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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 211, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 31, 2025, 3:29 PM EDT for Queen Anne's County, Talbot County, Maryland. It was in force for 46 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 31, 2025, 3:29 PM EDT (19:29 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 31, 2025, 4:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:28 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 31, 4:08 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Easton, MD | Multiple trees down. Time estimated from radar. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 1:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 103 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
- 1355 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -40 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 875 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 30 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.7
The text
As transmitted.
944
WUUS51 KPHI 311929
SVRPHI
MDC035-041-312015-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0211.250731T1929Z-250731T2015Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
329 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Talbot County in eastern Maryland...
Southwestern Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland...
* Until 415 PM EDT.
* At 328 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Tilghman
Island, or 8 miles northeast of Breezy Point, 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, Talbot, St. Michaels, Oxford, Tilghman Island, Hambleton,
and Copperville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 3876 7633 3884 7626 3879 7622 3879 7619
3887 7619 3883 7602 3870 7602 3866 7617
3868 7620 3877 7624 3871 7627 3872 7630
3878 7629 3867 7634 3874 7634 3877 7638
TIME...MOT...LOC 1928Z 244DEG 20KT 3869 7638
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
MJL2 follow-up statements
870
WWUS51 KPHI 311958
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
358 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025
MDC035-041-312015-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0211.000000T0000Z-250731T2015Z/
Talbot MD-Queen Anne's MD-
358 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 415 PM EDT
FOR CENTRAL TALBOT AND SOUTHWESTERN QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTIES...
At 358 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over St. Michaels,
or near Easton, moving northeast at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Easton, St. Michaels, and Copperville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3879 7622 3879 7619 3887 7619 3883 7602
3876 7602 3871 7614 3872 7619 3877 7624
TIME...MOT...LOC 1958Z 244DEG 20KT 3876 7619
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
MJL672
WWUS51 KPHI 312007
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
407 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025
MDC035-041-312016-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0211.000000T0000Z-250731T2015Z/
Talbot MD-Queen Anne's MD-
407 PM EDT Thu Jul 31 2025
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL TALBOT AND
SOUTHWESTERN QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 415 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
eastern and northeastern Maryland.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Mount Holly NJ.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Northeastern Talbot County in eastern Maryland until 445 PM EDT.
LAT...LON 3879 7622 3879 7619 3887 7619 3883 7602
3876 7602 3871 7614 3872 7619 3877 7624
TIME...MOT...LOC 2006Z 244DEG 20KT 3878 7614
$$
MJLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 31, 3:09 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 21 min |
| Jul 31, 3:56 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 49 min |
| Jul 31, 4:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline | 21 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.