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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 164, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
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.
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.
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 9, 2:30 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 7 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.
- 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
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
$$
MJL1 follow-up statement
885
WWUS51 KPHI 092252
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
652 PM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026
MDC035-041-092301-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0164.000000T0000Z-260709T2300Z/
Talbot MD-Queen Anne's MD-
652 PM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL TALBOT AND
SOUTHWESTERN QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 700 PM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However heavy rain
is still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for
eastern and northeastern Maryland.
LAT...LON 3883 7630 3884 7638 3890 7636 3883 7629
3885 7627 3890 7630 3879 7620 3889 7620
3891 7624 3893 7601 3870 7602 3871 7624
3877 7624 3872 7630 3878 7629 3872 7633
3875 7638
TIME...MOT...LOC 2251Z 267DEG 19KT 3882 7616
$$
MJLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 6:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Talbot | 50 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.