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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 192, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 18, 2026Caroline County, Talbot County, Maryland

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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 18, 1:55 PM EDTTornado WatchSPC6 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Washington/Dulle, VA at 12:00Z on 2026-07-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1396 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 2026-07-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 126 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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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

$$

MPS
2 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

$$

MPS
060 
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 

$$

MPS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 18, 2:12 AM EDTHeat AdvisoryPHICaroline, Queen Anne's, Talbot17 hr
Jul 18, 5:39 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHICaroline, Queen Anne's, Talbot62 min
Jul 18, 6:09 AM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHIKent, Queen Anne's55 min
Jul 18, 4:13 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent, Queen Anne's62 min
Jul 18, 5:14 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICaroline, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot61 min
Jul 18, 5:26 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Destructive damage threatPHICaroline, Queen Anne's, Talbot49 min
Jul 18, 5:53 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPHICaroline, Queen Anne's, Talbot52 min
Jul 18, 6:24 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICaroline, Talbot20 min
Jul 18, 6:25 PM EDTFlash Flood WarningPHICaroline, Talbot4 hr
Jul 18, 6:27 PM EDTTornado WarningPHICaroline33 min
Jul 18, 6:40 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatPHICaroline36 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.