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Brr! It’s icicle season in the Cape Region

Nature’s frozen art result of frigid temps
The Shark Tank sign in “ewey Beach” is covered. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTOS
Chris Flood
January 13, 2025

It’s been over a week since nearly a foot of snow covered the Cape Region.

Typically, following a large snow, temperatures creep back up above freezing during the day and the thaw is on. Icicles are formed, but they don’t stand a chance to grow.

This time around, however, temperatures have mostly stayed at or below freezing. Icicles are taking advantage of growing season – there are some monstrous icicles forming off the eaves of houses, while others have encrusted plants and anything below.

The National Weather Service is calling for temperatures in the low 40s Jan. 13, but the rest of the week is expected to be in the 30s during the day and teens at night. Icicles that survive Jan. 13’s heat wave may be around for a while.

This is just a small collection of icicles in the area. If you know of a big icicle or one that’s a cool shape, send a photo to cflood@capegazette.com.

 

The icicle coming off this house on Front Street in Milton has slowly been growing over the past week. The area got snow last week, but cold temperatures have allowed icicles to grow.
A reverse wave is coming off this business on Second Street in Rehoboth Beach.
This house on Third Street in Rehoboth Beach has a fall of ice.
The vine coming out of a Park Avenue house in Rehoboth Beach looks like a frozen rain chain coming off the gutter.
This is an actual frozen rain chain hanging from a gutter on St. Louis Street in Dewey Beach.
The pine needle-clogged gutters on this house in Rehoboth Beach are apparently having a tough time draining.
The gutter on the Cannonball House in Lewes needs to be replaced because of the ice, but there’s also a small amount on the top of the railing, showing that it’s built up over time.
The early morning sun shows that this icicle coming off the H&R Block in Milton has connected to the pile of ice below.
Usually protected from the hot summer sun, the house side of this bush on Chestnut Street in Milton wishes it was getting that sun now.
We’re not exactly sure how old this West Fourth Street house in Lewes is, but this isn’t the first time it’s seen an icicle form at this corner of the building.
Technically, this isn’t an icicle, but it’s fun that this polar bear-looking pile of snow hasn’t melted off its mailbox on Chesapeake Street in Dewey Beach.

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