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Delaware to get heavy rain, potential flooding Friday evening, snow forecast for next week

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January 12, 2024

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Delaware to get heavy rain, potential flooding Friday evening, snow forecast for next week

Gear up for rainy weekend with possible flooding in store, followed by a chance of snow early next week.

The National Weather Service reports that the weekend weather pattern continues to be extremely active in the wake of an energetic jet stream and a pair of storms moving across the country.

Weekend rain, potential flooding coming through

The Northeast is forecast to receive another round of heavy rain stretching into the Mid-Atlantic and southern New England, just days after heavy storms flooded the area earlier in the week.

Rainfall amounts between 1 to 2 inches are less likely than Tuesday’s storm, but saturated ground conditions and higher stream and river levels due to snowmelt could lead to scattered flash flooding, particularly for urban areas, where a Slight Risk of Excessive Rainfall, level 2 out of 4, is in effect, according to the weather service.

Alongside the heavy rain, very gusty winds and coastal flooding will be a concern for the Mid-Atlantic.

What is the weather like in Delaware this weekend?

A gale warning is in effect from 6 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Friday for Delaware Bay water north and south of East Point, New Jersey and Slaughter Beach, Delaware.

Southeast winds between 25 knots and 35 knots are expected, with gusts up to 45 knots and extremely rough waters. Mariners are advised to alter their course, remain in port, seek safe harbor and secure vessels to prepare for severe conditions.

A coastal flood advisory is in effect from 8 p.m. Friday to 2 p.m. Saturday for New Castle County.

Up to 1 foot of inundation above ground level is expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways.

A coastal flood advisory for Sussex County will be in effect from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday.

Up to a 1/2 foot of inundation above ground level is expected in low-lying areas near shorelines and tidal waterways around the Delaware beaches and inland Sussex County.

While widespread minor flooding is forecast for both counties, isolated moderate flooding impacts are possible, along with partial or full road closures.

Drivers are advised to allow extra time for their trip if they must drive in inclement weather and not to drive around barricades or through water of unknown depths.

Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet, New Jersey, to Fenwick Island, Delaware, are under a storm warning from 6 p.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday.

Southeast winds between 30 knots and 40 knots are expected, with gusts up to 50 knots and 8-foot to 13-foot seas expected.

Very strong winds will cause hazardous seas, reducing visibility for mariners and potentially causing vessels to capsize, according to the National Weather Service.

Will Delaware get snow?

In wake of the weekend storm, a surge of Arctic air is forecast to pass into the Heartland, eventually making its way to the Mid-Atlantic.

According to the National Weather Service, snow is “likely” for the region early next week.

Delaware weather forecast

Friday is mostly sunny with a high near 47 degrees. Light and variable winds between 5 mph and 10 mph will be present in the afternoon, with the potential for gusts as high as 20 mph.

A 100% chance of rain and a possible thunderstorm are expected before 4 a.m. Storms may produce heavy rainfall, with 15 mph to 25 mph winds becoming 20 mph to 25 mph winds after midnight. Wind gusts could be as high as 40 mph. The low will be 54 degrees.

Saturday will see a chance of rain, mainly before 7 a.m., with sunny skies and a high of 43 degrees. It will be breezy with winds between 15 mph and 20 mph, and gusts as high as 35 mph. A 30% chance of precipitation is forecast.

By nightfall, it will be mostly clear with a low around 31 degrees. Winds between 10 mph to 15 mph will be present, with gusts as high as 30 mph.

Sunday will be sunny with a high near 40 degrees. Winds between 10 mph and 15 mph will be present, with gusts as high as 25 mph. By nightfall, a 20% chance of snow is expected. Skies will be mostly clear with a low around 20 degrees.

On Monday, Marting Luther King Jr. Day, skies will be partly sunny with a high near 33 degrees. In the evening, skies will be mostly cloudy with a low around 25 degrees. A 40% chance of precipitation is possible and a chance of snow is forecast after 2 a.m.

Tuesday will be cloudy with a high near 34 degrees. A 70% chance of precipitation is forecast with snow likely after 8 a.m. In the evening, a 60% chance of snow is likely before 8 p.m. Skies will be cloudy with a low around 15 degrees.

Wednesday is forecast to be sunny and breezy with a high near 24 degrees.

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Delaware Supreme Court upholds reforms to curb ‘DExit’ concerns

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March 2, 2026

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Delaware Supreme Court upholds reforms to curb ‘DExit’ concerns

Karl Baker
| Spotlight Delaware

This story was produced by Spotlight Delaware as part of a partnership with Delaware Online/The News Journal. For more about Spotlight Delaware, visit www.spotlightdelaware.org.

A Delaware law passed last year in the wake of escalating assaults on the state’s corporate brand shielded powerful company leaders from facing certain lawsuits brought by smaller investors.

What it didn’t do was violate the Delaware Constitution, the state Supreme Court ruled on Friday, Feb. 27.

More than three months after hearing arguments, the justices ruled that the corporate law reform – known as Senate Bill 21 – did not strip Delaware’s prominent Court of Chancery of its constitutional authority to decide when a business deal is fair.

“The General Assembly’s enactment of SB 21 falls within the ‘broad and ample sweep’ of its legislative power,” the justices stated.

The ruling ends a bruising fight in Delaware over when the state’s business court should allow small-time investors to interrogate insider deals struck within companies by founders or other business leaders.

The ruling also averts what could have been an embarrassment for the state’s legal and political establishment had the high court overturned the law.

More than a year ago, Tesla CEO Elon Musk — the world’s richest person — was calling on business leaders to move their companies’ legal homes out of Delaware. Musk had launched the campaign, which became known as “DExit,” after a Delaware Chancery Court judge ruled that he could not accept a multibillion-dollar pay package from Tesla.

Just as the campaign appeared to be gaining a foothold, Gov. Matt Meyer, legislative leaders, and Delaware attorneys who represent corporations threw their collective heft behind SB 21.

They argued then that the legislation amounted to a “course correction” that would bring the state’s business courts back into alignment with rulings from a decade ago. Many also said the bill was needed to pacify executives who were considering following Musk’s calls to move their companies’ legal homes out of Delaware.

In response, a cadre of critics — which included national law professors, pension fund attorneys, and a handful of progressives within the Delaware legislature — derided SB 21 as a “billionaires bill.”

Some also argued that the legislation was the latest in a string of recent changes to Delaware corporate law that have shifted the state away from protecting shareholder rights and toward giving greater deference to powerful executives.

Meyer and others SB 21 supporters rejected those characterizations last year. And on Friday, he celebrated the Supreme Court’s ruling.

In a statement, he said the decision affirms that “Delaware is the gold standard locale for global companies to do business.” He also stated that the number of companies that maintain their legal home in Delaware had increased throughout 2025 despite the DExit campaign.

“In short, SB 21 is working, and I’m glad it will continue to be the law,” Meyer said.

The legal arguments for SB 21

When arguing against SB 21 in front of the Supreme Court last fall, one attorney asserted that the new law removed the Chancery Court’s time-honored and constitutional duty to say what is fair – or equitable – in a business dispute.

The attorney, Gregory Varallo, argued that by removing a shareholders’ ability to sue their company, the law reduced what he described as the immutable power of the Court of Chancery to oversee a “complete system of equity.”

During his arguments, Varallo also offered the justices an unusual acknowledgement, stating that he knew that his stance was unpopular — and that he understood “well the pressures on this court.”

The comments were a likely reference to the consensus of big business groups and the state’s political establishment that believed SB 21 was necessary for Delaware to remain the world’s preeminent corporate domicile.

Following Varallo, Washington, D.C.-based attorney Jonathan C. Bond defended SB 21, in part, by characterizing his opponents arguments as unprecedented. If adopted, he said they would imperil several existing Delaware laws that go back decades.

He also argued that changing the rules of corporate law – as SB 21 did – “is the same as wiping out jurisdiction merely because it makes some plaintiff’s claims harder.”

Also arguing in favor of SB 21 during the hearing was William Savitt, an attorney with the Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz – among the most prominent corporate law firms in the country.

Last spring, Meyer hired Savitt’s firm to represent the state in the legal defense of SB 21 for a budget rate of $100,000. By comparison, Wachtell Lipton charged Twitter $90 million in 2022 to ferry that company through its arduous, four-month-long acquisition by Elon Musk.

Wachtell’s client list also includes Mark Zuckerberg and other Meta executives and board members, who last summer settled a seven-year-long, multibillion-dollar shareholder lawsuit in the Delaware Chancery Court.

During his arguments on SB 21, Savitt said equity as determined by judges must follow the statutes created by the legislature, and “not displace the law.”

“No natural reading of the words (of the Delaware Constitution) support plaintiff’s position,” he said.

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Police identify victim of Wilmington motorcycle crash

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March 2, 2026

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Police identify victim of Wilmington motorcycle crash

State police identified 29-year-old Brian Silva of New Castle as the victim of a fatal motorcycle crash in Wilmington.

Silva was riding a Harley-Davidson northbound on Dupont Highway approaching Millside Drive in Wilmington around 3:30 p.m. on Feb. 27 when it collided with the rear of a stopped Lexus at that intersection, police said. Silva was ejected from the motorcycle. He was taken to the hospital, where he died.

Delaware State Police are still investigating this incident, and anyone with information is encouraged to reach out to them or to Delaware Crime Stoppers.

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When will Delaware warm up? After snow, ice Tuesday, temps will rise

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March 1, 2026

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When will Delaware warm up? After snow, ice Tuesday, temps will rise

Meteorological winter has ended and we’ve entered spring.

However, there’s still a last winter blast hitting Delaware early this week before a spring warm up hits at the end of the week.

Here’s a look at the Delaware forecast.

Will Delaware see more snow?

After a brisk Monday, March 2 with sunny skies and highs only reaching 35 degrees, there’s a chance of snow after 1 a.m. Tuesday, March 3 with freezing rain after 4 a.m. in New Castle County. Snow and freezing rain are expected before noon Tuesday, March 3. The county may receive less than a half inch of accumulation.

In Kent County and Sussex County, there’s a chance of snow and freezing rain after 1 a.m. Tuesday, March 3.

When will it warm up in Delaware?

It will start feeling like spring as warmer air moves into the First State on Tuesday evening, March 3, but wet weather is coming as well.

Rain is predicted from Tuesday, March 3 through Friday, March 5, but spring-like temperatures will make it bearable. In New Castle County temperatures will range from the mid-50s on Wednesday, March 3 to the 60s on Thursday, March 4 and Friday, March 5. Kent County should see temperatures in the 60s and Sussex County will see 70s during the mid- to later part of the week

What’s the weekend forecast?

Remember when you were daydreaming about warm weather during the polar vortex or blizzard? Well, it is coming next weekend.

The forecast is calling for sunny to partly sunny skies throughout Delaware on Saturday, March 7 and Sunday, March 8. Highs will reach the upper 60s in the north to the low 70s in the south.

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