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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 183, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 19, 2025Sussex County, Delaware; Caroline County, Talbot County, Maryland

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 19, 2025, 9:58 PM EDT for Sussex County, Delaware; Caroline County, Talbot County, Maryland. It was in force for 47 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 19, 2025, 9:58 PM EDT (01:58 UTC)
Expired
Jul 19, 2025, 10:45 PM EDT
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Sussex County, DE, Caroline County, MD, Talbot County, MD

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 00:00Z, 2.0 hours before the alert went out and 86 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2025-07-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1259 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, Wallops Is Stn, VA at 00:00Z on 2025-07-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 30 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
1259 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-31 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
806 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
30 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
96 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.8

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The text

As transmitted.

782 
WUUS51 KPHI 200158
SVRPHI
DEC005-MDC011-041-200245-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0183.250720T0158Z-250720T0245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
958 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southwestern Sussex County in southern Delaware...
  Southeastern Talbot County in eastern Maryland...
  Southern Caroline County in eastern Maryland...

* Until 1045 PM EDT.

* At 958 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from University Of Maryland Center For Environmental
  Studies to near Vienna to 6 miles southwest of Hebron, moving
  northeast at 25 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Easton, Seaford, Laurel, Federalsburg, Delmar, Trappe, Preston,
  Tanyard, Harmony, Agner, Choptank, Hambleton, Windyhill, Blades,
  and Bethel.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3846 7569 3864 7571 3869 7577 3868 7580
      3871 7584 3868 7593 3860 7599 3857 7603
      3859 7606 3860 7606 3863 7608 3862 7612
      3863 7612 3882 7600 3874 7563 3852 7543
      3845 7555
TIME...MOT...LOC 0158Z 222DEG 23KT 3856 7614 3849 7591 3834 7576 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

AKL
1 follow-up statement
194 
WWUS51 KPHI 200237
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1037 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025

DEC005-MDC011-041-200247-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0183.000000T0000Z-250720T0245Z/
Sussex DE-Talbot MD-Caroline MD-
1037 PM EDT Sat Jul 19 2025

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN SUSSEX...
SOUTHEASTERN TALBOT AND SOUTHERN CAROLINE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT
1045 PM EDT...

The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  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 3846 7569 3864 7571 3869 7577 3868 7580
      3871 7584 3868 7593 3860 7599 3857 7603
      3859 7606 3860 7606 3863 7608 3862 7612
      3863 7612 3882 7600 3874 7563 3852 7543
      3845 7555
TIME...MOT...LOC 0237Z 222DEG 23KT 3873 7595 3866 7572 3851 7557 

$$

MPS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 19, 10:25 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHISussex3 hr

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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.