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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 192, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 18, 2026, 5:05 PM EDT for Caroline 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 18, 2026, 5:05 PM EDT (21:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 18, 2026, 5:45 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 Caroline County, MD, Talbot County, MD
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:06 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 18, 1:55 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 6 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 114 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
- 1396 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -112 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 936 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 31 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 126 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.4
- Supercell composite
- 5.1
The text
As transmitted.
332
WUUS51 KPHI 182105
SVRPHI
MDC011-041-182145-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0192.260718T2105Z-260718T2145Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
505 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southern Talbot County in eastern Maryland...
Southern Caroline County in eastern Maryland...
* Until 545 PM EDT.
* At 505 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Oxford, or 9
miles northwest of Cambridge, moving east at 25 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is
possible.
* Locations impacted include...
Easton, Denton, Federalsburg, Trappe, Preston, Oxford, Tanyard,
Harmony, Agner, Choptank, Matthews, Hambleton, and Windyhill.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for eastern
Maryland.
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.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for eastern
Maryland.
&&
LAT...LON 3874 7629 3873 7624 3874 7621 3875 7624
3876 7622 3889 7581 3868 7576 3870 7590
3866 7596 3860 7599 3857 7603 3863 7608
3864 7615 3869 7619 3867 7620 3872 7625
3871 7627 3872 7630
TIME...MOT...LOC 2105Z 254DEG 22KT 3866 7620
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
MPS2 follow-up statements
825
WWUS51 KPHI 182132
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
532 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
MDC011-041-182145-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0192.000000T0000Z-260718T2145Z/
Talbot MD-Caroline MD-
532 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN TALBOT AND SOUTHWESTERN CAROLINE COUNTIES...
At 532 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Windyhill, or
near Easton, moving east at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Easton, Trappe, Preston, Choptank, Tanyard, Hambleton, and Windyhill.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for eastern
Maryland.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency.
They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in
Mount Holly NJ.
&&
LAT...LON 3874 7612 3878 7592 3870 7590 3866 7596
3864 7597 3864 7605 3863 7608 3863 7609
TIME...MOT...LOC 2132Z 260DEG 19KT 3869 7601
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
MPS060
WWUS51 KPHI 182137
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
537 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
MDC011-041-182147-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0192.000000T0000Z-260718T2145Z/
Talbot MD-Caroline MD-
537 PM EDT Sat Jul 18 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN TALBOT AND
SOUTHWESTERN CAROLINE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 545 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 gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for eastern
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 3874 7612 3878 7592 3870 7590 3866 7596
3864 7597 3864 7605 3863 7608 3863 7609
TIME...MOT...LOC 2137Z 254DEG 22KT 3869 7600
$$
MPSThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 2:12 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | PHI | Caroline, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 17 hr |
| Jul 18, 5:39 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Caroline, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 62 min |
| Jul 18, 6:09 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Kent, Queen Anne's | 55 min |
| Jul 18, 4:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, Queen Anne's | 62 min |
| Jul 18, 5:14 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 61 min |
| Jul 18, 5:26 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 49 min |
| Jul 18, 5:53 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 52 min |
| Jul 18, 6:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline, Talbot | 20 min |
| Jul 18, 6:25 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | Caroline, Talbot | 4 hr |
| Jul 18, 6:27 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Caroline | 33 min |
| Jul 18, 6:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline | 36 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.