Gov Carney examines Sussex County tornado damage

BRIDGEVILLE – Governor Carney and other officials from the state and Sussex County toured neighborhoods near Bridgeville after a confirmed tornado ripped through the area on the evening of Saturday, April 1. More than 60 buildings were either damaged or destroyed over a 14-mile course through the towns of Bridgeville, Greenwood, and Ellendale, according to preliminary estimates. Many structures at a DelDOT maintenance yard on Newton Road were damaged or destroyed, including one where winds tore a wooden beam out of the ground and shifted the concrete footing. National Weather Service survey teams from Philadelphia/Mt. Holly arrived on the ground…