SPC Stats
Path length: 0.5 miles
Width: 50 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 7
Rating: F2
County: Kent
Per the Storm Data Publication, this was the first tornado to hit Delaware during the winter months (December through February). The twister moved to the northeast for only 1/2 mile. Four houses were destroyed. Per the Morning News, Wilmington, DE, Biggs service station was demolished on the northeast corner of US 13 and Delaware 12. The station roof was picked up and carried 300 yards. Nine other homes and two service stations were damaged. The Felton School with 1200 students was missed by yards. There were seven injuries and no fatalities.
Tornado Path
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SPC coordinates (one point since path is short): Start: 39.02 / -75.58
Corrected Coordinates Based on Damage Reports:
Start: 39.004790/-75.572665 End: 39.009852/-75.564643
Note: Exact tornado path may not be straight and/or continuous.
Damage Photo via Delaware Public Archives
Newspaper Clippings
Sources:
January 1967 Storm Data Publication
Grazulis, Thomas P. (1993). Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events. St. Johnsbury, VT: The Tornado Project of Environmental Films. Page 1087.
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