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.