An isolated severe thunderstorm affected southern Delaware during the late afternoon on the 13th. The thunderstorms formed near an inverted trof boundary that extended north from a low pressure system in North Carolina.

Thunderstorm Wind in KENT, DELAWARE
From 13-JUN-09 16:00:00 to 13-JUN-09 16:05:00 (EST-5)
Location: VERNON
Magnitude: 70.00 EG
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 100.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A severe thunderstorm produced a swath of straight-line wind damage up to one-half mile wide in spots from just west of Harrington in southwestern Kent County in Mispillion Hundred south to the town of Greenwood in northern Sussex County.  Damage began on High Stump Road west of Harrington where a few tree tops were snapped and a few other trees were uprooted. An old barn was blown down, with its roofing material blown up to one-half mile away.  Farther south, two trees were blown down along Burrsville Road. Wind damage continued into Sussex County.
Corn was stripped to the stalk on many fields within the damage swath, resulting in a total loss in some cases.  Wheat and barely fields also suffered substantial damage.  Combined Kent and Sussex County crop losses could easily total several hundred thousand dollars.  Maximum wind speeds were estimated at 80 MPH.

Thunderstorm Wind in SUSSEX, DELAWARE
From 13-JUN-09 16:05:00 to 13-JUN-09 16:15:00 (EST-5)
Location: GREENWOOD
Magnitude: 70.00 EG
Property damage: 100.00K
Crop damage: 100.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A severe thunderstorm produced a swath of straight-line wind damage up to one-half mile wide in spots from southwestern Kent County into western Sussex County.  Most of the wind damage occurred in Northwest Fork Hundred. Maximum wind gusts were estimated at 80 mph and caused property as well as substantial crop damage.  One home sustained substantial damage.  There was widespread crop damage from large hail.
Wind damage in Sussex County started near County Route 16 near Blanchard. The most significant damage occurred parallel to McDowell Road east of Woodbridge Road.  A porch roof was ripped away from a wood-framed farm house, and a steel antenna tower next to the house was bent.  A tree near the house was blown down, and a large chicken barn near the house collapsed.  Farther east, another steel antenna tower was bent, and some shingles were torn off the roof of a nearby house.
Corn was stripped to the stalk on many fields within the damage swath, resulting in a total loss in some cases.  Wheat and barely fields also suffered substantial damage.  Crop losses mainly from hail could easily total several hundred thousand dollars.
Tree damage was also noted in the town of Greenwood.  Small to medium sized limbs were torn away along Minor Street in downtown Greenwood.  Some lawn furniture was blown around, and streets and driveways were littered with leaves.  Some funnel clouds were reported, but they did not touch down.

Hail in SUSSEX, DELAWARE
From 13-JUN-09 16:10:00 to 13-JUN-09 16:10:00 (EST-5)
Location: GREENWOOD
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 300.00K
Reported by: NWS Storm Survey

A severe thunderstorm also produced large hail west of Greenwood in Sussex County.  There was widespread crop damage from large hail. The hail caused corn to be stripped to the stalk. Wheat and barely fields also suffered substantial damage.  Crop losses could easily total several hundred thousand dollars.  In the nearby garden, strawberry plants were pulverized by the hail. The most significant hail damage occurred parallel to McDowell Road east of Woodbridge Road. Hail size was estimated.

Funnel Cloud in SUSSEX, DELAWARE
From 13-JUN-09 16:05:00 to 13-JUN-09 16:05:00 (EST-5)
Location: GREENWOOD
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

A funnel cloud was sighted during a severe thunderstorm in northwest Sussex County. A National Weather Service damage survey indicated that all of the wind damage was straight line and that the funnel did not touch the ground.

Hail in SUSSEX, DELAWARE
From 13-JUN-09 17:14:00 to 13-JUN-09 17:14:00 (EST-5)
Location: SYCAMORE
Magnitude: 1.00 
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Quarter size hail fell in Broad Creek Hundred northeast of Laurel.