Alert archive / Delaware / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2022
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 110, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2022, 6:55 PM EDT for Kent County, Sussex County, Delaware; Caroline County, Maryland. It was in force for 33 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
- Jul 5, 2022, 6:55 PM EDT (22:55 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2022, 7:28 PM EDT
- In force
- 33 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Possible
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Kent County, DE, Sussex County, DE, Caroline County, MD
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:57 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 6:58 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Harrington, DE | TREES DOWN ON LIBERTY STREET IN HARRINGTON, DE. TIME ESTIMATED VIA RADAR. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 108 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1205 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 92 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
287
WUUS51 KPHI 052255
SVRPHI
DEC001-005-MDC011-052345-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0110.220705T2255Z-220705T2345Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
655 PM EDT Tue Jul 5 2022
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
West central Sussex County in southern Delaware...
Southwestern Kent County in central Delaware...
East central Caroline County in eastern Maryland...
* Until 745 PM EDT.
* At 655 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Denton, or 17
miles southeast of Centerville, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is
possible.
* Locations impacted include...
Denton, Harrington, Greensboro, Smithville, Andrewsville,
Greenwood, Houston and Farmington.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3885 7591 3897 7581 3896 7548 3869 7565
TIME...MOT...LOC 2255Z 291DEG 16KT 3890 7579
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Staarmann3 follow-up statements
890
WWUS51 KPHI 052308
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
708 PM EDT Tue Jul 5 2022
DEC001-005-MDC011-052345-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0110.000000T0000Z-220705T2345Z/
Sussex DE-Kent DE-Caroline MD-
708 PM EDT Tue Jul 5 2022
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL SUSSEX...SOUTH CENTRAL KENT AND EAST CENTRAL
CAROLINE COUNTIES...
At 708 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Andrewsville to 7 miles northwest of Bridgeville
to Smithville, moving southeast at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Harrington, Smithville, Andrewsville, Greenwood, Houston and
Farmington.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of
a building. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and
may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through
flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3880 7583 3885 7573 3892 7568 3893 7550
3869 7565
TIME...MOT...LOC 2308Z 304DEG 26KT 3889 7564 3883 7568 3879 7576
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Staarmann316
WWUS51 KPHI 052319
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
719 PM EDT Tue Jul 5 2022
DEC001-052329-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0110.000000T0000Z-220705T2345Z/
Kent DE-
719 PM EDT Tue Jul 5 2022
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL KENT COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the warned
area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3877 7578 3882 7572 3882 7567 3884 7562
3884 7556 3869 7565
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 296DEG 18KT 3884 7556 3878 7560 3874 7568
$$
DEC005-MDC011-052345-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0110.000000T0000Z-220705T2345Z/
Sussex DE-Caroline MD-
719 PM EDT Tue Jul 5 2022
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL SUSSEX AND SOUTHEASTERN CAROLINE COUNTIES...
At 719 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Andrewsville to near Bridgeville to near
Smithville, moving southeast at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Smithville and Greenwood.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3877 7578 3882 7572 3882 7567 3884 7562
3884 7556 3869 7565
TIME...MOT...LOC 2319Z 296DEG 18KT 3884 7556 3878 7560 3874 7568
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Staarmann541
WWUS51 KPHI 052328
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
728 PM EDT Tue Jul 5 2022
DEC005-MDC011-052337-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0110.000000T0000Z-220705T2345Z/
Sussex DE-Caroline MD-
728 PM EDT Tue Jul 5 2022
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL SUSSEX AND
SOUTHEASTERN CAROLINE COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...
The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled. However gusty winds and
heavy rain are still possible with these thunderstorms.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Mount Holly NJ.
LAT...LON 3877 7578 3882 7572 3882 7567 3884 7562
3884 7556 3869 7565
TIME...MOT...LOC 2326Z 291DEG 16KT 3883 7552 3877 7556 3873 7564
$$
StaarmannThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 7:18 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Sussex | 42 min |
| Jul 5, 7:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Sussex | 50 min |
| Jul 5, 5:13 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Kent | 47 min |
| Jul 5, 6:20 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Queen Anne's, Talbot | 40 min |
| Jul 5, 6:34 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Queen Anne's | 26 min |
| Jul 5, 6:48 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Caroline | 27 min |
| Jul 5, 7:05 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Talbot | 25 min |
| Jul 5, 7:33 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | PHI | Talbot | 12 min |
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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.