.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.
