On the map: June 30, 2024, the largest radar hail near Townsend since 2019: 1.00″ within about 2 miles of the center. Rings at 1, 3 and 5 miles.

Radar-estimated hail

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Townsend, DE hail history

Name: Townsend, DE hail history
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Last 1-inch hail reported within 5 miles of Townsend, DE: July 12, 2022 (1.00″); radar-estimated 1-inch hail since then near the city center (within about 2 miles): June 30, 2024 (1.00″).

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6hail days within 5 miles since 1955

1hail days 2016–2025; 18th of 22 Delaware cities

1.00″largest hail, July 12, 2022

3tornado reports within 5 miles

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How often it hails near Townsend

Days with hail reported within 5 miles of Townsend, DE, by year. NOAA Storm Prediction Center.

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Recent hail days

Jul 12, 20221.00″ · 4.6 mi
Aug 3, 20120.88″ · 0.3 mi
Jun 29, 20120.75″ · 3.5 mi
Jul 16, 20070.75″ · 0.3 mi
Apr 9, 20010.75″ · 3.5 mi
Jun 19, 19940.88″ · 3.5 mi

As of November 6, 2026, hail has been reported within 5 miles of Townsend, DE on 6 days since 1955, 1 of them from 2016 to 2025 (18th of 22 Delaware cities for that decade). The most recent was July 12, 2022 (1.00″), and the largest on record is 1.00″ (quarter size) on July 12, 2022. Radar estimated hail of 1 inch or larger within about 2 miles of the city center on 1 days since October 2019.

Hail of 1 inch or larger was reported within 5 miles of Townsend on one day from 2006 to 2025. By days with hail reported within 5 miles from 2016 to 2025 (1), Townsend ranks 18th of 22 Delaware cities and 4952nd of 6,891 US cities (tied with 882 others).

Compare: the most hail-prone US cities · Hail Belt 2026

Radar-estimated hail near Townsend

Largest radar estimate within about 2 miles of the city center, NOAA MRMS (October 2019 onward). The largest was 1.00″ on June 30, 2024.

Storm day	Radar max (MESH)
June 30, 2024	1.00″
August 12, 2020	0.76″
July 1, 2020	0.86″

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County: New Castle County · State: Delaware

Nearby: Wilmington Newark Middletown Elsmere New Castle

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