48
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$10K
Property damage
Hail in Sussex County, Delaware: 48 recorded events between 1968 and 2025. The strongest on record measured 2.25. That places the county #2,275 nationally and #2 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Hail in Sussex County, Delaware: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for hail in Sussex County is the 2020s, when 11 of the county's 48 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Sussex County archive, hail makes up 5.6% of all recorded severe weather across 11 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #2,275 for this hazard and #2 within Delaware, putting it in the 26.7 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
May is the peak month for hail in Sussex County with 11 recorded events, while Jan is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 2025 | MILLSBORO | 1.75 | $0 |
| Sep 8, 2023 | MILTON | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 8, 2023 | BAYARD | 1 | $0 |
| Jun 2, 2022 | BRIDGEVILLE | 0.88 | $0 |
| May 16, 2022 | CLARKSVILLE | 0.75 | $0 |
| May 16, 2022 | PEPPER | 2.25 | $0 |
| May 16, 2022 | PEPPER | 2 | $0 |
| May 16, 2022 | LAUREL | 1 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2021 | ANGOLA BEACH | 1 | $0 |
| Apr 21, 2021 | BLADES | 1 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Sussex County
- Thunderstorm Wind 367
- Heavy Rain 192
- Lightning 80
- Flash Flood 68
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
A severe thunderstorm also produced large hail west of Greenwood in Sussex County. There was widespread crop damage from large hail. The hail caused corn to be stripped to the stalk. Wheat and barely fields also suffered substantial damage. Crop losses could easily total several hundred thousand dollars. In the nearby garden, strawberry plants were pulverized by the hail. The most significant hail damage occurred parallel to McDowell Road east of Woodbridge Road. Hail size was estimated.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many hail events are on record in Sussex County, Delaware?
48 hail events are recorded in Sussex County between 1968 and 2025, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest hail recorded in Sussex County?
The strongest hail on record in Sussex County measured 2.25.
Where does the hail data for Sussex County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Hail in Sussex County, Delaware.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/delaware/sussex-county/hail/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.