UPDATED: National Weather Service Confirms 6 Tornadoes – 3 in Delaware and 1 each in Maryland, Pennsylvania and New Jersey
UPDATED – 08/23/26 – 6:30pm – On Sunday the National Weather Service confirmed a 6th tornado that occurred Thursday evening – in the area of Hazlettville, Delaware. This is the third tornado confirmed in Delaware – all of them in Kent County. The Marydel tornado has been confirmed an EF-1 which covered about 1.3 miles touching down on the east side of Grygo Road and moving through a wooded area to the area of Parkers Chapel Road where an old barn and shed were destroyed and trees damaged along the full path. Drone footage also showed some of the path of the tornado. The Hazlettville tornado was an EF-0 that traveled just over a half mile impacting a farm and fields along Bryants Corner Road. The National Weather Service has made no other changes to the other previously confirmed tornadoes.
Marydel, DE Tornado…
Rating: EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind: 90-100 mph
Path Length /statute/: 1.33 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 60 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: August 20, 2026
Start Time: 5:54 PM EDT
Start Location: 1 mile S Marydel, Kent County, DE
Start Lat/Lon: 39.0957 / -75.7399
End Date: August 20, 2026
End Time: 5:56 PM EDT
End Location: 2 miles SE Marydel, Kent County, DE
End Lat/Lon: 39.1025 / -75.7170
Summary: A tornado occurred near Marydel beginning along the east side of Grygo Rd, about a quarter mile south of the intersection of Mahan Corner Rd, taking down several tree limbs near a residence. It then crossed Grygo Rd and uprooted two very large oak trees that fell on the corner of a home. Additional hardwood trees were uprooted along the property as the tornado headed ENE into a heavily wooded area. Drone footage showed the tornado
continued to cut a path through the treeline, snapping large branches and uprooting a variety of trees down a narrow path. While drone footage was unable to confirm the full length of destruction in the wooded area, just on the other side of the wooded area, a residence along Parkers Chapel Rd experienced the total loss of an old barn and shed in addition to several downed trees and branches.
The National Weather Service would like to thank the Kent County Department of Public Safety and Delaware Emergency Management Agency for their assistance with this survey.
Hazlettville, DE Tornado...
Rating: EF-0
Estimated Peak Wind: 70-80 mph
Path Length /statute/: 0.6 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 100 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: August 20, 2026
Start Time: 6:02 PM EDT
Start Location: 0.3 miles ESE Hazlettville, Kent County, DE
Start Lat/Lon: 39.1159 / -75.6368
End Date: August 20, 2026
End Time: 6:03 PM EDT
End Location: 0.9 miles ENE Hazlettville, Kent County, DE
End Lat/Lon: 39.1189 / -75.6271
Summary: A brief tornado occurred just east of the community of Hazlettville, primarily impacting a farm and adjacent fields along Bryants Corner Road. The tornado began in a field just east of a residential area, evidenced by somewhat discontinuous swirl marks
through a corn field. The tornado moved east-northeastward toward a group of chicken houses and an open air barn. In this area, the tornado removed nearly half of the barns metal roof panels, which was the most significant damage the tornado caused with estimated winds up to 80 mph. The tornado also caused some minor damage to the chicken houses metal roofs and a row of solar panels affixed to the ground nearby. The tornado continued northeast across another pair of corn fields, just south of a residence, then ended
just before reaching Bryants Corner Road.
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UPDATED – 08/22/26 – 7pm – Thursday evening’s storms spawned five tornadoes which have now been confirmed by the National Weather Service. The two additional tornadoes have been confirmed near Marydel in Kent County and one in Estell Manor in Atlantic County, New Jersey. The tornado that moved through Dover was EF-1 and touched down about 2 miles southwest of Dover in open fields west of Wyoming Mill and Riverside Roads leaving a path about 3.2 miles long and 100 yards wide – ending about a mile north northeast of Dover. It was on the ground for about 5 minutes. Officials say the tornado moved into a tree line snapping several branches and tree tops and moving through the Dover Little League fields at Schutte Park causing extensive damage to tow baseball diamonds. The tornado hit the City of Dover VanSant Generating Station before impacting the Kraft-Heinz warehouse where two sections of concrete block walls collapsed. Officials say this damage confirms maximum wind gusts of a high-end EF-1. As the tornado moved through downtown Dover – it was weaker, but still caused extensive damage and increased strength in the area of Kings and North Dupont Highways where it reached its maximum width of 100 yards and it’s second peak intensity tearing the roof from the Days Inn Motel and damaging the roof of the motel next door.
National Weather Service are still surveying the Marydel tornado and will release additional information on Sunday.
Dover, DE Tornado…
Rating: EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind: 100-110 mph
Path Length /statute/: 3.2 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 100 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: August 20, 2026
Start Time: 6:09 PM EDT
Start Location: 2 miles SW Dover, Kent County, DE
Start Lat/Lon: 39.1396 / -75.5564
End Date: August 20, 2026
End Time: 6:14 PM EDT
End Location: 1 mile NNE Dover, Kent County, DE
End Lat/Lon: 39.1700 / -75.5184
Summary: On August 20, 2026, a tornado formed over the open fields west of Wyoming Mill Rd near Riverside Rd, scarring the crops before moving to the tree line east of Wyoming Mill Rd, snapping several branches and tree tops. The tornado then made direct contact with the Dover Little League baseball fields at Schutte Park, causing extensive damage across two of their baseball diamonds. At least seven large wooden field lighting fixtures were snapped at either the base or halfway up, falling onto the fencing surrounding the fields. Additional fencing was also ripped from their posts and believed to have been caused directly from the tornadic winds rather than impacted from another object. One large scoreboard secured by a brick foundation fell over and a second one supported by metal posts was bent and likely
crushed by an unknown projectile. Part of a tree was observed in the middle of one of the fields with no clear origin.
The tornado then hit the City of Dover VanSant Generating Station, shifting one trailer off its foundation and causing minor roof damage to a metal building structure in addition to visibly
denting the metal siding with unknown projectiles. The tornado then carved a path through another tree line before impacting a factory warehouse where some of the most significant damage occurred. Two sections of concrete block walls collapsed, a few trailers were sent tumbling, and a small section of the metal roof came off. The damage to this facility confirmed max wind gusts of a high-end EF-1.
The tornado then moved ENE. Continuing its path, the tornado zig-zagged through the main downtown area of Dover where it was weaker at this point, downing a few trees and snapping branches along W North Street before turning towards Dover City Hall and turning
again towards Memorial Park. The tornado then began moving NNE along Park Dr and Kings Hwy, downing large trees and branches. As it approached the intersection of Kings Hwy and N Dupont Hwy, the tornado intensified again and reached its maximum width of 100 yards. The tornado reached a second peak intensity here as it peeled half of the roof off one motel, damaging the roof to the motel next door, and downing two large business signs. This significant roof damage provided secondary confirmation of max wind gusts of a high-end EF-1. The tornado quickly dissipated afterwards.
The National Weather Service would like to thank the Kent County Department of Public Safety and Delaware Emergency Management Agency for their assistance with this survey.
Barclay, MD Tornado…
Rating: EF-1
Estimated Peak Wind: 95-105 mph
Path Length /statute/: 0.5 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 65 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: August 20, 2026
Start Time: 5:41 PM EDT
Start Location: 2 miles W Barclay, Queen Anne’s County, MD
Start Lat/Lon: 39.1479 / -75.9016
End Date: August 20, 2026
End Time: 5:42 PM EDT
End Location: 1 mile WNW Barclay, Queen Anne’s County, MD
End Lat/Lon: 39.1490 / -75.8910
Summary: A brief tornado touched town near Barclay, snapping and uprooting several softwood and hardwood trees in a wooded area next to a residence located near the intersection of Dell Foxx Rd and Barclay Rd. The tornado then moved east across a bean field and onto a residential property on Benton Corner Rd, where more softwood and hardwood trees, including a robust cedar tree, were snapped at the trunk.
The National Weather Service would like to thank the Queen Anne’s County Department of Emergency Services for their assistance with this survey.
East Caln Township, PA Tornado…
Rating: EF-0
Estimated Peak Wind: 60-70 mph
Path Length /statute/: 0.21 miles
Path Width /maximum/: 30 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: August 20, 2026
Start Time: 5:40 PM EDT
Start Location: 1.7 miles NE Downingtown, Chester County, PA
Start Lat/Lon: 40.0183 / -75.6751
End Date: August 20, 2026
End Time: 5:40 PM EDT
End Location: 1.8 miles ENE Downingtown, Chester County, PA
End Lat/Lon: 40.0170 / -75.6717
Summary: A brief tornado occurred in East Caln Township. The first damage was noted just south of the intersection of East Lancaster Avenue and Quarry Road, where several small tree branches were broken. A path of more broken tree branches, some with diameters up to 5 inches, continued along a path in the Quarry Crossings commercial development. The last tree damage was noted in the back parking lot of this development.
Estell Manor, NJ Tornado…
Rating: EF-U
Estimated Peak Wind: N/A
Path Length /statute/: N/A
Path Width /maximum/: N/A
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 0
Start Date: August 20, 2026
Start Time: 4:41 PM EDT
Start Location: 4 miles SE Estell Manor, Atlantic County, NJ
Start Lat/Lon: 39.3500 / -74.7500
End Date: August 20, 2026
End Time: 4:41 PM EDT
End Location: 4 miles SE Estell Manor, Atlantic County, NJ
End Lat/Lon: 39.3500 / -74.7500
Summary: Video footage via social media taken from along the Great Egg Harbor River in English Creek, Egg Harbor Township looking toward Estell Manor shows a very brief tornado occurred, lasting approximately 30 seconds or less, in an inaccessible wooded and/or marshy area across the river in Estell Manor. No reported damage has been definitively connected to this tornado. Therefore, there is no damage rating, and will be classified as EF Unknown (EF-U) unless any damage reports are received from this area. Time and location estimated based on radar and video footage.
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UPDATED – 08/22/26 – Three tornadoes have been confirmed in Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania Thursday night. The National Weather Service continues to survey the storms, but say the tornado that went through Dover was at least an EF-1 with estimated peak winds up to 105mph. An EF-1 tornado has also been confirmed near Barclay in Queen Anne’s County in Maryland and an EF-0 tornado has been confirmed near Downingtown in Chester County, Pennsylvania. The National Weather Service surveys are still ongoing and updates will become available within the next few days.
More information at – http://www.weather.gov/phi
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UPDATED – 5:20pm – The National Weather Service is in Kent County surveying the storm damage near Dover as well as near Barclay and Marydel in Queen Anne’s County in Maryland that occurred Thursday evening. The National Weather Service has confirmed that at least EF-1 tornado damage with estimated peak winds occurred with the tornado that impacted the Dover area. Surveys are still ongoing and updates will become available within the next few days.
More information at – http://www.weather.gov/phi
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ORIGINAL STORY – 08/22/26 – 2:24pm – The National Weather Service is in Kent County surveying the storm damage near Dover that occurred Thursday evening. Meteorologists will meet with Kent County officials – the Kent County Office of Emergency Management is leading the survey of the storm. A final assessment – including results of the survey – are expected later this afternoon at http://www.weather.gov/phi