Rehoboth Beach Residents Assessing Blizzard Damage

(REHOBOTH BEACH, Del) – While the snowfall may seem like a distant memory, it’s all too common across Lower Delaware as community members and crews have dug themselves out to assess the damage from Sunday’s blizzard.

Local Realtor, Mark Macomber says Sunday’s blizzard ended up being one of the worst he’s ever seen in Lower Delaware.

Mark tells WMDT, “It’s shocking. I’ve been here 35 years and I’ve never seen it. This this bad. Our office is still closed. We can’t operate. Getting right back in. Hit with this nor’easter has definitely been challenging.”

Crews have been hard at work since Monday clearing away trees like this one from neighborhood streets and county roads alike.

For Waterman, Jordan Nally, the condition of his boat and others’ at the harbor has been a concern.

“So right now we were able to check the boats. The boats are fine. They’re still floating. We got some of the snow weight off of them. And then now it’s just, waiting until the wind’s calmed down enough,” says Jordan.

In Mark’s case, several of his neighbors have been dealing with the down trees around their homes…

Including one neighbor who had a tree fall on their house.

“They have trees in their pool, trees on their neighbor’s house. We’ve got, of course, the property, in the neighborhood with the tree through it. So it’s pretty heavy damage,” he says.

And as crews continue working to clear debris from the roads across lower Delaware, plenty of people in the coastal community are thankful for the work being done and hope the power comes back.

“We’re hopeful that here in Rehoboth, we have power soon. Our houses are definitely getting chilly, but just super thankful,” says Jordan.

In a statement posted to Facebook by the City of Rehoboth Beach, officials say it could take days for all down trees to be removed.