News Journal Archive: Mid-Atlantic United States floods of 2006

From June 28, 2006, traffic floats down Smith Bridge rd. heading for the covered bridge.

Seaford was the hardest hit community during heavy rains in 2006. Dozens of family had to be evacuated as flooding damaged numerous homes and business. This photo, from Sunday June 25, 2006., shows a Salisbury special operations team uses an inflatable raft to move Wal-Mart workers from the building across the flooded parking lot.

From June 26, 2006, Delaware State trooper Nick Terranova (right) and other police officers on the scene, where three vehicles were submerged due to flooding along Commons Blvd. on Monday.

Heavy rains in western Sussex County caused flooding and forced the evacuation of residents on Sunday June 25, 2006.

Flooding at the corner of Washington and Linden Streets in Seaford on Sunday June 25, 2006.

Heavy rains in western Sussex County caused flooding and forced the evacuation of residents Sunday June 25, 2006.

From Sunday June 25, 2006. Mobile Gardens mobile home park on Brickyard Rd. near Blades was evacuated due to flooding on Sunday. Sussex County was the hardest by the weather event that became known as the Mid-Atlantic floods of 2006.

From the United States Mid-Atlantic Flood of 2006. A woman tries to enter through the window of her car while another motorist helps move her car from the water along Airport Road.

Sussex County was hardest hit by the Mid-Atlantic United States Flood of 2006. Here, cars try to navigate flooded roadways in the Rehoboth Beach area.