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Flash Flood Warning 31, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 6, 2026Caroline County, Talbot County, Maryland

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this flash flood warning at Jul 6, 2026, 6:10 PM EDT for Caroline County, Talbot County, Maryland. It was in force for 90 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 6, 2026, 6:10 PM EDT (22:10 UTC)
Expired
Jul 6, 2026, 7:40 PM EDT
In force
90 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Flood severity
None

Counties Caroline County, MD, Talbot County, MD

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 48 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:12 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 6, 6:27 PM EDTFLASH FLOOD1 Nw Agner, MDReport from mPING: Street/road flooding; Street/road closed; Vehicles stranded.

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, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 124 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2026-07-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 174 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, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2026-07-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 27 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
174 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-143 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
892 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
27 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
54 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

931 
WGUS51 KPHI 062210
FFWPHI
MDC011-041-070215-
/O.NEW.KPHI.FF.W.0031.260706T2210Z-260707T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
610 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a

* Flash Flood Warning for...
  Southern Caroline County in eastern Maryland...
  Northeastern Talbot County in eastern Maryland...

* Until 1015 PM EDT.

* At 610 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing 
  heavy rain across the warned area. Between 2 and 3 inches of rain 
  have fallen. Additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 2 inches are 
  possible in the warned area. Flash flooding is ongoing or expected 
  to begin shortly.

  HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.

  SOURCE...Radar.

  IMPACT...Flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas,
           highways, streets, and underpasses as well as other
           drainage and low lying areas.

* Some locations that may experience flash flooding include...
  Easton, Denton, Preston, Matthews, Tanyard, Harmony, Griffin and 
  Cordova.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Turn around...don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most 
flood deaths occur in vehicles.

&&

LAT...LON 3873 7613 3882 7613 3888 7600 3888 7579
      3879 7573 3867 7601

FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED

$$

AKL
1 follow-up statement
943 
WGUS71 KPHI 062340
FFSPHI

Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
740 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

MDC011-041-062350-
/O.CAN.KPHI.FF.W.0031.000000T0000Z-260707T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Caroline MD-Talbot MD-
740 PM EDT Mon Jul 6 2026

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHERN CAROLINE AND 
NORTHEASTERN TALBOT COUNTIES...

The heavy rain has ended. Flooding is no longer expected to pose a 
threat. Please continue to heed any remaining road closures.

&&

LAT...LON 3873 7613 3882 7613 3888 7600 3888 7579
      3879 7573 3867 7601

$$

AKL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 5, 9:01 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent59 min
Jul 5, 9:18 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent, Queen Anne's42 min
Jul 5, 9:31 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIQueen Anne's, Talbot44 min
Jul 5, 9:57 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICaroline, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot63 min
Jul 5, 10:37 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent38 min
Jul 6, 6:40 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHICaroline, Kent, Queen Anne's2 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.