Wind gusts of greater than 50 mph were reported across the Delmarva region as the storm followed a northeast track and continued to intensify over the next 12 hours. As the low-pressure center passed by to the south of Delaware on January 28, extremely heavy rain fell, especially across southern Sussex County, Delaware. Sources for weather data for the period of the storm from specific stations are explained in Appendix B. Figure 2. Storm track for the northeaster of January 26-29, 1998. Contour map of rainfall for the northeaster of January 26-29, 1993.
Dots show position of recording stations.
Contours are in inches of rainfall.