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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 258, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 28, 2026, 5:53 PM EDT for Kent County, Delaware; Caroline County, Queen Anne's County, Talbot County, Maryland. It was in force for 52 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 28, 2026, 5:53 PM EDT (21:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 28, 2026, 6:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 52 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Kent County, DE, Caroline County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:53 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 6:45 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Sse Hope, MD | Report of power pole down on Dean Rd near Devers Branch Rd. Time estimated by radar. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
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 28, 2:48 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 9 hr |
| Jul 28, 4:20 PM EDT | Tornado Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 136 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
- 710 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -79 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 968 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 174 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.2
The text
As transmitted.
761
WUUS51 KPHI 282153
SVRPHI
DEC001-MDC011-035-041-282245-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0258.260728T2153Z-260728T2245Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
553 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern Kent County in central Delaware...
Northeastern Talbot County in eastern Maryland...
Eastern Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland...
Caroline County in eastern Maryland...
* Until 645 PM EDT.
* At 552 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Cordova, or 8
miles northeast of Easton, moving northeast at 35 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...
Denton, Harrington, Greensboro, Oakland, Ridgely, Sudlersville,
Goldsboro, Queen Anne, Woodside, Viola, Hartly, Starr,
Hazlettville, Jumptown, Sandtown, Skipton, Matthews, Griffin,
Cordova, and Hope.
People at the Delaware State Fair should seek safe shelter
immediately!
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for central
Delaware...and eastern and northeastern Maryland.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for central
Delaware...and eastern and northeastern Maryland.
&&
LAT...LON 3925 7581 3897 7541 3875 7597 3888 7613
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 225DEG 29KT 3887 7598
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
MJL1 follow-up statement
073
WWUS51 KPHI 282210
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
610 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026
MDC041-282219-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0258.000000T0000Z-260728T2245Z/
Talbot MD-
610 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN TALBOT COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for central
Delaware...and eastern and northeastern Maryland.
LAT...LON 3925 7581 3897 7541 3884 7582 3896 7602
TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 270DEG 29KT 3896 7584
$$
DEC001-MDC011-035-282245-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0258.000000T0000Z-260728T2245Z/
Kent DE-Queen Anne's MD-Caroline MD-
610 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHWESTERN KENT...EASTERN QUEEN ANNE'S AND NORTHERN CAROLINE
COUNTIES...
At 609 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Greensboro, or
12 miles southeast of Centerville, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Denton, Harrington, Greensboro, Oakland, Ridgely, Sudlersville,
Goldsboro, Queen Anne, Woodside, Viola, Hartly, Jumptown,
Hazlettville, Sandtown, Felton, Frederica, Hillsboro, Henderson,
Marydel, and Templeville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for central
Delaware...and eastern and northeastern Maryland.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3925 7581 3897 7541 3884 7582 3896 7602
TIME...MOT...LOC 2209Z 270DEG 29KT 3896 7584
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
MJLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 5:29 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | New Castle | 61 min |
| Jul 28, 6:08 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, New Castle | 52 min |
| Jul 28, 6:16 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | New Castle | 29 min |
| Jul 28, 6:23 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | New Castle | 67 min |
| Jul 28, 6:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, New Castle | 67 min |
| Jul 28, 6:46 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | New Castle | 29 min |
| Jul 28, 6:55 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent | 50 min |
| Jul 28, 6:59 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, Sussex | 61 min |
| Jul 28, 7:11 PM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | New Castle | 3 hr |
| Jul 28, 7:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Sussex | 50 min |
| Jul 28, 5:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Talbot | 45 min |
| Jul 28, 5:45 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent | 60 min |
| Jul 28, 5:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Talbot | 24 min |
| Jul 28, 5:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline, Talbot | 47 min |
| Jul 28, 6:15 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Kent, Queen Anne's | 30 min |
| Jul 28, 6:55 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Queen Anne's, Talbot | 35 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.