Jun 27, 2015
Showers and thunderstorms, particularly during the late afternoon and early evening on the 27th brought very heavy rain to the northern half of Delaware and caused poor drainage and some river flooding. Soil conditions were wetter than usual for late June leading into this event and made it easier for flooding to occur. Event precipitation totals reached two to three inches in New Castle County, around an inch in Kent County and less than an inch in Sussex County. Lighter showers arrived around
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 586069). 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.