Delaware, 2015
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 2015 was 152 against 158 in 2014.
Counties with the most recorded events
| County | Events in 2015 |
|---|---|
| New Castle County | 58 |
| Kent County | 28 |
| Sussex County | 9 |
Notable events
| Date | County | Event type | Magnitude | Property damage | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Mar 2015 | Kent | Winter Storm | — | — | — | 11 |
| 21 Jan 2015 | Kent | Winter Weather | — | — | — | 10 |
| 9 Feb 2015 | Kent | Winter Weather | — | — | — | 9 |
| 5 Mar 2015 | New Castle | Heavy Snow | — | — | — | 9 |
| 21 Feb 2015 | Kent | Winter Weather | — | — | — | 7 |
| 6 Jan 2015 | New Castle | Winter Weather | — | — | — | 6 |
| 1 Mar 2015 | Forecast zone | Winter Storm | — | — | — | 5 |
| 1 Mar 2015 | New Castle | Winter Storm | — | — | — | 5 |
| 6 Jan 2015 | Kent | Winter Weather | — | — | — | 3 |
| 14 Jan 2015 | Forecast zone | Winter Weather | — | — | — | 2 |
| 21 Jan 2015 | New Castle | Winter Weather | — | — | — | 2 |
| 5 Mar 2015 | Forecast zone | Winter Storm | — | — | — | 2 |
| 1 Mar 2015 | Kent | Winter Storm | — | — | — | 2 |
| 26 Feb 2015 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | — | — | 1 |
| 26 Feb 2015 | Kent | Winter Weather | — | — | — | 1 |
| 26 Feb 2015 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | — | — | 1 |
| 21 Jan 2015 | Forecast zone | Winter Weather | — | — | — | 1 |
| 21 Jan 2015 | Forecast zone | Winter Weather | — | — | — | 1 |
| 16 Feb 2015 | Forecast zone | Heavy Snow | — | — | — | 1 |
| 16 Feb 2015 | New Castle | Winter Weather | — | — | — | 1 |
| 9 Feb 2015 | New Castle | Winter Weather | — | — | — | 1 |
| 9 Feb 2015 | Forecast zone | Winter Weather | — | — | — | 1 |
| 5 Mar 2015 | Forecast zone | Winter Weather | — | — | — | 1 |
| 21 Feb 2015 | Forecast zone | Winter Weather | — | — | — | 1 |
| 1 Mar 2015 | Forecast zone | Winter Weather | — | — | — | 1 |
| 9 Jul 2015 | New Castle | Tornado | EF0 | $200,000 | — | — |
| 23 Jun 2015 | New Castle | Thunderstorm Wind | 64 mph | $100,000 | — | — |
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 2015
No declaration touching Delaware was made in 2015.
Flood insurance claims with a 2015 date of loss
42 NFIP claims, 27 of them paid, for $147,284.
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.