BRIDGEVILLE, Del. — Sussex County residents spent Tuesday cleaning up storm debris after severe weather moved through the area overnight, prompting tornado warnings in parts of Delaware and Maryland.
Heavy rain, frequent lightning and strong winds swept through Sussex County, including Bridgeville, which was among the communities under a tornado warning.
For Carol Phillips, who lives in Bridgeville, the storm brought frightening conditions.
“It was loud. The wind was blowing. My trailer was shaking a little bit. The walls were moving in and out, the rain was pouring, the wind was very strong and scary. I was praying it would go away quickly,” Phillips said.
Phillips said she woke up to find her yard littered with branches and sticks.
WBOC drove through Bridgeville on Tuesday and saw downed branches, small trees, several scattered shingles and overturned trash cans. According to local residents, the strongest storm lasted about an hour.
“There were a lot of dark clouds in Milford and you could hear thunder and see lightning in the distance,” Colin Smullen said.
Smullen, who worked as an emergency physician in Milford during the storm, said the damage was relatively minor.
“I haven’t seen a lot of wire calls or anything like that, very few accidents.”
As cleanup efforts continued across Sussex County, residents expressed satisfaction that the storm did not cause more significant damage.