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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 225, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 27, 2026Caroline County, Queen Anne's County, Talbot County, Maryland

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 27, 2026, 2:11 AM EDT for Caroline County, Queen Anne's County, Talbot County, Maryland. It was in force for 49 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, 2:11 AM EDT (06:11 UTC)
Expired: Jul 27, 2026, 3:00 AM EDT
In force: 49 min
Issued by: NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Caroline County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 06:11 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, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 107 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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.

849 
WUUS51 KPHI 270611
SVRPHI
MDC011-035-041-270700-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0225.260727T0611Z-260727T0700Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
211 AM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Talbot County in eastern Maryland...
  South central Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland...
  Southwestern Caroline County in eastern Maryland...

* Until 300 AM EDT.

* At 211 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over St. Michaels,
  or 8 miles west of Easton, moving southeast at 15 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...
  Easton, Talbot, Trappe, St. Michaels, Preston, Oxford, Tanyard,
  Harmony, Copperville, Choptank, Matthews, Hambleton, Windyhill, and
  Cordova.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3876 7632 3874 7630 3878 7629 3877 7632
      3886 7626 3879 7620 3879 7619 3890 7617
      3879 7583 3870 7589 3857 7603 3863 7608
      3864 7615 3869 7618 3868 7621 3876 7622
      3876 7625 3871 7627 3874 7629 3873 7634
TIME...MOT...LOC 0611Z 296DEG 14KT 3880 7622 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Hoeflich

2 follow-up statements

631 
WWUS51 KPHI 270624
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
224 AM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026

MDC035-270634-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0225.000000T0000Z-260727T0700Z/
Queen Anne's MD-
224 AM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL QUEEN ANNE'S
COUNTY IS CANCELLED...

The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3888 7616 3879 7590 3861 7606 3863 7608
      3864 7615 3869 7618 3868 7621 3876 7622
      3876 7625 3871 7627 3874 7629 3873 7634
      3876 7632 3875 7630 3878 7629 3877 7632
      3886 7626 3879 7620 3879 7619
TIME...MOT...LOC 0624Z 303DEG 10KT 3878 7624 

$$

MDC011-041-270700-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0225.000000T0000Z-260727T0700Z/
Talbot MD-Caroline MD-
224 AM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT
FOR TALBOT AND SOUTHWESTERN CAROLINE COUNTIES...

At 224 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over St. Michaels,
or 9 miles west of Easton, moving southeast at 10 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...
Easton, Talbot, Trappe, St. Michaels, Oxford, Tanyard, Hambleton, and
Copperville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3888 7616 3879 7590 3861 7606 3863 7608
      3864 7615 3869 7618 3868 7621 3876 7622
      3876 7625 3871 7627 3874 7629 3873 7634
      3876 7632 3875 7630 3878 7629 3877 7632
      3886 7626 3879 7620 3879 7619
TIME...MOT...LOC 0624Z 303DEG 10KT 3878 7624 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Hoeflich

904 
WWUS51 KPHI 270648
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
248 AM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026

MDC011-270658-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0225.000000T0000Z-260727T0700Z/
Caroline MD-
248 AM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN CAROLINE COUNTY
IS CANCELLED...

The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3878 7630 3884 7624 3879 7620 3879 7619
      3885 7617 3877 7599 3864 7614 3864 7615
      3869 7618 3868 7621 3876 7622 3876 7625
      3871 7627 3874 7629 3873 7634 3876 7632
      3875 7630 3878 7629
TIME...MOT...LOC 0648Z 311DEG 6KT 3876 7622 

$$

MDC041-270700-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0225.000000T0000Z-260727T0700Z/
Talbot MD-
248 AM EDT Mon Jul 27 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 AM EDT
FOR CENTRAL TALBOT COUNTY...

At 248 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over St. Michaels,
or 8 miles west of Easton, 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...
Easton, St. Michaels, Oxford, and Copperville.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3878 7630 3884 7624 3879 7620 3879 7619
      3885 7617 3877 7599 3864 7614 3864 7615
      3869 7618 3868 7621 3876 7622 3876 7625
      3871 7627 3874 7629 3873 7634 3876 7632
      3875 7630 3878 7629
TIME...MOT...LOC 0648Z 311DEG 6KT 3876 7622 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Hoeflich

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 27, 1:44 AM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Kent, Queen Anne's	46 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.