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A downed electrical post rests on Jeff Herbster’s car in Cherokee Woods in Ogletown, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, after a severe storm hit the day before.
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A fallen tree splits a house in half in Cherokee Woods in Ogletown, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, after a severe storm hit the day before.
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From left, Marva Hammond receives a hug from neighbor Jessie Davis in Cherokee Woods in Ogletown, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, after a severe storm damaged homes the day before.
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A worker cuts a fallen tree in Cherokee Woods in Ogletown, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, after a severe storm hit the day before.
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Steve Glassed sits outdoors after a severe storm destroyed his home, rendering it uninhabitable, in Cherokee Woods in Ogletown, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023.
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A worker helps restore downed power lines in Cherokee Woods in Ogletown, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, after a severe storm hit the day before.
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A fallen trees is seen in Cherokee Woods in Ogletown, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, after a severe storm hit the day before.
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Caelyn Bryan, 10, sits atop her father’s trailer observing the workers remove a downed tree from a neighbor’s house in Cherokee Woods in Ogletown, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, after a severe storm hit the day before.
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A worker cuts a fallen tree in Cherokee Woods in Ogletown, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, after a severe storm hit the day before.
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New Castle County Executive Matthew Meyer speaks to community resident outside her home in Cherokee Woods in Ogletown, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, after a severe storm hit the day before.
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A worker helps replace downed power lines in Cherokee Woods in Ogletown, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, after a severe storm hit the day before.
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A fallen tree is featured in Cherokee Woods in Ogletown, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, after a severe storm hit the day before.
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Community residents ride bikes or walk after a severe storm in Cherokee Woods in Ogletown, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, after a severe storm hit the day before.
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Workers replace downed power lines in Cherokee Woods in Ogletown, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, after a severe storm hit the day before.
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Workers cut down fallen trees and remove downed power lines in Cherokee Woods in Ogletown, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, after a severe storm hit the day before.
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New Castle County Executive Matthew Meyer speaks to community resident Torri Mattison outside his home in Cherokee Woods in Ogletown, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, after a severe storm hit the day before.
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New Castle County Executive Matthew Meyer speaks to community resident Jeff Herbster outside his home after a severe storm hits Cherokee Woods in Brookside, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023.
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A worker replaces downed power lines in Cherokee Woods in Ogletown, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, after a severe storm hit the day before.
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A worker cuts cables of downed power lines in Cherokee Woods in Ogletown, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, after a severe storm hit the day before.
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A worker replaces downed power lines in Cherokee Woods in Ogletown, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, after a severe storm hit the day before.
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Workers cut down and remove fallen trees in Cherokee Woods in Ogletown, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, after a severe storm hit the day before.
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A worker cuts a fallen tree in Cherokee Woods in Ogletown, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, after a severe storm hit the day before.
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Fallen trees are featured in Cherokee Woods in Ogletown, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, after a severe storm hit the day before.
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Marva Hammond’s damaged bathroom is featured in Cherokee Woods in Ogletown, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, after a severe storm hit the day before.
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Workers remove fallen trees and downed power lines in Cherokee Woods in Ogletown, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, after a severe storm hit the day before.
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A house is covered in fallen branches in Cherokee Woods in Ogletown, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, after a severe storm hit the day before.
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A downed electrical post rests on Jeff Herbster’s car in Cherokee Woods in Ogletown, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, after a severe storm hit the day before.
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Workers cut down and remove fallen trees in Cherokee Woods in Ogletown, Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, after a severe storm hit the day before.
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A storm damaged homes in the Cherokee Woods neighborhood in Ogletown on Aug. 7, 2023.
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A storm uprooted this tree in Jenn Luna’s front yard in the Cherokee Woods neighborhood in Ogletown on Aug. 7, 2023.
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A storm damaged homes in the Cherokee Woods neighborhood in Ogletown on Aug. 7, 2023.
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Construction crews worked to clear fallen trees from the road in Hockessin on Aug. 8, 2023, following a storm the day before.
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Workers clear damage on Aug. 8, 2023, in the Hockessin area following a storm the previous day.
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Fallen trees block roads in Hockessin on Aug. 8, 2023, following a storm the day before.
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Fallen trees blocked traffic in Hockessin on Aug. 8, 2023.
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