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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 155, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 5, 2026Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Maryland

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.

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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 5, 9:42 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGRock Hall, MDTree 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 5, 6:44 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 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.

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°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

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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

$$

MPS
1 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 

$$

MPS

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, 9:31 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.