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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

May 26, 2024Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Maryland

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 26, 2024, 3:25 PM EDT for Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Maryland. It was in force for 17 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
May 26, 2024, 3:25 PM EDT (19:25 UTC)
Expired
May 26, 2024, 3:42 PM EDT
In force
17 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

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

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 62 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:29 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 12:00Z, 7.4 hours before the alert went out and 129 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 12:00Z on 2024-05-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 63 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 12:00Z on 2024-05-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -28 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
63 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-217 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1012 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-28 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
63 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

269 
WUUS51 KPHI 261925
SVRPHI
MDC029-035-262000-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0016.240526T1925Z-240526T2000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
325 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland...
  Northeastern Kent County in northeastern Maryland...

* Until 400 PM EDT.

* At 325 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Crumpton, or
  14 miles northeast of Centerville, and is nearly stationary.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Millington, Sudlersville, Massey, Crumpton, Morgnec, and Kingstown.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

In addition to large hail and damaging winds, frequent cloud to
ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors
immediately. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough
to be struck by lightning.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3917 7603 3929 7602 3932 7581 3916 7583
TIME...MOT...LOC 1925Z 181DEG 3KT 3923 7595 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

PO
1 follow-up statement
316 
WWUS51 KPHI 261942
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
342 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024

MDC029-035-261952-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0016.000000T0000Z-240526T2000Z/
Queen Anne's MD-Kent MD-
342 PM EDT Sun May 26 2024

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN QUEEN ANNE'S AND
NORTHEASTERN KENT COUNTIES IS CANCELLED...

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 has been cancelled.  However heavy rain is
still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3917 7603 3929 7602 3932 7581 3916 7583
TIME...MOT...LOC 1934Z 181DEG 3KT 3924 7595 

$$

PO

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.