Delaware Bay is churning with waves driven by Tropical Storm Fay. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Cars and trucks drive through water on flooded Plantation Road between Lewes and Rehoboth Beach. Any significant rainfall usually floods the roadway. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Runoff from nearby communities floods into a ditch along Kings Highway in Lewes. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
The RV Hugh R. Sharp sits in a choppy Roosevelt Inlet in Lewes. NICK ROTH PHOTO
The cornfield at the corner of Cave Neck Road and Route 1 is getting plenty of water. NICK ROTH PHOTO
The center median of Route 1 is quickly filling with water. NICK ROTH PHOTO
The firewood at Indian Point Farm Market in Lewes will soon be floating. NICK ROTH PHOTO
Front Street in Milton is closed due to flooding. NICK ROTH PHOTO
It’s a perfect day for geese. NICK ROTH PHOTO
Magnolia Street in Milton is flooded and closed. NICK ROTH PHOTO
Dick Bryan’s rain gauge at DeVries Circle in Lewes overflowed after it hit the four-inch mark Friday at about noon. DENNIS FORNEY PHOTO
A driver plows through through draining rainfall flowing across Clay Road outside Lewes where the upper reaches of Canary Creek cross the road. DENNIS FORNEY PHOTO
Field corn is at the tasseling stage in Sussex County, Friday’s plentiful rain will be used by the the stalks to begin forming ears on the plants. DENNIS FORNEY PHOTO
Friday’s rain turned the parking lot of The Station on Kings Highway into a lake with several inches of water. DENNIS FORNEY PHOTO
The floating docks at the Cape May-Lewes Ferry rise and fall with the waves. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Waves break on the Delaware East End Lighthouse Breakwater. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
The wind whips waves as they break along the Atlantic Ocean shoreline at Cape Henlopen State Park. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Delaware Bay is churning with waves driven by Tropical Storm Fay. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Cars and trucks drive through water on flooded Plantation Road between Lewes and Rehoboth Beach. Any significant rainfall usually floods the roadway. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Runoff from nearby communities floods into a ditch along Kings Highway in Lewes. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
The RV Hugh R. Sharp sits in a choppy Roosevelt Inlet in Lewes. NICK ROTH PHOTO
The cornfield at the corner of Cave Neck Road and Route 1 is getting plenty of water. NICK ROTH PHOTO
The center median of Route 1 is quickly filling with water. NICK ROTH PHOTO
The firewood at Indian Point Farm Market in Lewes will soon be floating. NICK ROTH PHOTO
Front Street in Milton is closed due to flooding. NICK ROTH PHOTO
It’s a perfect day for geese. NICK ROTH PHOTO
Magnolia Street in Milton is flooded and closed. NICK ROTH PHOTO
Dick Bryan’s rain gauge at DeVries Circle in Lewes overflowed after it hit the four-inch mark Friday at about noon. DENNIS FORNEY PHOTO
A driver plows through through draining rainfall flowing across Clay Road outside Lewes where the upper reaches of Canary Creek cross the road. DENNIS FORNEY PHOTO
Field corn is at the tasseling stage in Sussex County, Friday’s plentiful rain will be used by the the stalks to begin forming ears on the plants. DENNIS FORNEY PHOTO
Friday’s rain turned the parking lot of The Station on Kings Highway into a lake with several inches of water. DENNIS FORNEY PHOTO
The floating docks at the Cape May-Lewes Ferry rise and fall with the waves. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Waves break on the Delaware East End Lighthouse Breakwater. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
The wind whips waves as they break along the Atlantic Ocean shoreline at Cape Henlopen State Park. RON MACARTHUR PHOTOHeavy rain and wind from Tropical Storm Fay blew into the Cape Region Friday, July 10. The National Hurricane Center has issued a tropical storm warning for the area until 4:15 p.m. and the National Weather Service has issued a flash flood warning until 4 p.m.
Two to four inches of rain is expected with the chance of higher totals in some areas. The tide was working in favor of the Cape Region with low tide in the region between 6:18 and 9:49 a.m. The next high tide is at 1:15 p.m. at Indian River Inlet, 1:24 p.m. at Roosevelt Inlet and 3:11 p.m. in Oak Orchard.
Tropical Storm Fay is the earliest-named storm ever along the Atlantic coast, according to the National Weather Service.
The weekend forecast calls for a chance of afternoon rain showers on Saturday, July 11, and sunny conditions all day Sunday, July 12, with temperatures near 90 degrees.
Delaware Bay is churning with waves driven by Tropical Storm Fay. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Cars and trucks drive through water on flooded Plantation Road between Lewes and Rehoboth Beach. Any significant rainfall usually floods the roadway. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Runoff from nearby communities floods into a ditch along Kings Highway in Lewes. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
The RV Hugh R. Sharp sits in a choppy Roosevelt Inlet in Lewes. NICK ROTH PHOTO
The cornfield at the corner of Cave Neck Road and Route 1 is getting plenty of water. NICK ROTH PHOTO
The center median of Route 1 is quickly filling with water. NICK ROTH PHOTO
The firewood at Indian Point Farm Market in Lewes will soon be floating. NICK ROTH PHOTO
Front Street in Milton is closed due to flooding. NICK ROTH PHOTO
It’s a perfect day for geese. NICK ROTH PHOTO
Magnolia Street in Milton is flooded and closed. NICK ROTH PHOTO
Dick Bryan’s rain gauge at DeVries Circle in Lewes overflowed after it hit the four-inch mark Friday at about noon. DENNIS FORNEY PHOTO
A driver plows through through draining rainfall flowing across Clay Road outside Lewes where the upper reaches of Canary Creek cross the road. DENNIS FORNEY PHOTO
Field corn is at the tasseling stage in Sussex County, Friday’s plentiful rain will be used by the the stalks to begin forming ears on the plants. DENNIS FORNEY PHOTO
Friday’s rain turned the parking lot of The Station on Kings Highway into a lake with several inches of water. DENNIS FORNEY PHOTO
The floating docks at the Cape May-Lewes Ferry rise and fall with the waves. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
Waves break on the Delaware East End Lighthouse Breakwater. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO
The wind whips waves as they break along the Atlantic Ocean shoreline at Cape Henlopen State Park. RON MACARTHUR PHOTO


