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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 224, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 6, 2025, 4:20 PM EDT for Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Maryland. It was in force for 40 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
- Sep 6, 2025, 4:20 PM EDT (20:20 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 6, 2025, 5:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 40 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), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:20 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 watch it was issued in
The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.
| Issued | Product | Office | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 1:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 131 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
- 551 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -121 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1122 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted.
369
WUUS51 KPHI 062020
SVRPHI
MDC029-035-062100-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0224.250906T2020Z-250906T2100Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
420 PM EDT Sat Sep 6 2025
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Northeastern Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland...
Kent County in northeastern Maryland...
* Until 500 PM EDT.
* At 420 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Kennedyville,
or 13 miles south of Aberdeen Proving Ground, moving northeast at
30 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...
Chestertown, Millington, Betterton, Sassafras, Morgnec, Massey,
Crumpton, Kennedyville, Galena, 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.
&&
LAT...LON 3935 7613 3937 7607 3937 7599 3936 7598
3937 7595 3936 7588 3937 7588 3937 7585
3938 7582 3938 7577 3924 7576 3917 7613
3933 7615
TIME...MOT...LOC 2020Z 246DEG 26KT 3929 7606
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
MJL2 follow-up statements
852
WWUS51 KPHI 062045
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
445 PM EDT Sat Sep 6 2025
MDC035-062054-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0224.000000T0000Z-250906T2100Z/
Queen Anne's MD-
445 PM EDT Sat Sep 6 2025
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN QUEEN ANNE'S
COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
northeastern Maryland.
LAT...LON 3936 7588 3937 7585 3938 7582 3938 7577
3925 7576 3924 7580 3926 7585 3926 7586
3925 7588 3925 7594 3937 7595
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 246DEG 26KT 3936 7585
$$
MDC029-062100-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0224.000000T0000Z-250906T2100Z/
Kent MD-
445 PM EDT Sat Sep 6 2025
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN KENT COUNTY...
At 444 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Sassafras, or 9
miles southwest of Middletown, moving northeast at 30 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...
Millington, Massey, Sassafras, and Galena.
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.
&&
LAT...LON 3936 7588 3937 7585 3938 7582 3938 7577
3925 7576 3924 7580 3926 7585 3926 7586
3925 7588 3925 7594 3937 7595
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 246DEG 26KT 3936 7585
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
MJL778
WWUS51 KPHI 062051
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
451 PM EDT Sat Sep 6 2025
MDC029-062101-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0224.000000T0000Z-250906T2100Z/
Kent MD-
451 PM EDT Sat Sep 6 2025
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN KENT COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 500 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However heavy rain
is still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 800 PM EDT for
northeastern Maryland.
LAT...LON 3936 7588 3937 7585 3938 7582 3938 7577
3925 7576 3924 7580 3926 7585 3926 7586
3925 7588 3925 7594 3937 7595
TIME...MOT...LOC 2051Z 246DEG 26KT 3938 7580
$$
MJLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 6:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne's | 32 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.