Oct 1, 2010
A series of low pressure systems that moved north along a slowly moving cold front brought heavy rain into Delaware on September 30th and October 1st. Event precipitation totals average 4 to 8 inches with the highest amounts in New Castle County. Many streams and rivers in the county flooded and some reached major levels with the highest crests since either September of 2004 or June of 2006. The first round of heavy rain occurred during the early morning of September 30th, but extremely dry ante
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 265479). Narrative written by NWS staff at the time of the event.
This event is one of many recorded floods in New Castle County. See the full FEMA flood zone map, NFIP claim totals, and disaster history for the area.