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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 164, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 9, 2026Queen Anne's County, Talbot County, Maryland

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 9, 2026, 6:20 PM EDT for Queen Anne's County, Talbot County, Maryland. It was in force for 40 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 9, 2026, 6:20 PM EDT (22:20 UTC)
Expired
Jul 9, 2026, 7:00 PM EDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:20 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 9, 2:30 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 100 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 2026-07-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1170 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 2026-07-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 39 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
1170 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-24 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
543 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
39 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
49 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.8

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

617 
WUUS51 KPHI 092220
SVRPHI
MDC035-041-092300-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0164.260709T2220Z-260709T2300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
620 PM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Talbot County in eastern Maryland...
  Southwestern Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland...

* Until 700 PM EDT.

* At 620 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Kent Point,
  or 8 miles east of Shady Side, moving east at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is 
           possible.

* Locations impacted include...
  Easton, Talbot, St. Michaels, Tilghman Island, Skipton,
  Copperville, and Cordova.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3883 7630 3884 7638 3890 7636 3883 7629
      3885 7627 3890 7630 3879 7620 3889 7620
      3891 7624 3893 7601 3870 7602 3871 7624
      3877 7624 3872 7630 3878 7629 3872 7633
      3875 7638
TIME...MOT...LOC 2220Z 267DEG 19KT 3881 7636 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

MJL
1 follow-up statement
885 
WWUS51 KPHI 092252
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
652 PM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026

MDC035-041-092301-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0164.000000T0000Z-260709T2300Z/
Talbot MD-Queen Anne's MD-
652 PM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL TALBOT AND
SOUTHWESTERN QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 700 PM EDT...

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 will be allowed to expire.  However heavy rain
is still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
eastern and northeastern Maryland.

LAT...LON 3883 7630 3884 7638 3890 7636 3883 7629
      3885 7627 3890 7630 3879 7620 3889 7620
      3891 7624 3893 7601 3870 7602 3871 7624
      3877 7624 3872 7630 3878 7629 3872 7633
      3875 7638
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 267DEG 19KT 3882 7616 

$$

MJL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 9, 6:55 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHITalbot50 min

Nearby

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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.