UPDATED: National Weather Service Confirms EF-0 Tornado East of Frankford
UPDATED INFORMATION – 07/02/25 –聽
Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1224 PM EDT Wed Jul 2 2025
…NWS Damage Survey for Sussex County DE Tornado Update #1…
.Update…EF-0 Tornado Confirmed in Frankford, DE on June 30th
.Frankford Tornado…
Rating: EF-0
Estimated Peak Wind: 65 mph
Path Length /statute/: 0.5 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 100 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: June 30, 2025
Start Time: 1:16 PM EDT
Start Location: Frankford, DE
Start Lat/Lon: 38.5266, -75.2111
End Date: June 30, 2025
End Time: 1:16 PM EDT
End Location: Frankford, DE
End Lat/Lon: 38.5243, -75.2016
Damage assessment determined that an EF0 tornado with a maximum wind speed of 65 mph briefly touched down along Omar Rd in Frankford, DE and moved ESE over a heavily forested area towards
Shockley Town Rd. Several brief video clips shared by broadcast media and social media showed various angles of a tornado in progress in the heavily forested area between Omar Rd and Shockley Town Rd. Several large branches were twisted and snapped along Omar Rd. Additional damage is possible in the heavily forested area, but the survey team was unable to access the area.
Special thanks to local media and the Sussex County Emergency Management for their assistance in this storm survey.
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EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:
EF0…..65 to 85 mph
EF1…..86 to 110 mph
EF2…..111 to 135 mph
EF3…..136 to 165 mph
EF4…..166 to 200 mph
EF5…..>200 mph
NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS Storm Data.
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ORIGINAL INFORMATION – 06/30/25 –
Public Information Statement…Updated
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
516 PM EDT Mon Jun 30 2025
…Tornado Confirmed in Sussex County DE…
Several videos received via social media confirm that an area of minor tree damage along Omar Road west of Pyle Center Road about 2 miles ENE of Frankford in Sussex County, Delaware was caused by a brief, weak tornado. Based on radar data, the tornado occurred at approximately 1:16 PM EDT. No additional details are known at this time. A final report will be forthcoming following additional storm damage assessment in the coming days.
Special thanks to local media for their assistance in gathering the initial storm damage reports.