Storm Damage
A bad thunderstorm and a possible tornado hit Hockessin, Talleyville, and Arden early this afternoon. Post your storm stories.
The storm knocked out power to nearly 15,000 customers throughout New Castle County, according to Delmarva Power’s web site. The outages appear concentrated in Pike Creek, with more than 6,000 outages, and the Iron Hill area south of Newark, where another 2,500 are without power as of about 1 p.m., Delmarva said. [..]
Reports included toppled trees on Barley Mill Road at Del. 141, and on Del. 41 near the Westminster neighborhood. Authorities also are are on the scene of several electrical poles being down in the 3300 and 3400 block of Lancaster Pike. Tree debris is reported down on northbound Interstate 95 after the Delaware Avenue exit, and drivers are able to use only one lane.
We just experienced a strong wind micro-burst in Hockessin. Trees down all over the place. I wouldn’t be surprised if it turns out to be a tornado (although I didn’t see one).
Yeah, puck, the radar looks bad. I am up in Philly right now, and the storm is just now hitting.
It looked so bad in Newark, I hid in the basement.
Well, took shelter.
The tornado warning sirens were sounding off in Wilmington. Unfortunately, NO ONE in my building here at work knew what they were!!! Shouldn’t the public be educated on tornado sirens???
What do “tornado” sirens sound like?
Are they different from your average “siren” sound?
I have heard it before. It is not your ordinary fire station alarm. But it also doesn’t sound like an air raid siren like they have out in the mid west and south. I have videotaped the siren beore, and will post it later tonight.
first floor of my building had a major sewage backup . i work in the basement. joy.
It is Obama’s fault, SB.
You know, we contributors to DL get emails telling us when someone comments on our posts. And I saw that anonone posted and I immediately thought to myself “Self, I bet A1 is going to say the storm is Obama’s fault.” I laughed at that notion, because surely A1 was not that much of a one note wonder.
“It is Obama’s fault,…”
Probably.
But, rest assured, Bush (and/or the Tea Party) will get full credit.
I support the thunderstorm. Because if you don’t, we will get a hurricane instead.
heh
scenario in which a1 can blame obama, and i can blame the tea party.
since the place I work is partially subsidized by the government, one could make the case that vital structural fixes could have been made if money that the Tbaggers didnt block was allowed to be spent. it is obama’s fault for not fighting harder, or making himself dictator to override them or whatever he’s supposed to do.
“Someday a real rain will come and wash all this scum off the streets.”-Travis Bickle, TAXI DRIVER. I wish it would wash away the TEA-BAGGERS!
The Wilmington Sirens were accompanied by a loudspeaker warning people to take shelter….then also alerting everyone when it was all clear.
Here is the tornado siren in Wilmington. I am looking west, and the city skyline is beyond those trees.
Hmmmm….I would have thought the ice cream man’s recording went faulty.
LOL, Joanne.