Heat and Drought

2+ day, 5+ hour ago   (294+ words) Sponsored by Preston Automotive Group Remnants of a brushfire A statewide drought watch issued in May is still in effect, although a summer of heavy rainstorms has helped refill aquifers, especially in New Castle County. According to the weekly Drought…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (307+ words) Delaware will be under a heat advisory from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sept. 3 before potentially facing severe thunderstorms later in the evening and into Sept. 4, according to the National Weather Service. Delaware could see triple-digit heat index values Sept. 3, with the National Weather…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (137+ words) NEWARK, N.J. (PIX11) — A Code Red has been declared in Newark in anticipation of more extreme heat, with indices expected to climb as high as 100 degrees. The Code Red will be in effect from 11 a.m. on Thursday until 8 p.m. on Friday. Discover…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago   (156+ words) DELAWARE - The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services has announced cooling centers will reopen across the First State as soaring temperatures return this week. DHSS says the cooling centers are being activated due to temperatures passing 90 degrees for multiple…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (122+ words) Delaware may be in the mood to attend parades, watch fireworks displays and take part in tons of Fourth of July and America 250-related fun, but Mother Nature may not be cooperating. With Delaware... Heat wave brings changes, cancellations of…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (99+ words) With all of Delaware under some sort of heat advisory, certain state service centers will operate as cooling centers. Delaware opens cooling centers for heat wave relief in each county In anticipation of a dangerous heat wave, the Delaware Department…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (304+ words) In anticipation of a dangerous heat wave, the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services is opening cooling centers statewide. Starting at noon July 1, New Castle County will be under an extreme heat warning, while the rest of the state,…...

3+ mon, 19+ hour ago   (674+ words) It might be hard for Delawareans to see drought symptoms when they look out their front doors and see lush green lawns and flowering plants, but Kevin Brinson, Delaware’s State Climatologist, warns that everything could change quickly. April 2026 marked the…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (248+ words) Stretches of the Delaware Canal are drying out this spring, and a broken pump system may be to blame. Part of the canal beside the Delaware River on the Pennsylvania side is artificially filled with river water via pump system....

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (84+ words) It's not clear if next week's rain will improve moderate drought conditions much in Delaware. Catch up on the spring's dry weather. Delaware in 'moderate drought' situation. Rain this week may help Delaware remains in a moderate drought this spring....