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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 107, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 27, 2026Sussex County, Delaware

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 27, 2026, 1:10 PM EDT for Sussex County, Delaware. It was in force for 50 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
Jun 27, 2026, 1:10 PM EDT (17:10 UTC)
Expired
Jun 27, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Sussex County, DE

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:14 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jun 27, 1:23 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG1 N Dagsboro, DETree onto power lines resulting in several power outages. Time estimated from radar.
Jun 27, 1:25 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGDagsboro, DELarge tree limbs down. Time estimated from radar.

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

Did it verify

Verified. The Iowa Environmental Mesonet's Cow matched 2 storm reports to this severe thunderstorm warning; the first came 13 minutes after it went out.

Cow counts a report within 15 km of the polygon while the warning was in force: a tornado for a tornado warning; hail of 1 inch or more, a gust of 58 mph or more or wind damage for a severe thunderstorm warning; a flash flood report for a flash flood warning.

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 5.2 hours before the alert went out and 188 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 2026-06-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 166 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 2026-06-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 20 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
166 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-47 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
647 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
20 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
79 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.1

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The text

As transmitted.

453 
WUUS51 KPHI 271710
SVRPHI
DEC005-271800-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0107.260627T1710Z-260627T1800Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
110 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Sussex County in southern Delaware...

* Until 200 PM EDT.

* At 109 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Millsboro, or
  8 miles southeast of Georgetown, moving east at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to 
           roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible.

* Locations impacted include...
  Georgetown, Millsboro, Lewes, Dagsboro, Millville, Henlopen Acres,
  Long Neck, Ocean View, Frankford, South Bethany, and Dewey Beach.

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 3852 7543 3873 7542 3880 7504 3852 7502
TIME...MOT...LOC 1709Z 263DEG 24KT 3861 7526 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Gorse
4 follow-up statements
207 
WWUS51 KPHI 271722
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
122 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

DEC005-271800-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0107.000000T0000Z-260627T1800Z/
Sussex DE-
122 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN SUSSEX COUNTY...

At 121 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Dagsboro, or 12
miles southeast of Georgetown, moving east at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to roofs, 
         siding, trees, and power lines is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Georgetown, Millsboro, Lewes, Dagsboro, Millville, Henlopen Acres,
Long Neck, Ocean View, Frankford, South Bethany, and Dewey Beach.

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, and
the storm will affect the beaches. For your safety, immediately move
off the beach and seek shelter indoors.

&&

LAT...LON 3874 7537 3880 7504 3852 7502 3852 7538
TIME...MOT...LOC 1721Z 274DEG 26KT 3857 7521 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Gorse
681 
WWUS51 KPHI 271734
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
134 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

DEC005-271800-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0107.000000T0000Z-260627T1800Z/
Sussex DE-
134 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN SUSSEX COUNTY...

At 134 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Millville, or
14 miles north of Ocean City, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to roofs, 
         siding, trees, and power lines is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Millsboro, Dagsboro, Millville, Long Neck, Ocean View, Frankford, and
South Bethany.

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, and
the storm will affect the beaches. For your safety, immediately move
off the beach and seek shelter indoors.

&&

LAT...LON 3852 7530 3863 7528 3869 7503 3852 7502
TIME...MOT...LOC 1734Z 269DEG 19KT 3855 7516 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Gorse
131 
WWUS51 KPHI 271744
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
144 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

DEC005-271800-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0107.000000T0000Z-260627T1800Z/
Sussex DE-
144 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN SUSSEX COUNTY...

At 144 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Millville, or
13 miles north of Ocean City, moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to roofs, 
         siding, trees, and power lines is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Millville, Long Neck, Ocean View, Frankford, and South Bethany.

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, and
the storm will affect the beaches. For your safety, immediately move
off the beach and seek shelter indoors.

&&

LAT...LON 3852 7524 3866 7517 3869 7503 3852 7502
TIME...MOT...LOC 1744Z 264DEG 21KT 3855 7510 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Gorse
407 
WWUS51 KPHI 271758
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
158 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

DEC005-271808-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0107.000000T0000Z-260627T1800Z/
Sussex DE-
158 PM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SUSSEX COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 200 PM EDT...

The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, this warning will be allowed to expire. Another warning 
remains in effect just to the south.

LAT...LON 3852 7524 3866 7517 3869 7503 3852 7502
TIME...MOT...LOC 1758Z 263DEG 24KT 3856 7500 

$$

Gorse

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 27, 8:21 AM EDT, 4 hours 49 minutes earlier. Its key messages:

  • 1. Unsettled conditions are expected through Sunday as a front and several weak upper systems move through, bringing periodic showers and isolated thunder for the weekend. 2. Heat builds back into the region for the middle and end of next week. There is increasing confidence that high temperatures will be well in the 90s to around 100 degrees, with maximum heat index values exceeding 100 degrees for multiple days.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 27, 8:21 AM EDT, 4 hours 49 minutes before
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
821 AM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

.WHAT HAS CHANGED...
The Climate section now lists the high temperature records for
Thursday and Friday of next week.

&&

.KEY MESSAGES...
1. Unsettled conditions are expected through Sunday as a front
and several weak upper systems move through, bringing periodic
showers and isolated thunder for the weekend.

2. Heat builds back into the region for the middle and end of
next week. There is increasing confidence that high temperatures
will be well in the 90s to around 100 degrees, with maximum
heat index values exceeding 100 degrees for multiple days.

&&

.DISCUSSION...
KEY MESSAGE 1... Unsettled conditions are expected through Sunday
as a front and several weak upper systems move through,
bringing periodic showers and isolated thunder for the weekend.

A slow-moving front will essentially become stalled across the
mid-Atlantic today into tonight, especially as a weak low
pressure tracks east from the OH Vly into the region by tonight.
This will cause some subtle moisture resurgence back into
Delmarva and southern parts of the local area, especially
southern NJ, during the day today. With PWs around 1.75" in
these areas by this afternoon amidst an uncapped environment,
scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms will likely
develop/blossom through peak diurnal heating. The severe
potential with these slow-moving downpours remains very low,
owing to poor low-level and midlevel lapse rates and very
marginal instability. The best chance for thunder will be in
Delmarva where instability will be greatest by late afternoon.

Coverage of activity will be largely diurnhally-driven, meaning
there should be a gradual decrease past sunset late this evening
into tonight. That being said, with very subtle forcing and a
sufficently-saturated environment in the region, some isolated
activity should continue through the overnight into Sunday
morning, especially for Delmarva and southern NJ.

Moreover, the latest guidance has trended slightly slower with
boundary clearing the region, with the potential now for
lingering showers and perhaps a few rumbles of thunder as well
into the daytime Sunday (once again favored across southern
parts of the PHI CWA). The very subtle/slow southward
progression of the front will finally make a more concerted
effort further S by Sunday night as a weak surface low finally
pulls to the E of the region. This will allow for low-level wind
fields to become more decidedly northerly, allowing for
slightly drier air to overspread the region into Monday. Drier
conditions are expected for the start of the workweek.

KEY MESSAGE 2...Heat builds back into the region for the middle
and end of next week. There is increasing confidence that high
temperatures will be well in the 90s to around 100 degrees, with
maximum heat index values exceeding 100 degrees for multiple
days.

Strong mid-level ridging will develop over the Great Lakes and Ohio
Valley early in the new week, then will build into the Northeast and
Mid-Atlantic starting on Wednesday and continuing through the end of
next week. Hot and humid conditions will return with high
temperatures well into the 90s to around 100 degrees with and max
heat index values over 100 degrees. This will likely persist for
multiple days, including into the upcoming holiday weekend.

01Z/27 NBM probabilities indicate probabilities >90% of high
temperatures exceeding 95 degrees on both Thursday and Friday,
with greater than 80% probability of high temperatures
near/exceeding 100 degrees from the Lehigh Valley north and across
the Delaware Valley, including Philadelphia, southern New
Jersey, and Delmarva both Thursday and Friday. Max heat index
values could exceed 105 degrees, which would necessitate
potential Extreme Heat Warnings for much of the local area for
several days.

&&

.AVIATION /12Z SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
The following discussion is for KPHL, KPNE, KTTN, KABE, KRDG,
KILG, KMIV, KACY and surrounding areas.

.Today...Overall a cloudy forecast with numerous showers this
morning becoming more scattered by the afternoon. There are
greater chances for showers, and perhaps some TS as well, across
south NJ and Delaware Valley sites by late afternoon into the
evening. Light and variable winds through the day will go out of
the NE/E at times during the afternoon. Confidence is low
overall regarding coverage and timing of activity, including
TSRA potential late in the day.

.Tonight... SHRA/TSRA will become more isolated by/after 06z.
With a gradual moistening of the profile, expect MVFR ceilings
to develop/overspread southern sites by the end of the period.
Cannot rule out some IFR ceilings and prevailing MVFR
visibilities toward 12z Sunday, particularly for KMIV/KACY.

Outlook...

Sunday...VFR. Lingering MVFR/IFR conds in the morning, improving to
VFR by midday. ISO to SCT SHRA or TSRA at KPHL, KILG, KMIV,
KACY, primarily during the afternoon/evening.

Sunday night...VFR. NSW.

Monday through Wednesday...VFR. NSW.

&&

.MARINE...
A nearly stationary front will remain entrenched across the
region through today, providing a focus for periods showers and
tstms. Overall, winds and seas will remain sub-SCA through
tonight. A few tstms are likely prior to 09z, with another
period of possible showers/tstms this afternoon and evening,
with chances in the high chance/low likely category.

Outlook...

Tonight through Sunday...Sub-SCA conditions. VSBY restrictions
in showers, scattered thunderstorms, and mist tonight through
Sunday morning.

Monday through Wednesday...Overall, sub-SCA conditions. Cannot rule
out a brief period of southerly 25+ kt gusts late Tuesday afternoon
north of Barnegat Light.

Rip Currents...

For today, breaking waves in the surf zone are forecast to be
around 2 feet with around a 6 second period and south-southeast
swell. Winds should be mainly southeast around 10 mph. Given
these conditions, we'll continue with a LOW risk for the
development of dangerous rip currents for both the Jersey Shore
and Delaware Beaches.

For Sunday, winds shift to mainly northeasterly around 10 mph with
continuing breaking waves in the surf zone around 2 feet with a
6 to 7 second period and southeast swell. We will continue with
a LOW risk for the development of dangerous rip currents for
both the Jersey Shore and Delaware Beaches.

For specific beach forecasts, visit weather.gov/beach/phi

&&

.CLIMATE...
Here is a list of the high temperature records for July 2
(Thursday) and July 3 (Friday):

Thursday July 2
Allentown...102/1968
Atlantic City Airport...100/1966
Atlantic City Marina...97/1968
Georgetown...99/1953
Mount Pocono...93/1911
Philadelphia...103/1901
Reading...102/1966
Trenton...100/1901
Wilmington...98/1966

Friday July 3
Allentown...105/1966
Atlantic City Airport...104/1966
Atlantic City Marina...99/1919
Georgetown...101/1954
Mount Pocono...103/1911
Philadelphia...104/1966
Reading...103/1966
Trenton...102/1966
Wilmington...102/1966

&&

.PHI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...None.
NJ...None.
DE...None.
MD...None.
MARINE...None.

&&

DISCUSSION...
AVIATION...
MARINE...
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 27, 5:03 AM EDT, 8 hours 7 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
503 AM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

MDZ012-015-019-020-280915-
Kent MD-Queen Annes-Talbot-Caroline-
503 AM EDT Sat Jun 27 2026

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northeast Maryland.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

There is a low probability for widespread hazardous weather.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Hot and humid conditions are expected Wednesday through Friday. Heat
index values in excess of 100 degrees are likely each day during
this stretch.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 27, 1:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHISussex25 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.