A tornado has touched down in northern Delaware, the weather service says
The twister was confirmed by law enforcement officials.
The National Weather Serivce says that a confirmed tornado has been touched down in Marshallton, New Castle County, which is about seven miles west of Wilmington.
The agency said the twister, located over Pike Creek in north-central New Castle County, was confirmed around 7:15 p.m. by law enforcement authorities.
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Lee Robertson, the observing program leader at the weather service office in Mount Holly said that based on trained-spotter reports and visual evidence, what hit the area unquestionably was a tornado.
He said a weather service investigative team later would be dispatched to determine the EF rating and the twister’s path.
While no details were sparse, the weather service did post reports of roof damage to a grocery store in Marshallton, and toppled trees nearby, included one that landed on a garage.
Meteorologists have been warning of the potential of tornadoes with the atmosphere taking on tropical characteristics in advance of the northward push of Tropical Storm Debby and its remnants.
They said that conditions would be favorable for tornadoes on Friday.