Tornado Strikes New Castle Delaware Causing Property Damage

A tornado struck New Castle, Delaware, between Wilmington and Newark as severe weather systems swept through the Philadelphia region, bringing heavy hail, intense winds, and property damage.

The National Weather Service in Delaware and South Jersey issued tornado warnings as the storm moved through the area.

The storm’s path left a trail of destruction across residential neighborhoods spanning from South Jersey to Chester County, where residents reported being blanketed in heavy hail. In Delaware, the impact was more acute; uprooted trees and debris from the vortex smashed vehicles and damaged buildings, according to KYW Newsradio.

One business park off Chapman Road in Newark became a primary scene of the damage. Several cars at the location were caked in mud or crushed by falling branches, entire trees, and wayward signs, KYW Newsradio reported.

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“I was upstairs at work looking through the window and heard all the noise from the tornado, and I didn’t know my car was involved,” said April B., an employee at the business park.

The building where April B. works also sustained damage during the event. The storm caused the structure to lose power and resulted in severed electrical lines.

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Despite the physical destruction to the workspace and vehicles, no injuries were reported among the staff. “We can always replace a car, but if I was in there, one of my coworkers as we go to lunch together, we wouldn’t have probably been as fortunate,” April B. told KYW Newsradio.

Cleanup crews were already on-site working to clear debris in the wake of the storm. While the most intense weather subsided by Thursday evening, rain was expected to continue through the overnight hours and into Friday.