Coast of Sussex County recovering from Sunday night flooding

SUSSEX COUNTY, Del. – Coastal neighborhoods in Sussex County are recovering from last night’s rain.

Some areas remain flooded. “We just had the normal flooding from the bay that comes up during high tides,” said Dewey Beach Town Manger, Bill Zolper.

Zolper says the area is recovering well following Sunday night’s storm. “Last night, we had some strong winds, and the rain came through. We did have some slight flooding in the north end of town on Bayard Avenue,” Zolper explained.

All of the flooding is being managed with some new tech which aims to better support the coastal land. “With the pump station it acted and did its job. It cleared the water out of the north end of town, but overall Dewey Beach did pretty well during last night’s storm,” Zolper said.

After recent replenishment, the sand dunes in Dewey Beach weathered the storm. In Millsboro, cars took the hit from all the heavy rains. “We’re seeing a lot of disabled vehicles especially a lot in the neighborhoods there have been a few on the highway. The main issue is flooding within a lot of the developments and people are trying to get their houses and can’t because of how substantial the flooding is,” said Millsboro Police Sergeant Jonathan Zubrowski.

Sergeant Zubrowski says fallen debris on the roadways is packing a bigger punch than expected. “I would say this is one of the more severe ones that we’ve seen in a bit and we do get flooding here and there with the nor’easters but as far as what I’ve seen with my time here in 10 years this is one of the worst ones I’ve seen,” Zubrowski explained.

If your vehicle gets disabled on the roadway, Millsboro Police are working to get you safely off the road. “When we get there we immediately check with them and if they are out of the vehicle and in a safe spot what we can do is try to shut down the roadways so that no more cars obviously go through and get stuck,” Zubrowski said.

But to avoid that, Sergeant Zubrowski says the next time heavy rains are predicted, play it smart. “If you cannot physically see the road, do not even attempt it, because sometimes the water is deceiving and you can think that your vehicle can get by, maybe you’re in a bigger truck, but for the most part as you get out there you’re not going to realize it until you’re literally stuck,” sais Zubrowski.

Millsboro Police expect everything to go back to normal Wednesday or Thursday.