DEWEY BEACH LASHED HIGH
WINDS, HEAVY RAIN AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
FRIDAY JULY 10 1970
Delmarva Power has worked
all weekend to restore damage to poles and wires
knocked out by a severe
storm which struck Delaware and Maryland coastal areas Friday
19 July, 1970. During
the storm a 69,000 volt power line fell and trapped 15 cars and
passengers on the Ocean
City highway south of Dewey Beach. There were no injuries
from the electric.
In addition to the shore
other parts of Maryland and Delaware were lashed by high
winds, heavy rain and
severe thunderstorms.
Delaware State Trooper,
Lou Rickards , on patrol at 2 or 3 pm, shut the road after
lightning struck the
power lines and they began to fall. He had the traffic stop and
park on
the roadside and ordered
everyone to stay in their cars as the wires and pole were laying
on
the vehicles. Within a
hour the power company had all the cars freed with no injuries.
Abstract: Salisbury
Daily Times, Sunday, 12 July 1970.
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