An intense nor'easter brought strong to high winds to the region on the 16th. The strongest winds occurred as the nor'easter pulled northeast of the region on the 16th from the early morning into the afternoon. The combination of the heavy rain, even some snow and the winds helped knock down numerous trees and power lines. Peak wind gusts averaged 40 to 60 mph.
The downed trees and wires caused about 14,500 homes and businesses to lose power on the 16th in New Castle County and 3,700 homes and businesses in Sussex County. In New Castle County, outages were centered in Wilmington, Brandywine and Hockessin. The lack of power caused activities to be cancelled at the Hockessin Community Center and Library. In Sussex County, Service was suspended for two days (16th and 17th) on the Cape May-Lewes Ferry that crosses Delaware Bay. The combination of the wind and higher than normal tides caused some sand to be lost along the ocean beaches.
Peak wind gusts included 60 mph at the New Castle County Airport, 56 mph in Dover (Kent County), 56 mph at the Dover Air Force Base (Kent County), 53 mph in Bear (New Castle County), 49 mph in Delaware City (New Castle County), 47 mph in Georgetown (Sussex County) and 44 mph in Blackbird.
The nor'easter low pressure system initially formed in the southern Rockies on the 12th and moved to Arkansas on the morning of the 14th. At 8 p.m. EDT on the 14th, there were two low pressure systems, one in Kentucky and the other in western Alabama. The southern low pressure system became the predominate one overnight and at 8 a.m. EDT on the 15th, it (996 millibar low) was located in western North Carolina. As the 15th continued, it moved northeast and intensified rapidly. At 2 p.m. EDT the nor'easter (989 millibars) was near Raleigh, North Carolina. At 8 p.m. EDT, the nor'easter was a 979 millibar low pressure system near Virginia Beach, Virginia. Another low pressure system formed on its warm front during the afternoon over Chesapeake Bay and at 8 p.m. EDT it (982 millibars) was over extreme southwest New Jersey. The lows consolidated into one again overnight and a very intense 973 millibar low pressure system was located over Monmouth County, New Jersey at 2 a.m. EDT on the 16th. At 8 a.m. EDT on the 16th the nor'easter was down to 968 millibars and located over New York City. That was a drop in central pressure of 28 millibars in 24 hours which qualified it as a meteorological bomb (a drop in central pressure of at least 24 millibars in 24 hours) low pressure system. The nor'easter bottomed at a pressure of about 966 millibars (28.53 inches) at 11 a.m. EDT just south of Long Island, New York. To put into prospective how low the pressure was with this nor'easter, that central pressure is near the border of the pressure defined category 2 and category 3 hurricane once used on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale. As the 16th continued, the nor'easter weakened and meandered across southwest New England and the New York and New Jersey coastal waters. By 2 a.m. EDT on the 17th, the nor'easter's central pressure rose to 988 millibars and a second storm formed on the triple point of its fronts south of Nova Scotia. This became the main low pressure system. The low pressure system then slowly moved southeast over the next couple of days. The heaviest precipitation fell as the low pressure system was rapidly intensifying on the 15th into the early part of the 16th. The strongest winds ceased after the low pressure system started to fill on the afternoon of the 16th.

High Wind in NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE
From 16-APR-07 03:00:00 to 16-APR-07 16:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 52.00 MG
Property damage: 5.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Strong Wind in DELAWARE BEACHES, DELAWARE
From 16-APR-07 03:00:00 to 16-APR-07 16:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 43.00 MG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Strong Wind in INLAND SUSSEX, DELAWARE
From 16-APR-07 03:00:00 to 16-APR-07 16:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 41.00 MG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Strong Wind in KENT, DELAWARE
From 16-APR-07 03:00:00 to 16-APR-07 16:00:00 (EST-5)
Magnitude: 44.00 MG
Property damage: 1.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: AWOS