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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 199, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 27, 2025Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Talbot County, Maryland

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 27, 2025, 2:10 PM EDT for Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Talbot County, Maryland. It was in force for 52 min. 2 reports 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 27, 2025, 2:10 PM EDT (18:10 UTC)
Expired: Jul 27, 2025, 3:02 PM EDT
In force: 52 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, Talbot County, MD

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:14 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 27, 2:32 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	Stevensville, MD	Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from Stevensville. Tree down on Walker Road at Whispering Court.
Jul 27, 2:55 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 N Hambleton, MD	Tree down on Route 50 at Bay Acres Drive.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 99 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: 900 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -82 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 903 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 44 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.1
Supercell composite: 0.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

917 
WUUS51 KPHI 271810
SVRPHI
MDC029-035-041-271915-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0199.250727T1810Z-250727T1915Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
210 PM EDT Sun Jul 27 2025

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Talbot County in eastern Maryland...
  Southwestern Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland...
  Southwestern Kent County in northeastern Maryland...

* Until 315 PM EDT.

* At 210 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near South River,
  moving southeast at 15 mph.

  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...
  Easton, Talbot, Trappe, St. Michaels, Oxford, Queen Anne,
  Grasonville, Starr, Tilghman Island, Stevensville, Skipton,
  Copperville, Chester, Wye Mills, Hambleton, Cordova, Queenstown,
  Hillsboro, and Stevensville South.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

In addition to 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.

&&

LAT...LON 3903 7631 3897 7622 3903 7620 3900 7592
      3858 7605 3870 7622 3870 7623 3876 7622
      3871 7628 3878 7629 3876 7632 3868 7634
      3869 7634 3875 7638 3897 7625 3893 7631
      3896 7631 3884 7637 3885 7638
TIME...MOT...LOC 1810Z 293DEG 15KT 3892 7644 

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

$$

Gorse

4 follow-up statements

374 
WWUS51 KPHI 271825
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
225 PM EDT Sun Jul 27 2025

MDC029-035-041-271915-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0199.000000T0000Z-250727T1915Z/
Talbot MD-Queen Anne's MD-Kent MD-
225 PM EDT Sun Jul 27 2025

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT
FOR TALBOT...SOUTHWESTERN QUEEN ANNE'S AND SOUTHWESTERN KENT
COUNTIES...

At 224 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Romancoke, or 9
miles east of South River, 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...
Easton, Talbot, Trappe, St. Michaels, Oxford, Queen Anne,
Grasonville, Starr, Tilghman Island, Stevensville, Skipton,
Copperville, Chester, Wye Mills, Hambleton, Cordova, Queenstown,
Hillsboro, and Stevensville South.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move
indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers.
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 3903 7631 3897 7622 3903 7620 3900 7592
      3858 7605 3870 7622 3870 7623 3876 7622
      3871 7628 3878 7629 3876 7632 3868 7634
      3869 7634 3875 7638 3897 7625 3893 7631
      3896 7631 3884 7637 3885 7638
TIME...MOT...LOC 1824Z 295DEG 19KT 3889 7632 

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

$$

Gorse

943 
WWUS51 KPHI 271843
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
243 PM EDT Sun Jul 27 2025

MDC029-035-041-271915-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0199.000000T0000Z-250727T1915Z/
Talbot MD-Queen Anne's MD-Kent MD-
243 PM EDT Sun Jul 27 2025

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT
FOR TALBOT...SOUTHWESTERN QUEEN ANNE'S AND SOUTHWESTERN KENT
COUNTIES...

At 243 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Overton to near Talbot to near Tilghman Island,
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...
Easton, Talbot, Trappe, St. Michaels, Oxford, Queen Anne,
Grasonville, Starr, Tilghman Island, Stevensville, Skipton,
Copperville, Chester, Wye Mills, Hambleton, Cordova, Queenstown,
Hillsboro, and Stevensville South.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3903 7631 3897 7622 3903 7620 3900 7592
      3858 7605 3870 7622 3870 7623 3876 7622
      3871 7628 3878 7629 3876 7632 3868 7634
      3869 7634 3875 7638 3897 7625 3893 7631
      3896 7631 3884 7637 3885 7638
TIME...MOT...LOC 1843Z 293DEG 18KT 3900 7624 3885 7624 3870 7641 

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

$$

Gorse

044 
WWUS51 KPHI 271855
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
255 PM EDT Sun Jul 27 2025

MDC029-035-041-271915-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0199.000000T0000Z-250727T1915Z/
Talbot MD-Queen Anne's MD-Kent MD-
255 PM EDT Sun Jul 27 2025

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 315 PM EDT
FOR TALBOT...SOUTHWESTERN QUEEN ANNE'S AND SOUTHWESTERN KENT
COUNTIES...

At 255 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Grasonville to Copperville to 6 miles south of
Tilghman Island, 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...
Easton, Talbot, Trappe, St. Michaels, Oxford, Queen Anne,
Grasonville, Starr, Tilghman Island, Skipton, Copperville, Wye Mills,
Hambleton, Cordova, Queenstown, and Hillsboro.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3897 7622 3903 7620 3900 7592 3858 7605
      3870 7622 3870 7623 3876 7622 3871 7628
      3878 7629 3876 7632 3868 7634 3869 7634
      3875 7638 3897 7625
TIME...MOT...LOC 1855Z 296DEG 17KT 3896 7618 3881 7618 3866 7635 

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

$$

Gorse

006 
WWUS51 KPHI 271902
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
302 PM EDT Sun Jul 27 2025

MDC029-035-041-271912-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0199.000000T0000Z-250727T1915Z/
Talbot MD-Queen Anne's MD-Kent MD-
302 PM EDT Sun Jul 27 2025

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

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 has been cancelled.  However gusty winds and
heavy rain are still possible with these thunderstorms.

LAT...LON 3897 7622 3903 7620 3900 7592 3858 7605
      3870 7622 3870 7623 3876 7622 3871 7628
      3878 7629 3876 7632 3868 7634 3869 7634
      3875 7638 3897 7625
TIME...MOT...LOC 1856Z 293DEG 15KT 3896 7617 3881 7617 3866 7634 

$$

Gorse

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 27, 3:03 AM EDT	Heat Advisory	PHI	Caroline, Talbot	13 hr
Jul 27, 1:57 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Kent, Queen Anne's	63 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.