The tornado also toppled several trees on Dock View Drive, in the Delaware River Industrial Park, where building damage had been reported earlier. It moved eastward, sheering off a utility pole and a tree on Revis Avenue, then damaging a commercial building on Harbor View Drive, where a wall collapsed and there was roof damage, the service said. The tornado struck between 7:50 and 7:55 p.m., striking first at the Mobile Home Village community at 3115 New Castle Ave. Its path was 225 feet wide and a half-mile long. The weather service said the Delaware tornado was rated an EF-0, the lowest level, with estimated top wind of 65 mph. In Delaware, the storms left more than 6,000 electric customers without service. It was one of two confirmed tornadoes to strike the Mid-Atlantic area Thursday night as severe storms moved across the region, knocking down trees and power lines. (Photo: Delaware Free News)ĭELAWARE () The National Weather Service late this afternoon confirmed that extensive damage at a trailer park and industrial buildings north of New Castle was caused by a tornado.Ī funnel cloud was seen in the area on Thursday evening, New Castle County police said early today. Fire on McCormick Drive in Hockessin may have been caused by lightning.
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