.MIDDLETOWN MICROBURST... PEAK WIND ESTIMATED: 90 MPH PATH LENGTH /STATUTE/: 2.5 MILES PATH WIDTH /MAXIMUM/: 1.5 MILES FATALITIES: 0 INJURIES: 0 START DATE: JULY 12, 2022 START TIME: 5:36 PM EDT START LOCATION: 5 MILES NW MIDDLETOWN, NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DELAWARE START LAT/LON: 39.51/-75.78 END DATE: JULY 12, 2022 END TIME: 5:40 PM EDT END LOCATION: 4 MILES N MIDDLETOWN, NEW CASTLE COUNTY, DELAWARE END LAT/LON: 39.51/-75.73 A MICROBURST OCCURRED ABOUT 5 MILES NORTHWEST OF MIDDLETOWN, DE IN NEW CASTLE COUNTY AROUND 5:36 PM EDT. THE AREA OF DAMAGE WAS CONFINED MAINLY TO A RESIDENTIAL AREA WEST OF US ROUTE 301 ALONG CHURCHTOWN ROAD. SEVERAL TREES WERE UPROOTED IN THE AREA AND SOME HOMES SUSTAINED SOME MINOR STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. THE WORST OF THE STRUCTURAL DAMAGE INCLUDED A GARAGE DOOR BEING BLOWN OUT. IN THE SAME RESIDENTIAL AREA, A PERSONAL WEATHER STATION MEASURED AN 87 MPH WIND GUST ON CAZIER DRIVE AT 5:40 PM EDT. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS RESULTING IN THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED TO BE AROUND 90 MPH.
