Alert archive / Delaware / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021

Severe Thunderstorm Warning 224, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 26, 2021Kent County, New Castle County, Delaware; Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Maryland

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 26, 2021, 1:05 AM EDT for Kent County, New Castle County, Delaware; Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Maryland. It was in force for 40 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jul 26, 2021, 1:05 AM EDT (05:05 UTC)
Expired
Jul 26, 2021, 1:45 AM EDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Kent County, DE, New Castle County, DE, Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:06 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.

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 00:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 142 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-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Washington/Dulle, VA at 00:00Z on 2021-07-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1389 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Washington/Dulle, VA at 00:00Z on 2021-07-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 45 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
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
1389 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-13 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1315 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
45 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
98 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.3
Supercell composite
3.3

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

702 
WUUS51 KPHI 260505
SVRPHI
DEC001-003-MDC029-035-260545-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0224.210726T0505Z-210726T0545Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
105 AM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern New Castle County in northern Delaware...
  Northwestern Kent County in central Delaware...
  Northeastern Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland...
  Northeastern Kent County in northeastern Maryland...

* Until 145 AM EDT.

* At 105 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Massey, or 11
  miles southwest of Middletown, moving southeast at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is 
           possible.

* Locations impacted include...
  Clayton, Millington, Sudlersville, Hartly, Sassafras, Delaney
  Corner, Massey, Galena and Kenton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3937 7590 3936 7589 3937 7585 3938 7582
      3938 7577 3925 7559 3915 7571 3915 7588
      3936 7593
TIME...MOT...LOC 0505Z 330DEG 13KT 3931 7583 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

BAH
2 follow-up statements
102 
WWUS51 KPHI 260530
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
130 AM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021

DEC001-003-MDC029-035-260545-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0224.000000T0000Z-210726T0545Z/
New Castle DE-Kent DE-Queen Anne's MD-Kent MD-
130 AM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 145 AM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN NEW CASTLE...NORTHWESTERN KENT...NORTHEASTERN QUEEN
ANNE'S AND NORTHEASTERN KENT COUNTIES...

At 130 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Millington, or
14 miles west of Dover, moving southeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Clayton, Millington, Hartly, Sassafras, Delaney Corner, Massey and
Kenton.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3935 7586 3937 7584 3938 7582 3938 7577
      3926 7560 3917 7571 3920 7585
TIME...MOT...LOC 0530Z 330DEG 13KT 3923 7577 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

BAH
685 
WWUS51 KPHI 260536
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
136 AM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021

DEC001-003-MDC029-035-260545-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0224.000000T0000Z-210726T0545Z/
New Castle DE-Kent DE-Queen Anne's MD-Kent MD-
136 AM EDT Mon Jul 26 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN NEW CASTLE...
NORTHWESTERN KENT...NORTHEASTERN QUEEN ANNE'S AND NORTHEASTERN KENT
COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 145 AM EDT...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3935 7586 3937 7584 3938 7582 3938 7577
      3926 7560 3917 7571 3920 7585
TIME...MOT...LOC 0535Z 325DEG 11KT 3925 7572 

$$

BAH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 26, 12:38 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHINew Castle52 min
Jul 26, 12:40 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHIKent50 min
Jul 26, 3:24 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementPHITalbot51 min

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Delaware, 2021Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Maryland, 2021Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2021

Sources

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