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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 301, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

August 10, 2026Kent County, New Castle County, Sussex County, Delaware; 4 counties in Maryland

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 10, 2026, 6:07 PM EDT for Kent County, New Castle County, Sussex County, Delaware; 4 counties in Maryland. It was in force for 38 min. 6 reports 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
Aug 10, 2026, 6:07 PM EDT (22:07 UTC)
Expired
Aug 10, 2026, 6:45 PM EDT
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Kent County, DE, New Castle County, DE, Sussex County, DE, Caroline County, MD, Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 26 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:08 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

TimeReportWhereRemark
Aug 10, 6:08 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGCamden, DETree and wires down. Time estimated from radar.
Aug 10, 6:13 PM EDTTSTM WND GST 581 Ne Magnolia, DEMesonet station DEL17 Sr1 At Trap Shooters Rd.
Aug 10, 6:15 PM EDTMARINE TSTM WIND 3920 E Chesapeake Beach, MDA thunderstorm produced an estimated wind gust to 34 knots (39 MPH) near the Cooperative Oxford Laboratory NOS sensor (CXLM2).
Aug 10, 6:20 PM EDTTSTM WND DMG2 S American Corner, MDMultiple trees down. Time estimated from radar.
Aug 10, 6:20 PM EDTMARINE TSTM WIND 411 N Dover Air Force Bas, DE
Aug 10, 6:37 PM EDTTSTM WND DMGBridgeville, DEWires down. Time estimated from 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.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Aug 10, 2:10 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC6 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 144 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 2026-08-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 682 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 2026-08-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -34 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
682 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-91 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1254 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-34 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-2 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.6

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

574 
WUUS51 KPHI 102207
SVRPHI
DEC001-003-005-MDC011-029-035-041-102245-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0301.260810T2207Z-260810T2245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
607 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northern Sussex County in southern Delaware...
  Southwestern New Castle County in northern Delaware...
  Kent County in central Delaware...
  Southern Talbot County in eastern Maryland...
  Eastern Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland...
  Caroline County in eastern Maryland...
  Eastern Kent County in northeastern Maryland...

* Until 645 PM EDT.

* At 607 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
  extending from near Sassafras to near Greensboro to 7 miles south
  of Tilghman Island, moving southeast 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...
  Dover, Easton, Georgetown, Smyrna, Milford, Seaford, Denton,
  Harrington, Camden, Clayton, Federalsburg, Milton, Bridgeville,
  Cheswold, Trappe, Preston, Oxford, Ellendale, Bowers, and Woodside.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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 3871 7627 3872 7627 3872 7630 3895 7577
      3944 7577 3926 7536 3920 7516 3917 7516
      3920 7518 3918 7536 3907 7536 3889 7520
      3874 7522 3854 7570 3865 7571 3871 7584
      3868 7593 3857 7603 3871 7622 3868 7635
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 292DEG 29KT 3937 7573 3894 7572 3864 7635 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

MPS
1 follow-up statement
400 
WWUS51 KPHI 102236
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
636 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026

DEC001-003-005-MDC011-029-035-041-102246-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0301.000000T0000Z-260810T2245Z/
Sussex DE-New Castle DE-Kent DE-Talbot MD-Queen Anne's MD-
Caroline MD-Kent MD-
636 PM EDT Mon Aug 10 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHERN SUSSEX...SOUTHWESTERN
NEW CASTLE...KENT...SOUTHERN TALBOT...EASTERN QUEEN ANNE'S...CAROLINE
AND EASTERN KENT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 645 PM EDT...

The storms which prompted the warning have moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with these thunderstorms.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for
central, northern and southern Delaware...eastern and northeastern
Maryland...and southern New Jersey.

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 3871 7627 3872 7627 3872 7630 3895 7577
      3944 7577 3926 7536 3920 7516 3917 7516
      3920 7518 3918 7536 3907 7536 3889 7520
      3874 7522 3854 7570 3865 7571 3871 7584
      3868 7593 3857 7603 3871 7622 3868 7635
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 292DEG 29KT 3929 7549 3886 7548 3857 7611 

$$

MPS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 10, 4:39 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHINew Castle66 min
Aug 10, 4:46 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHINew Castle20 min
Aug 10, 5:36 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHIKent, New Castle, Sussex39 min
Aug 10, 6:22 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHISussex23 min
Aug 10, 7:04 PM EDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPHISussex41 min

Nearby

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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.