EF1 tornado wreaks havoc in New Castle County neighborhood as storm ravaged communities cleanup

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EF1 tornado wreaks havoc in New Castle County neighborhood as storm ravaged communities cleanup
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Communities are assessing damage after they were slammed in Thursday night's storms. Crews are working diligently to get power back to those without as cleanup continues.

Communities are assessing damage after they were slammed in Thursday night's storms. Crews are working diligently to get power back to those without as cleanup continues."We all got up off of the house and ran. That is it. We saw a bunch of smoke coming from over there," said Sophia Eaton.Residents on the 2300 block of Sherwood Drive in Marshallton watched as firefighters responded to a house fire here at 7:30 Friday evening.

It is a double whammy for this neighborhood still reeling from the EF1 tornado in New Castle County Thursday night."It's extremely terrifying," said Sophia Eaton. She says neighbors are helping each other out while cleanup crews continue to remove downed trees and power lines. The Eaton family got power back on late last night."That side of the road I believe there is still a lot of houses that may be without power," said Christopher.

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