Tornado record · Enhanced Fujita scale

EF3 tornado, Sussex County, Delaware, April 1, 2023

RatingEF3
Deaths1
Injuries0
Length14.3 mi
Width700 yd
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Path

The path

Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (38.76, -75.64) to the end point (38.82, -75.39), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.

The record

The record

Date
April 1, 2023, 3:59 PM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
Rating
EF3
States
Delaware
Counties
Sussex County
Near the path
Ellendale (approximate: towns the straight recorded line passes through)
Path
14.3 miles long, up to 700 yards wide
Casualties
1 deaths, 0 injuries
Same day

Other tornadoes on April 1, 2023

DateRatingStatePath lengthWidthDeathsInjuries
Apr 1, 2023EF3Alabama, Tennessee12.03 mi215 yd15
Apr 1, 2023EF2Mississippi16.87 mi475 yd15
Apr 1, 2023EF2Mississippi1.61 mi750 yd00
Apr 1, 2023EF2Tennessee18.45 mi500 yd02
Apr 1, 2023EF2New Jersey2.1 mi200 yd00
Apr 1, 2023EF2New Jersey1.59 mi150 yd00
Apr 1, 2023EF2New Jersey0.14 mi50 yd00
Apr 1, 2023EF1Tennessee12.93 mi150 yd00
Apr 1, 2023EF1Mississippi2.11 mi375 yd00
Apr 1, 2023EF1Alabama16.98 mi675 yd01
Apr 1, 2023EF1Tennessee1.44 mi60 yd00
Apr 1, 2023EF1Maryland5.49 mi125 yd00
Apr 1, 2023EF1Pennsylvania3.9 mi200 yd00
Apr 1, 2023EF1New Jersey6 mi600 yd00
Apr 1, 2023EF1New Jersey2.69 mi300 yd00
Nearby

Tornado history nearby

Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.