2014	Kent	Winter Storm	—	—	—	1
3 Mar 2014	Forecast zone	Winter Storm	—	—	—	1
25 Mar 2014	Forecast zone	Heavy Snow	—	—	—	1
26 Feb 2014	New Castle	Winter Weather	—	—	—	1

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 2014

No declaration touching Delaware was made in 2014.

Flood insurance claims with a 2014 date of loss

53 NFIP claims, 33 of them paid, for $667,090.

Sources: NOAA NCEI Storm Events through 30 Jun 2026; OpenFEMA DisasterDeclarationsSummaries v2 (1 Oct 2026); OpenFEMA NfipClaims v3 (8 Sep 2026). Built 1 Oct 2026.