Dover, DE Hail & Wind Storm History
Severe weather within ~25 miles of Dover, Delaware over the last 12 months — NWS warnings, observed storm reports, and official records, deduplicated.
Dover, Delaware storm history at a glance (last 12 months)
This free weather history for Dover — home to roughly 40,191 residents in Kent County — draws on StormAuditor's deduplicated public record: 28 wind and hail events within 25 miles of Dover in the trailing 12 months — 26 wind events and 2 hail events, including a maximum observed wind gust of 76 mph. Kent County as a whole recorded 120 events (78 wind · 42 hail). Events fuse NWS warnings, observed Local Storm Reports, station measurements, and official NCEI records, deduplicated so one storm is counted once.
Biggest storm days near Dover
- March 16, 2026 — 10 recorded events · 10 wind
- March 11, 2026 — 4 recorded events · 4 wind
- August 8, 2026 — 3 recorded events · 1 wind · 2 hail
- July 4, 2026 — 3 recorded events · 3 wind
- July 18, 2026 — 2 recorded events · 2 wind
Dover hail map and wind map
Researching hail in Dover or severe wind in Dover? Radar-derived hail swaths and peak-gust wind swaths for Delaware — including the Dover metro — are on the Hail Explorer and Wind Explorer: pick any storm date and see how estimated hail size and wind gust bands tracked through Kent County. County-level activity is on the impact heatmap, and day-by-day history is on the Storm Calendar.
Free Dover weather report by address
Area maps show where storms tracked; an insurance claim or roof inspection needs what happened at the property. Start with a free weather report check: the Free Report Snapshot answers YES/NO instantly on estimated damaging wind (45+ mph) and damage-capable hail (0.75 in. or larger) at any Dover address, and the Address Lookup adds free Dover wind history and free Dover hail history context — NWS warnings, storm reports, and NOAA observations — at no charge. When you need the full document, a complete Weather Report is $2.99 and covers every qualifying storm date at one address. All values are estimates from public NOAA data under our published methodology — research documentation, not certified weather records (see Limitations).
Free Dover storm data download
The Dover dataset on this page — every deduplicated wind and hail event within about 25 miles from the last 12 months, with dates, counties, event types, measured gusts, and hail sizes — downloads free, reusable with attribution under the data license: download CSV · download JSON. Because the radius can cross county and state lines, these counts can legitimately differ from the Kent County totals above. Statewide files are on the Delaware storm data page.
More Delaware city storm pages: Wilmington hail & wind history · Newark hail & wind history · Delaware statewide storm data
About this page: built by Storm Auditor LLC from public NOAA/NWS records — deduplicated warnings, storm reports, station measurements, and official records on a rolling 12-month window, under the published methodology. See the StormAuditor Editorial Team for how content is produced.
Data last refreshed August 23, 2026. Counts cover severe and sub-severe wind and hail; flood activity and Special Weather Statements are tracked separately on the dashboard.