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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 148, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2026, 6:54 PM EDT for Kent County, Delaware; Caroline County, Queen Anne's County, Maryland. It was in force for 36 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 5, 2026, 6:54 PM EDT (22:54 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2026, 7:30 PM EDT
- In force
- 36 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Kent County, DE, Caroline County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 47 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:58 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 5, 7:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Hope, MD | Several large tree branches down on the east side of Centreville. |
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 5, 6:44 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 139 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
- 61 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -350 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1346 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
670
WUUS51 KPHI 052254
SVRPHI
DEC001-MDC011-035-052345-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0148.260705T2254Z-260705T2345Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
654 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
West central Kent County in central Delaware...
Northeastern Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland...
Northeastern Caroline County in eastern Maryland...
* Until 745 PM EDT.
* At 654 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Oakland, or 9
miles east of Centerville, moving northeast at 10 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is
possible.
* Locations impacted include...
Greensboro, Oakland, Ridgely, Sudlersville, Goldsboro, Woodside,
Hartly, Hazlettville, Jumptown, Sandtown, Carville, Hope,
Henderson, Marydel, Templeville, and Barclay.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service
office in Mount Holly NJ.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3925 7581 3925 7576 3906 7556 3892 7590
3905 7603
TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 230DEG 10KT 3903 7589
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
MPS2 follow-up statements
427
WWUS51 KPHI 052314
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
714 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026
DEC001-MDC011-035-052345-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0148.000000T0000Z-260705T2345Z/
Kent DE-Queen Anne's MD-Caroline MD-
714 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL KENT...NORTHEASTERN QUEEN ANNE'S AND NORTHEASTERN
CAROLINE COUNTIES...
At 714 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sudlersville,
or 12 miles northeast of Centerville, moving north at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Sudlersville, Goldsboro, Hartly, Henderson, Marydel, Templeville, and
Barclay.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Mount Holly NJ.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3901 7578 3908 7600 3925 7581 3925 7576
3916 7567
TIME...MOT...LOC 2314Z 201DEG 11KT 3912 7586
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
MPS883
WWUS51 KPHI 052330
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
730 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026
DEC001-MDC011-035-052340-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0148.000000T0000Z-260705T2345Z/
Kent DE-Queen Anne's MD-Caroline MD-
730 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL KENT...
NORTHEASTERN QUEEN ANNE'S AND NORTHEASTERN CAROLINE COUNTIES IS
CANCELLED...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM EDT for
central Delaware...and 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.
LAT...LON 3901 7578 3908 7600 3925 7581 3925 7576
3916 7567
TIME...MOT...LOC 2328Z 230DEG 10KT 3915 7581
$$
MPSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 8:17 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, New Castle | 43 min |
| Jul 4, 8:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | New Castle | 52 min |
| Jul 4, 8:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, New Castle | 57 min |
| Jul 4, 8:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | New Castle | 46 min |
| Jul 4, 9:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Sussex | 22 min |
| Jul 4, 9:52 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Sussex | 38 min |
| Jul 4, 10:52 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | PHI | Kent, New Castle, Sussex | 21 hr |
| Jul 5, 2:33 AM EDT | Flood Watch | PHI | New Castle | 41 hr |
| Jul 5, 5:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, Sussex | 52 min |
| Jul 5, 7:04 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, New Castle | 41 min |
| Jul 5, 6:28 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 47 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.