Alert archive / Maryland / Tornado Warnings in 2019

Tornado Warning 6, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

April 26, 2019Cecil County, Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Maryland

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this tornado warning at Apr 26, 2019, 4:01 PM EDT for Cecil County, Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Maryland. It was in force for 29 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued: Apr 26, 2019, 4:01 PM EDT (20:01 UTC)
Expired: Apr 26, 2019, 4:30 PM EDT
In force: 29 min
Issued by: NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Cecil County, MD, Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 79 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

Time	Report	Where	Remark
Apr 26, 4:32 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 N Crumpton, MD	TREE DAMAGE AT A HOME NEAR ROUTE 290 AND 291. IRRIGATION SYSTEM ACROSS THE STREET COLLAPSED.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Apr 26, 1:33 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 hours before the alert went out and 115 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 49 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -221 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 715 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 43 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 293 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 355 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.8

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

639 
WFUS51 KPHI 262001
TORPHI
MDC015-029-035-262030-
/O.NEW.KPHI.TO.W.0006.190426T2001Z-190426T2030Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
401 PM EDT FRI APR 26 2019

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Northern Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland...
  Kent County in northeastern Maryland...
  Southwestern Cecil County in northeastern Maryland...

* Until 430 PM EDT.
    
* At 401 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located over Bodkin Point, moving northeast at 35 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* Locations impacted include...
  Chestertown, Rock Hall, Betterton, Newtown, Morgnec, Kennedyville,
  Langford and Kingstown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Mount Holly NJ.

This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3926 7622 3929 7617 3932 7618 3934 7616
      3933 7614 3937 7611 3937 7606 3939 7604
      3939 7601 3929 7587 3910 7624 3913 7625
      3915 7628
TIME...MOT...LOC 2001Z 228DEG 33KT 3912 7641 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

MPS

1 follow-up statement

880 
WWUS51 KPHI 262020
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
420 PM EDT FRI APR 26 2019

MDC015-029-035-262030-
/O.CON.KPHI.TO.W.0006.000000T0000Z-190426T2030Z/
Queen Anne's MD-Kent MD-Cecil MD-
420 PM EDT FRI APR 26 2019

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM EDT FOR NORTHERN
QUEEN ANNE'S...NORTHERN KENT AND SOUTHWESTERN CECIL COUNTIES...
    
At 420 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Newtown, or 13 miles south of Aberdeen Proving
Ground, moving northeast at 55 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

Locations impacted include...
Chestertown, Betterton, Newtown, Morgnec, Kennedyville, Langford and
Kingstown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

If a tornado or other severe weather is spotted, report it to the
National Weather Service or your local nearest law enforcement agency
who will send your report. This act may save lives of others in the
path of dangerous weather.

&&

LAT...LON 3929 7617 3937 7611 3937 7606 3939 7604
      3939 7601 3929 7587 3915 7615
TIME...MOT...LOC 2020Z 234DEG 46KT 3927 7611 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
HAIL...<.75IN

$$

Gorse

The office that day

Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Apr 26, 10:23 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Caroline	37 min
Apr 26, 10:51 AM EDT	Special Weather Statement	PHI	Caroline	24 min
Apr 26, 3:32 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot	58 min
Apr 26, 4:24 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	PHI	Cecil, Kent	36 min
Apr 26, 4:28 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot	47 min
Apr 26, 4:59 PM EDT	Areal Flood Advisory	PHI	Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's	4 hr
Apr 26, 5:07 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Caroline	38 min

Nearby

Tornado Warnings in Maryland, 2019 Every tornado warning in 2019 Tornadoes in 2019

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.