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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 165, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 9, 2026Talbot County, Maryland

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 9, 2026, 6:55 PM EDT for Talbot County, Maryland. It was in force for 50 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, 6:55 PM EDT (22:55 UTC)
Expired
Jul 9, 2026, 7:45 PM EDT
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Talbot County, MD

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:56 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, 10.9 hours before the alert went out and 108 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.

134 
WUUS51 KPHI 092255
SVRPHI
MDC041-092345-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0165.260709T2255Z-260709T2345Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southern Talbot County in eastern Maryland...

* Until 745 PM EDT.

* At 654 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles south of
  Tilghman Island, or 8 miles east of Breezy Point, 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, Trappe, Oxford, Hambleton, and Windyhill.

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 3873 7634 3876 7624 3874 7626 3873 7624
      3876 7622 3879 7605 3867 7595 3860 7599
      3857 7604 3863 7608 3864 7615 3869 7619
      3867 7620 3871 7622 3870 7623 3873 7631
      3871 7633 3867 7634
TIME...MOT...LOC 2254Z 266DEG 19KT 3862 7635 

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

$$

MJL
2 follow-up statements
870 
WWUS51 KPHI 092331
SVSPHI

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

MDC041-092345-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0165.000000T0000Z-260709T2345Z/
Talbot MD-
731 PM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN TALBOT COUNTY...

At 731 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Trappe, or near
Cambridge, 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...
Trappe, Oxford, Hambleton, and Windyhill.

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 3872 7610 3873 7600 3867 7595 3860 7599
      3857 7604 3863 7608 3864 7615 3869 7619
      3867 7620 3871 7622
TIME...MOT...LOC 2331Z 266DEG 19KT 3863 7610 

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

$$

MJL
009 
WWUS51 KPHI 092341
SVSPHI

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

MDC041-092351-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0165.000000T0000Z-260709T2345Z/
Talbot MD-
741 PM EDT Thu Jul 9 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN TALBOT COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 745 PM EDT...

The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. 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 Maryland.

LAT...LON 3872 7610 3873 7600 3867 7595 3860 7599
      3857 7604 3863 7608 3864 7615 3869 7619
      3867 7620 3871 7622
TIME...MOT...LOC 2341Z 266DEG 19KT 3863 7604 

$$

MJL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 9, 6:20 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIQueen Anne's, Talbot40 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.