NOAA STORM EVENTS · COMPLETE YEARS 2016–2025HISTORICAL REPORTS, NOT A FORECAST OR RISK SCORE
STORM EVENTLEDGERCOUNTY REPORTS · SEASONALITY · IMPACT
EVENT FILE / 10003MINIMUM 5 REPORTS

NEW CASTLE · DE

Lightning history

NOAA recorded 11 county-coded Lightning reports in New Castle, DE, from 2016 through 2025, with 2 reported injuries, 0 reported fatalities, and $37K in filed damage.

Source: NOAA Storm Events details table · Complete years 2016–2025 · Compiled 16 Sep 2026

Reports11NOAA county-coded rows
Population context1.9per 100,000 residents · 2024 ACS denominator 577,961
Injuries2direct + indirect fields
Fatalities0direct + indirect fields
How to read the count

11 reports in ten years does not mean a 1.1-event annual forecast. Reporting units, event segmentation, coverage, and local exposure all affect the count.

01 / YEAR-BY-YEAR

Lightning in New Castle reports by year

NOAA recorded 11 Lightning in New Castle reports across the ten complete years from 2016 through 2025.

20166
20191
20231
20253
03 / RECORDED CONSEQUENCES

Recorded impacts for Lightning in New Castle

The Lightning in New Castle records contain 2 injuries, 0 fatalities, $37K in property damage, and $0 in crop damage.

Damage estimates are nominal values as filed by the reporting source and retained by NOAA.

Property damage$37Knot inflation-adjusted
Crop damage$0not inflation-adjusted
First report year2,016within selected window
Latest report year2,025within selected window
04 / RECENT ROW SAMPLE

Latest Lightning in New Castle source records

NOAA supplied 8 recent Lightning in New Castle source rows with dates, event IDs, report sources, magnitude fields, and filed damage.

Up to eight latest rows are shown for auditability. Open NOAA for complete narratives and revisions.

Latest NOAA Lightning records for New Castle
DateEvent IDSourceMagnitude / scaleFiled damage
2025-06-30NOAA 1,271,299Emergency Manager—$1K
2025-06-30NOAA 1,271,298Emergency Manager—$1K
2025-06-30NOAA 1,271,297Emergency Manager—$1K
2023-07-03NOAA 1,113,879State Official—$10K
2019-08-01NOAA 836,035Trained Spotter—$0
2016-08-21NOAA 647,890Trained Spotter—$10
2016-08-21NOAA 647,889911 Call Center—$10
2016-07-28NOAA 640,899Emergency Manager—$10
READING THE RECORD

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