Apr 16, 2018
A strong backdoor cold front moved from northeast to southwest across the area Saturday night April 15th into Sunday morning April 16th. Not only was there a significant drop in temperature coinciding with the passage of the front, but also a stark difference between high temperatures on Saturday and Sunday. On Saturday, high temperatures ranged from low to mid-80s, but only made it to the mid-40s on Sunday. In general, there was a 35 to 40 degree temperature drop from Saturday to Sunday! ||The
Source: NOAA National Weather Service Storm Events Database (event 741668). 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.