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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 224, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 27, 2026, 1:44 AM EDT for Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Maryland. It was in force for 46 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 27, 2026, 1:44 AM EDT (05:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 27, 2026, 2:30 AM EDT
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 05:47 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 nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 00:00Z, 5.7 hours before the alert went out and 99 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
- 856 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -8 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1458 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 40 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 1.4
The text
As transmitted.
245
WUUS51 KPHI 270544
SVRPHI
MDC029-035-270630-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0224.260727T0544Z-260727T0630Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
144 AM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland...
Southwestern Kent County in northeastern Maryland...
* Until 230 AM EDT.
* At 144 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Gibson
Island, moving southeast at 5 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to
roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible.
* Locations impacted include...
Rock Hall, Chester, Overton, Old Town, Grasonville, Stevensville,
Queenstown, and Stevensville South.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3904 7631 3898 7628 3897 7622 3900 7617
3903 7624 3917 7627 3916 7604 3891 7620
3892 7620 3896 7625 3891 7625 3894 7628
3891 7630 3892 7630 3896 7631 3891 7632
3895 7636
TIME...MOT...LOC 0544Z 310DEG 6KT 3908 7633
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Hoeflich2 follow-up statements
619
WWUS51 KPHI 270604
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
204 AM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026
MDC029-035-270630-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0224.000000T0000Z-260727T0630Z/
Queen Anne's MD-Kent MD-
204 AM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 AM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN QUEEN ANNE'S AND SOUTHWESTERN KENT COUNTIES...
At 204 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Rock Hall, or 7
miles east of Gibson Island, moving southeast at 5 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to roofs,
siding, trees, and power lines is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Rock Hall, Chester, Overton, Grasonville, Stevensville, Queenstown,
and Stevensville South.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3917 7624 3911 7607 3898 7616 3893 7621
3896 7625 3891 7625 3894 7628 3892 7629
3892 7630 3896 7631 3893 7632 3897 7635
3904 7631 3898 7628 3897 7622 3900 7617
3903 7624 3917 7627
TIME...MOT...LOC 0604Z 306DEG 6KT 3908 7630
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Hoeflich102
WWUS51 KPHI 270623
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
223 AM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026
MDC029-035-270633-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0224.000000T0000Z-260727T0630Z/
Queen Anne's MD-Kent MD-
223 AM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN QUEEN ANNE'S AND
SOUTHWESTERN KENT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 230 AM 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.
LAT...LON 3917 7624 3911 7607 3898 7616 3893 7621
3896 7625 3891 7625 3894 7628 3892 7629
3892 7630 3896 7631 3893 7632 3897 7635
3904 7631 3898 7628 3897 7622 3900 7617
3903 7624 3917 7627
TIME...MOT...LOC 0623Z 310DEG 6KT 3880 7625
$$
HoeflichThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 49 min |
| Jul 27, 2:32 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, Queen Anne's | 43 min |
| Jul 27, 2:54 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Talbot | 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.