Kent Co. Residents Picking Through Aftermath of Dover Storm
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(DOVER, Del) – A 100 plus year old tree in The Circle and the little league fields are just two of the property casualties in Dover after Thursday night’s storms.
It’s something Delaware residents are still processing as they sift through the debris.
“We actually saw all the clouds swirling, and they stopped right above the house, and then just a wall of rain hit. Everything just started smashing into the side of my house,” says First State Heritage Park Interpreter, Sara Mullen.
Also, Amanda Lacklen of Dover at The Circle tells WMDT, “I didn’t I didn’t see any tornadoes, but I’m definitely seeing a lot of these trees. And the aftermath from, heavy winds over at the Collins building. There were two new trees that were bent over.”
The destruction across Dover is unlike anything people have ever seen. From the felled trees in the green to the destruction of a warehouse on Electric Avenue. Even right across the street from that warehouse at Dover’s Little League fields, where two of the fields are now completely unusable. And the scoreboard is barely hanging on.
David Demont, a local little league coach says he worries for the kids.
“I was just devastated by all the, you know, the destruction. And then obviously, I’m just. I’m hurting for the kids. You know, some of these kids are only going to be here for another year. They might not get to play,” says David.
As the debris continues to be clear away, the gut punch of the storm isn’t going anywhere.
Kristie Permelia, a volunteer with Dover Little League says, “The kids not having nothing to play on. They got to come here. Look at this. Like that’s sad for them. Like they work hard. Like this is what they enjoy doing and they can’t come to it. So I would say devastation and sadness.”
The Dover Fire Department says they responded to 32 calls over five hours, requiring assistance by first responders from Kent County, Cheswold, Little Creek, and Leipsic Fire Companies.
The Red Cross of the National Capital & Greater Chesapeake Region responded to residents affected by the severe weather.
