 In Wilmington , Delaware , blocks fell to the street from the steeple of St. Thomas the Apostle Church , and the New Castle County Courthouse was evacuated , as was the air traffic control tower of the New Castle County Airport in nearby Wilmington Manor . Fire marshals and building inspectors were called to assess structures throughout Dover , the capital city , where the city hall was evacuated . Numerous buildings in Georgetown , the Sussex County seat , were evacuated while crews checked for damage ; the Emergency Operations Center there reported 200 calls to 9 @-@ 1 @-@ 1 . Delaware Department of Transportation crews were dispatched statewide to inspect interstate highways , the under @-@ construction replacement Indian River Inlet Bridge , the Delaware Memorial Bridge on I @-@ 295 , and other bridges and roads . 
