Heavy snow fell across Kent and Sussex Counties in Delaware from the afternoon of the 25th into the early morning of the 26th. This was the last widespread measurable snow event of the winter season to affect the state. Snowfall averaged around one inch in New Castle County and four to seven inches in Kent and Sussex Counties. Because the heaviest snow fell late in the afternoon and at night, the overall number of accidents was less than the previous event. This marked the third time in the month of March that heavy snow fell in Delaware. The snow started during the first half of the afternoon on the 25th, fell heavy at times in the southern half of Delaware during the late afternoon and the first half of the evening of the 25th and ended from north to south during the early morning on the 26th.  In addition, to the heavy snow, gusty northwest winds through the daytime hours on the 26th caused drifting of the snow back onto roadways and hampered snow removal efforts. Peak wind gusts averaged around 40 mph.
Delaware State Police in Kent and Sussex Counties responded to about forty accidents, eight with injuries (five in Sussex County and three in Kent County) and about twenty-five disabled vehicles. Many roadways during the event remained snow covered and icy, especially in Sussex County.  Interstate speed limits were lowered in New Castle County.
Event snowfall totals included 6.2 inches in Georgetown (Sussex County), 5.5 inches in Seaford (Sussex County), 5.2 inches in Harrington (Kent County), 5.0 inches in Delmar (Sussex County), 4.5 inches in Viola (Kent County), 4.0 inches in Woodside and Dover (Kent County), 1.2 inches in Newark (New Castle County) and 0.7 inches at the New Castle County Airport.
Delaware was located at the western periphery of the heavy snow shield associated with an intense ocean low pressure system. This low pressure system formed in the Gulf of Mexico along a stationary front on the 24th. It moved northeast and was located east of Savannah, Georgia at 8 a.m. EDT on the 25th. It continued to move northeast at 8 p.m. EDT on the 25th was located well offshore of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. A second low pressure system then formed closer to the North Carolina coast near Cape Fear. It too moved northeast and intensified rapidly. It made its closest pass to the Delmarva Peninsula very early on the 26th before merging with the first low pressure system. At 8 a.m. EDT on the 26th, the oceanic storm's surface pressure dropped to 964 millibars (it would bottom at 955 millibars later that day), a drop of 43 millibars in a 24 hour period.
This was the last event in which measurable snow occurred at the New Castle County Airport near Wilmington. The entire seasonal snowfall total at the airport was 56.1 inches and was the second snowiest season on record to the 72.8 inches of snow that fell during the 2009-10 season. Snow removal efforts cost the state of Delaware an estimated thirteen million dollars, four times what was budgeted for the snowfall season.

Heavy Snow in DELAWARE BEACHES, DELAWARE
From 25-MAR-14 11:00:00 to 26-MAR-14 02:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Heavy Snow in INLAND SUSSEX, DELAWARE
From 25-MAR-14 11:00:00 to 26-MAR-14 02:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Trained Spotter

Heavy Snow in KENT, DELAWARE
From 25-MAR-14 12:00:00 to 26-MAR-14 01:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Winter Weather in NEW CASTLE, DELAWARE
From 25-MAR-14 14:00:00 to 26-MAR-14 00:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet