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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 224, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 27, 2026Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Maryland

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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Washington/Dulle, VA at 00:00Z on 2026-07-27Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 856 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2026-07-27The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 14 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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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

$$

Hoeflich
2 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

$$

Hoeflich
102 
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 

$$

Hoeflich

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 27, 2:11 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHICaroline, Queen Anne's, Talbot49 min
Jul 27, 2:32 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent, Queen Anne's43 min
Jul 27, 2:54 AM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHITalbot36 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.