WINTER STORM: Rehoboth Beach

January 25, 2026/Mari Lou

UPDATED – 01/25/26 – 6pm – Rehoboth Beach City Hall offices will open at 11am Monday.  

Trash will be picked up and follow the regular schedule

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UPDATED – 01/24/26 – 6:20pm – The City of Rehoboth Beach issued an Emergency Route Declaration.  This declaration establishes designated weather-related Emergency Routes within the City of Rehoboth Beach to ensure safe travel, facilitate snow removal and maintain access for emergency services during winter weather.  

There will be NO PARKING on Rehoboth Avenue, Bayard Avenue and State Road after 11pm on Saturday, Jan 24.  This will remain until the city’s snow removal operations are complete

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UPDATED – 01/23/26 – 4:20pm – The City of Rehoboth Beach is preparing for the potential winter storm and dangerously cold temperatures forecast for this weekend and into next week.

Our Public Works department has:

  • At least eight plows ready.
  • Over 30 tons of salt on hand. The City will salt after all plowing is done.
  • Rooms are set up in a local hotel for city employees to safely stay in town, while some workers will stay in their department buildings in order to easily access equipment.
  • Two shifts set for Sunday – one starting Sunday morning and one on Sunday afternoon. 

Rehoboth Avenue will be the biggest priority for clearing to allow access for our police and fire.

Our police department, per usual, will have:

  • All shifts fully staffed.
  • Dispatchers on-call 24-hours.
  • Vehicles prepared and ready.
  • In case of emergency, please call 911. For non-emergencies, please call 302-227-2577.

Reminders for anyone in the City during the storm:

  • If you live within the limits of the City of Rehoboth Beach and you lose power, please call Delmarva Power directly. Here is their press release with more details.
  • Please clear cars off streets if possible prior to the start of the storm.
  • If a snow emergency is declared by the City Manager, parking is restricted on both sides and the full length of Rehoboth Avenue, Bayard Avenue, and State Road. Towing will be enforced if cars cannot be moved.

If the Governor issues driving restrictions in Sussex County, see the details here: SnowDEDrivingRestrictions.pdf

For preparation tips, use the DEMA web site as a resource: DEMA Urges Readiness and Awareness Ahead of Weekend Winter Storm – State of Delaware News

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Potential Winter Storm and Dangerous Cold Coming to Rehoboth Beach

With the forecast of the possibility of a snow event and dangerously cold temperatures this weekend and early next week, there are few things business and homeowners, and residents can do to prepare. Please keep the following in mind:

  • The City will send out a Beacon Alert notifying people of dangerous conditions (to subscribe: text REHOBCH to 888777), however, if you would like more detailed updates and reports on what’s happening before, during, and after the storm, please subscribe to Beyond the Beach newsletter updates.
  • If the storm does move in, avoid parking vehicles on streets to allow city crews to clear roads more effectively. This especially pertains to Rehoboth Avenue.
  • If a snow emergency is declared, the city manager can restrict parking on both sides and the full length of Rehoboth Avenue, Bayard Avenue, and State Road. Please be prepared to move vehicles on those streets if necessary.
  • Clearing sidewalks is the responsibility of individual residential and commercial property owners. The City is not responsible for shoveling sidewalks. • If you are out of town or not residing in your home during the winter, and your home is not already winterized, please have someone: shovel your sidewalks, and look for ways to avoid freezing pipes. If you are able help a neighbor out, please do so.
  • Please resist the temptation to oversalt your sidewalks. Using too much salt can cause major damage to your driveway and lawn once the snow melts – not to mention it’s hard on our pets. Please plan to sweep up the salt after the snow melts.

Any city office closures and impacts to city services will also be posted to the city’s website and on the City of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware Facebook/Instagram.

 

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