Governor Markell talks about how Delawareans recently came together, first to help build a new home for a non-profit in Sussex County and then to pull together around Hurricane Irene. The network reality show "Extreme Makeover" came to Sussex County earlier in the month to help drive the construction and capture for broadcast over 1000 Delawareans, including the Governor and members of his Cabinet, volunteering their time and energy to build several buildings that would become the "Jusst Sooup Ranch." The energy around the "extreme makeover" gave way to real concerns over extreme weather, as Hurricane Irene approached, then hit, the state. The state has consolidated into place information about recovery assistance that might be available to individuals and six different state agencies have assigned members to join the Governor's new "Rapid Response Team" which is working to help businesses affected by the Hurricane. Storm and recovery information can be found at: governor.delaware.gov You can subscribe to our video and audio podcasts through iTunes or governor.delaware.gov Please join us on Facebook - www.facebook.com - and Twitter - www.twitter.com
There are currently four severe weather watches for portions of the northeast (2 Severe Thunderstorm, 2 Tornado) that include parts of: New York, Vermont, Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, Virginia and West Virginia.
Yeah, this is a terrible video. I went outside to film (awfully, at that) the first snowfall of the winter season (2007-2008). To make matters worse, it's sideways. Ack. Oh well, at least I have some documentation of it snowing in Delaware while I was here.
Residents and visitors in the city of Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, pitched in to prepare for the coming of Hurricane Irene on Friday, August 26, 2011. Most people had already evacuated the area but a few diehard tourists remained on the boardwalk and on the beach even as TV crews from across the region reported on the hurricane preparations. Most businesses were closed down in anticipation of the storm and doors and windows were taped or boarded up for safety. The weather on the day before Hurricane Irene's arrival was clear, calm, and sunny, with temperatures in the high 80s in addition to high humidity.