Hail in Delaware — where it hits, county by county
Delaware logged 77 National Weather Service hail reports over the last 5 years — meaningful but not hail-alley volume. The table below ranks the counties; the interactive national map shows exactly where, year by year. Checking a specific address? The map’s search box pulls every dated report within 25 miles.
Open the interactive map on Delaware →Top hail counties in Delaware (2022–2026)
| County | Reports | Avg/yr | Peak month | % damaging (≥1.5″) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Castle | 21 | 4.2 | Jun | 0% |
| SUSSEX | 14 | 2.8 | May | 21% |
| NEW CASTLE | 14 | 2.8 | Apr | 0% |
| Sussex | 14 | 2.8 | Jun | 7% |
| KENT | 11 | 2.2 | Apr | 0% |
| Kent | 2 | 0.4 | May | 0% |
| ANZ431 | 1 | 0.2 | Apr | 0% |
Delaware hail — the questions people ask
Where does it hail the most in Delaware?
By reported hail over the last 5 years, the most active counties in Delaware are New Castle, SUSSEX, NEW CASTLE. Reports track population and spotter coverage as well as storms, so rural corridors can be under-counted; the persistent leaders on this table are real hail geography.
When is hail season in Delaware?
Reported hail in Delaware peaks around June, with most activity in the spring-through-midsummer window. Any single year can break the pattern.
How much of Delaware's hail is damaging?
On this page, damaging means reported stones of 1.5″ or larger — the size that reliably dents roofs and vehicles and strips crops. The per-county damaging share is in the table; statewide, hail of any size totaled 77 reports over 5 years.