Tornado leaves trail of damage across New Castle County, Delaware

It's Thursday night. I'm Gray Hall with Christy Aleto. Shari will join you tonight for the news at 11. The big story on Action News is the aftermath of those storms that pounded the area today. And tonight, people are working to assess the damage after their homes and vehicles suffered a lot of damage here. We have live team coverage from the storm. Action News reporter Caroline Goggin will take a look at the damage in Delaware County. But first, let's get right over to Action News reporter Amanda Pitts, who is live from Newark, Delaware. Amanda. Yeah, great, Christy. The sheer power of this tornado is on display all over Newark, but a good example is right here in this office park. This storage container was turned upside down. No, it is not on its side. It was flipped upside down. You can't imagine how heavy that thing is. We've been talking to people in this neighborhood, some who had close calls themselves who say while the damage is extensive, they are grateful that everyone safe. I've never experienced anything like this. A quick and powerful tornado ripped through New Castle County, Delaware this afternoon. Oh dude! Leaving a path of damage in its wake. And I was just like, oh my goodness, I've never seen a tornado in real life. Teresa Badley watched the storm from her room at the Sonesta Suites on Chapman Road in Newark. She was about to leave to run an errand. Something just said, don't leave yet. So I waited, and then I looked out the window, and I was like, oh my gosh, it's coming down. So there was the sign there, and it started wavering. I'm like, oh God, please don't let it fall on my car. And it just said, crash. The sign came down on her car and another, shattering her windshield. Her bumper was even blown down the street. The airbag deployed, it's completely crushed. I was minutes from being inside of the car, minutes. Across the street in the Chapman Woods neighborhood, Kashal Patel's Tesla captured the force of the tornado's winds. Sending garbage cans flying. Homes there were damaged and trees were uprooted. Everyone's safe, which is the first, you know, most important thing. Same thing. And I think now we're just, you know, everyone's cleaning up, helping each other out. The tornado even jumped 95 and continued on to Christiana Hospital, where a medical helicopter was damaged, a rotor blade snapped. As the cleanup continues, everyone is just grateful this wasn't worse. Be grateful for what you have, the people that you have, because things can be replaced, but people can't. And here's another example of that damage. A tree came down on this car, smashing it like a pancake. Now, the EMA here in New Castle County tells me, thankfully, no one was injured when that tornado ripped through. They tell me the National Weather Service will be here tomorrow morning to take a closer look at that damage. We're live in Newark, Delaware tonight. Amanda Pitts for Action News at 10 on PHL 17. Back to you. Yeah, a wild and dangerous weather day. Amanda, thank you for that report.