Alert archive / Maryland / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 361, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 2, 2026, 1:03 PM EDT for Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Maryland. It was in force for 57 min. 2 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
- Sep 2, 2026, 1:03 PM EDT (17:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 2, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:03 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 1:24 PM EDT | MARINE TSTM WIND 40 | 10 Se Bowleys Quarters, MD | A wind gust of 35 knots (40 MPH) was measured by a personal weather station (KMDCHEST37) adjacent to the Chesapeake Bay. |
| Sep 2, 1:24 PM EDT | MARINE TSTM WIND 40 | 10 Se Bowleys Quarters, MD | A wind gust of 35 knots (40 MPH) was measured by a personal weather station (KMDCHEST37) adjacent to the Chesapeake Bay. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 11:46 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 5 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 5.1 hours before the alert went out and 102 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
- 394 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -133 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1089 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 49 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted.
763
WUUS51 KPHI 021703
SVRPHI
MDC029-035-021800-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0361.260902T1703Z-260902T1800Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
103 PM EDT Wed Sep 2 2026
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland...
Kent County in northeastern Maryland...
* Until 200 PM EDT.
* At 103 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Octoraro to Rossville, moving southeast at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is
possible.
* Locations impacted include...
Centerville, Chestertown, Centreville, Romancoke, Rock Hall, Church
Hill, Millington, Sudlersville, Betterton, Old Town, Grasonville,
Newtown, Morgnec, Crumpton, Sassafras, Stevensville, Langford,
Chester, Overton, and Starkey Corner.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3904 7631 3898 7628 3900 7617 3903 7624
3916 7628 3932 7618 3937 7611 3938 7577
3920 7576 3893 7618 3897 7625 3891 7624
3894 7628 3891 7631 3896 7631 3891 7634
3886 7633 3884 7637 3884 7638
TIME...MOT...LOC 1703Z 320DEG 35KT 3965 7617 3935 7646
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
MJL2 follow-up statements
501
WWUS51 KPHI 021744
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
144 PM EDT Wed Sep 2 2026
MDC029-035-021800-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0361.000000T0000Z-260902T1800Z/
Queen Anne's MD-Kent MD-
144 PM EDT Wed Sep 2 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 200 PM EDT
FOR QUEEN ANNE'S AND KENT COUNTIES...
At 143 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Cecilton to near Overton, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Centerville, Chestertown, Centreville, Romancoke, Rock Hall, Church
Hill, Millington, Sudlersville, Old Town, Grasonville, Morgnec,
Crumpton, Sassafras, Stevensville, Langford, Chester, Overton,
Starkey Corner, Massey, and Carville.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3904 7631 3898 7628 3900 7617 3903 7624
3916 7628 3923 7612 3937 7600 3938 7577
3920 7576 3893 7618 3897 7625 3891 7624
3894 7628 3891 7631 3896 7631 3891 7634
3886 7633 3884 7637 3884 7638
TIME...MOT...LOC 1743Z 270DEG 35KT 3937 7587 3907 7616
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
MJL540
WWUS51 KPHI 021753
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
153 PM EDT Wed Sep 2 2026
MDC029-035-021801-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0361.000000T0000Z-260902T1800Z/
Queen Anne's MD-Kent MD-
153 PM EDT Wed Sep 2 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR QUEEN ANNE'S AND KENT COUNTIES
WILL EXPIRE AT 200 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 500 PM EDT for
northeastern Maryland.
To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Mount Holly NJ.
Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
central Kent County and Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland
until 230 PM EDT.
LAT...LON 3904 7631 3898 7628 3900 7617 3903 7624
3916 7628 3923 7612 3937 7600 3938 7577
3920 7576 3893 7618 3897 7625 3891 7624
3894 7628 3891 7631 3896 7631 3891 7634
3886 7633 3884 7637 3884 7638
TIME...MOT...LOC 1751Z 320DEG 35KT 3933 7582 3903 7611
$$
MJLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 9:40 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne's | 65 min |
| Sep 2, 3:53 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | PHI | Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 40 hr |
| Sep 2, 1:43 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 47 min |
| Sep 2, 2:05 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 40 min |
| Sep 2, 2:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline | 47 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.