Sussex Co. residents deal with flooding

Blocked off roads and standing water, this was the scene Thursday morning in parts of Sussex County.

Sussex County has seen an average of 4.5 inches, but some parts have seen up to 9 inches.

“I have seen it like that before, several times,” says Granville Conaway,  from Georgetown, DE.

Conaway was checking how much water had come down on his property in Georgetown. He showed 47 ABC his rain gauge from the rain collected since Wednesday night, by Thursday morning it was past the 5.5 inch mark. Conaway tells us his front lawn usually gets flooded the most because it’s off Hardscrabble Road, but he admits his property is not his biggest concern,  it’s the safety of the people driving on the road.

“I’ve had cars end up on the field and I have to pull them out,” says Conaway.

Jim Westhoff, spokesperon for DelDOT,  tell us that prior to the rainfall workers cleared out drains to help reduce the flooding,  but he says people should still take precautions.

“Drive carefully because when you go around the corner you don’t know if there will be a whole bunch of standing water there or not. And also if you have to drive through some water drive very slowly,” says Westhoff.

He also tells us DelDOT vehicles will be alerting drivers of flooded roads especially as it gets darker.

“We’ll position vehicles where there is water over the road. Like behind me there is a truck with its lights on sort off as a warning for people,” says Westhoff.

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