Wilmington, Delaware
Regional Weather Alerts
| Alert: | Coastal Flood Advisory |
| Area(s): | Inland Sussex; Delaware Beaches |
| Effective: | 2026-01-31 @ 1:02 am -> 2026-02-01 @ 11:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-02-01 @ 4:00 am -> 2026-01-31 @ 2:15 pm |
| Severity: | Minor |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Mount Holly NJ on 2026-01-31 @ 1:02 am |
| Headline: | Coastal Flood Advisory issued January 31 at 2:02AM EST until February 1 at 12:00PM EST by NWS Mount Holly NJ |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Up to one foot of inundation above ground level expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways. * WHERE...Sussex County Delaware. * WHEN...From 5 AM to noon EST Sunday. * IMPACTS...At this level, flooding begins on the most vulnerable roads in coastal and bayside communities, and along inland tidal waterways. Some partial or full road closures are possible. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Minor coastal flooding may linger near the times of high tide through Monday. The highest water levels and greatest impacts are forecast to occur during the Sunday morning high tide, when isolated Moderate coastal flood impacts are possible along the back bays. Ice from the back bays could get pushed onshore during high tide, and flood waters could freeze on roadways, further complicating impacts. |
| Alert: | Cold Weather Advisory |
| Area(s): | Inland Sussex; Delaware Beaches; Cape May; Atlantic Coastal Cape May |
| Effective: | 2026-01-31 @ 12:55 am -> 2026-02-01 @ 9:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-01-31 @ 12:55 am -> 2026-01-31 @ 2:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Mount Holly NJ on 2026-01-31 @ 12:55 am |
| Headline: | Cold Weather Advisory issued January 31 at 1:55AM EST until February 1 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Mount Holly NJ |
| Description: |
* WHAT...For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 6 below. For the Wind Advisory, north winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...In Delaware, Sussex County. In New Jersey, Cape May County. * WHEN...For the Cold Weather Advisory, until 10 AM EST Sunday. For the Wind Advisory, from midnight tonight to 4 PM EST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. The cold wind chills as low as 5 below zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. |
| Alert: | Cold Weather Advisory |
| Area(s): | New Castle; Kent; Kent; Queen Anne's; Talbot; Caroline; Western Monmouth; Eastern Monmouth; Salem; Gloucester; Camden; Northwestern Burlington; Ocean; Cumberland; Atlantic; Coastal Atlantic; Coastal Ocean; Southeastern Burlington; Delaware; Philadelphia |
| Effective: | 2026-01-31 @ 12:55 am -> 2026-02-01 @ 9:00 am |
| Onset: | 2026-01-31 @ 12:55 am -> 2026-01-31 @ 2:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Mount Holly NJ on 2026-01-31 @ 12:55 am |
| Headline: | Cold Weather Advisory issued January 31 at 1:55AM EST until February 1 at 10:00AM EST by NWS Mount Holly NJ |
| Description: |
* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 10 below. * WHERE...Portions of central and northern Delaware, northeast Maryland, central and southern New Jersey, and southeast Pennsylvania. * WHEN...Until 10 AM EST Sunday. * IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 10 below zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. |
| Alert: | Wind Advisory |
| Area(s): | Inland Sussex; Delaware Beaches; Cape May; Atlantic Coastal Cape May |
| Effective: | 2026-01-31 @ 12:55 am -> 2026-02-01 @ 3:00 pm |
| Onset: | 2026-01-31 @ 11:00 pm -> 2026-01-31 @ 2:00 pm |
| Severity: | Moderate |
| Certainty: | Likely |
| Urgency: | Expected |
| Issued By: | NWS Mount Holly NJ on 2026-01-31 @ 12:55 am |
| Headline: | Wind Advisory issued January 31 at 1:55AM EST until February 1 at 4:00PM EST by NWS Mount Holly NJ |
| Description: |
* WHAT...For the Cold Weather Advisory, very cold wind chills as low as 6 below. For the Wind Advisory, north winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...In Delaware, Sussex County. In New Jersey, Cape May County. * WHEN...For the Cold Weather Advisory, until 10 AM EST Sunday. For the Wind Advisory, from midnight tonight to 4 PM EST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds will blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. The cold wind chills as low as 5 below zero could result in hypothermia if precautions are not taken. Frostbite and hypothermia will occur if unprotected skin is exposed to these temperatures. |