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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 153, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 5, 2026Kent County, Maryland

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2026, 9:01 PM EDT for Kent County, Maryland. It was in force for 59 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
Jul 5, 2026, 9:01 PM EDT (01:01 UTC)
Expired
Jul 5, 2026, 10:00 PM EDT
In force
59 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Kent County, MD

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:05 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
Jul 5, 6:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 00:00Z, 1.0 hours before the alert went out and 121 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 00:00Z on 2026-07-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2754 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Washington/Dulle, VA at 00:00Z on 2026-07-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 25 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
2754 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1313 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
45 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
1.9

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

523 
WUUS51 KPHI 060101
SVRPHI
MDC029-060200-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0153.260706T0101Z-260706T0200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
901 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Kent County in northeastern Maryland...

* Until 1000 PM EDT.

* At 901 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Back River,
  moving northeast at 25 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...
  Chestertown, Betterton, Newtown, Morgnec, Kennedyville, and Galena.

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 3926 7622 3929 7617 3932 7618 3934 7616
      3933 7614 3937 7611 3937 7599 3936 7598
      3937 7595 3936 7588 3937 7585 3932 7581
      3915 7627 3917 7628
TIME...MOT...LOC 0101Z 243DEG 21KT 3926 7643 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

MPS
1 follow-up statement
457 
WWUS51 KPHI 060155
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
955 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

MDC029-060204-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0153.000000T0000Z-260706T0200Z/
Kent MD-
955 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN KENT COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 1000 PM EDT...

This Severe Thunderstorm Warning will expire at 1000 PM EDT, 
however, a new Severe Thunderstorm Warning will be issued shortly. 

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM EDT for
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 3926 7622 3929 7617 3932 7618 3934 7616
      3933 7614 3937 7611 3937 7599 3936 7598
      3937 7595 3936 7588 3937 7585 3932 7581
      3915 7627 3917 7628
TIME...MOT...LOC 0154Z 243DEG 21KT 3938 7611 

$$

MPS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
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
Jul 6, 6:10 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHICaroline, Talbot90 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.