Delaware Weather: Tree Comes Crashing Through Delaware Home During Severe Storms

Alecia Reid reports.

CORONAVIRUS FIND OUT WHAT THEWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ISDOING TO GET THIS VIRUS UNDERCONTROL.THAT IS "EYEWITNESS NEWS"AT 5:00 WE ARE STREAMING LIVEON CBSN PHILLY.GOOD EVENING I'M UKEEWASHINGTON.I'M JESSICA KARTALIJA.FIRST A THE 5:00 STORM DAMAGEHARSH STORMS BLEW THROUGHTODAY LEAVING BEHIND DOWNTREES AND DAMAGED HOMES, CARSLIKE THIS SCENE IN CLAYMONTDELAWARE.THAT IS WHERE LARGE TREELIFTED FROM ITS ROOTS ANDCRASH IN THE CAR BLOCKING,NOTING AVENUE.METEOROLOGISTS ARE WORKING TODETERMINE WHETHER TORNADOESTOUCHED DOWN IN ANY OF THESECOMMUNITIES.LETS SHOW YOU SCENE INNORTH COVENTRY CHESTER COUNTYWHERE TREES CAME DOWN ONUTILITY WIRES ON ROUTE 724NEAR 422 RAMPS.STORM WAS CAUSED THOUSANDS OFPOWER OUTAGES IN THE TRI-STATEAREA BUT SOME POWER HAS BEENRESTORED.RIGHT NOW MORE THAN 6700PEOPLE ARE IN THE DARK.THE AREAS ARE IN CHESTERCOUNTY AND NEW CASTLE COUNTY.WE HAVE LIVE TEAM COVERAGE OFTHE STORM DAMAGE AND WHAT WECAN EXPECT NEXT.SO LETS START WITH ALYCIA REIDLIVE FROM NEWARK DELAWAREWHERE SEVERAL HOMES, WERESEVERELY DAMAGED, ALYCIA.REPORTER: THIS BLOCK HASNOT HAD POWER THE ENTIRE DAYAND THE HOME OWNER FOR THEHOUSE BEHIND ME WILL NOW HAVETO FIND SOMEWHERE ELSE TO STAYFOR A WHILE HIGH WINDS, RAINSENT THIS TREE TUMBLING.SCARY THERE FOR A WHILEREPORT REPORT POINT OF THEIMPACT ON THE ROOF LEFT AGAPING HOLE.WE COME OUT HERE WEASSESSED THE SITUATION TO MAKESURE EVERYBODY IS ALL RIGHTFIRST AND FOREMOST AND WE LOOKAT THE TREES, AND WE KIND OFJUST WRITE UP AN ESTIMATE FORTHE INSURANCE COMPANY.REPORTER: HOME OWNER WASINSIDE WHEN THE TREE CAMEDOWN.MAJOR DAMAGE CAN BE SEEN ALLOVER.WIDE OPENED IN THATBEDROOM, WE HAVE CLEARED ITOUT UNDERNEATH JUST IN CASE,STARTED TO POUR TONIGHT.REPORTER: RON ROSE JUNIORSAYS LUCKILY HIS FATHER WASN'TNEAR THE PINT OF IMPACT.PRETTY SHAKEN UP BUT THINGSWERE DOWNSTAIRS SO HE DIDN'TGET HURT.REPORTER: QUITE BUSY FORTHE TREE SERVICES TODAY WITHDOWN TREES ALL OVER NEW CASTLECOUNTY.OWNER ROBERT PATTON SAYS ANUMBER OF THOSE CALLS COULDHAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF THETREES WERE MAINTAIN BEFORERAIN OR HEAVY WIN.A LOT OF TIMES THERE ISUNMAINTAIN TREES.I SUGGEST PEOPLE TAKE CARE OFTHEIR TREES, YOU KNOW, THEYNEED PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCETHAT WITH GO A LONG WAY.REPORTER: C AND R TREESERVICE HAD UPWARDS OF TWODOZEN CALLS.THEIR PROFESSIONALS SUGGESTTAKING CARE OF THOSE TREES ANDGETTING THEM INSPECT.