Alert archive / Maryland / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 155, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 5, 2026, 9:18 PM EDT for Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Maryland. It was in force for 42 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, 9:18 PM EDT (01:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2026, 10:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 72 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:17 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, 9:42 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Rock Hall, MD | Tree down on Eastern Neck Road and wires down along Rock Hall Avenue. Time estimated from radar. |
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 00:00Z, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 102 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
199
WUUS51 KPHI 060118
SVRPHI
MDC029-035-060200-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0155.260706T0118Z-260706T0200Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
918 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland...
Southwestern Kent County in northeastern Maryland...
* Until 1000 PM EDT.
* At 918 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Magothy
River, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is
possible.
* Locations impacted include...
Centerville, Chestertown, Centreville, Rock Hall, Church Hill, Old
Town, Stevensville, Langford, Chester, Overton, Starkey Corner,
Morgnec, Carville, Hope, Queenstown, Stevensville South, and
Kingstown.
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 3904 7631 3898 7628 3898 7626 3897 7622
3900 7617 3903 7624 3909 7623 3916 7628
3928 7593 3903 7589 3894 7630 3895 7630
3893 7636 3895 7636
TIME...MOT...LOC 0118Z 252DEG 30KT 3905 7639
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
MPS1 follow-up statement
050
WWUS51 KPHI 060154
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
954 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026
MDC029-035-060203-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0155.000000T0000Z-260706T0200Z/
Queen Anne's MD-Kent MD-
954 PM EDT Sun Jul 5 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL QUEEN ANNE'S AND
SOUTHWESTERN KENT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1000 PM EDT...
This Severe Thunderstorm Warning will expire at 1000 PM EDT,
however, a new Severe Thunderstorm Warning will be issued shortly.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 100 AM EDT for
northeastern Maryland.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Mount Holly NJ.
LAT...LON 3904 7631 3898 7628 3898 7626 3897 7622
3900 7617 3903 7624 3909 7623 3916 7628
3928 7593 3903 7589 3894 7630 3895 7630
3893 7636 3895 7636
TIME...MOT...LOC 0153Z 252DEG 30KT 3913 7608
$$
MPSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 9:01 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent | 59 min |
| Jul 5, 9:31 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Queen Anne's, Talbot | 44 min |
| Jul 5, 9:57 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 63 min |
| Jul 5, 10:37 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent | 38 min |
| Jul 6, 6:40 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne's | 2 hr |
| Jul 6, 6:10 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Caroline, Talbot | 90 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.