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Tornado Warning 16, NWS Wakefield, VA

August 20, 2026Wicomico County, Worcester County, Maryland

NWS Wakefield, VA issued this tornado warning at Aug 20, 2026, 8:23 PM EDT for Wicomico County, Worcester County, Maryland. It was in force for 27 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 20, 2026, 8:23 PM EDT (00:23 UTC)
Expired
Aug 20, 2026, 8:50 PM EDT
In force
27 min
Issued by
NWS Wakefield, VA
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Radar indicated
Hail
0.0 in

Counties Wicomico County, MD, Worcester County, MD

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 59 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 20, 2:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr
Aug 20, 2:58 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC7 hr

The office that day

Everything else NWS Wakefield, VA issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 20, 8:10 PM EDTTornado WarningAKQMecklenburg20 min
Aug 20, 8:35 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQMecklenburg40 min
Aug 20, 8:36 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningAKQ84 min
Aug 21, 5:07 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementAKQCamden38 min
Aug 20, 8:56 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningAKQSomerset, Wicomico, Worcester115 min

Nearby

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.