Posts Tagged ‘winds’
Sussex County Preparing for Coastal Storm Bringing Snow, Winds and Freezing Spray
The most significant winter storm of the season could hurl a foot of snow across Sussex County and blast coastal areas with wind-whipped freezing spray, potentially knocking out power and halting travel for millions in the hours to come as a blizzard closes in on the mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions. The National Weather Service has…
Read MoreUPDATED: High winds cause damage across Sussex County, Tornado Confirmed in Cecil County, MD
UPDATED 2/8/20 – 830am – Friday’s morning storms caused problems throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. A couple of strong wind gusts around Sussex and Kent Counties between 9 and noon took down power lines and damaged some buildings. According to DEOS – the Delaware Environmental Observing Station – Areas around Sussex County saw wind gusts during…
Read MoreHurricane Dorian’s impact causes electric wire to burn resulting in power outages near Gumboro
Hurricane Dorian’s impact on Delmarva was felt early Friday morning after high winds caused an electric wire to burn off, resulting in power outages near Gumboro, Delaware. Bill Andrew, president and CEO of Delaware Electric Cooperative, said the cause of the service interruption, which affected dozens of homes in the Gumboro-area, was the result of…
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