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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 366, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 3, 2026, 12:02 AM EDT for 4 counties in Maryland; Kent County, Delaware. It was in force for 43 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
- Sep 3, 2026, 12:02 AM EDT (04:02 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 3, 2026, 12:45 AM EDT
- In force
- 43 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, Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 67 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:05 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, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 110 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
- 316 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -263 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1068 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 95 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.8
The text
As transmitted.
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WUUS51 KPHI 030402
SVRPHI
DEC001-MDC011-029-035-041-030445-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0366.260903T0402Z-260903T0445Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1202 AM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
West central Kent County in central Delaware...
Northeastern Talbot County in eastern Maryland...
Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland...
Caroline County in eastern Maryland...
Southwestern Kent County in northeastern Maryland...
* Until 1245 AM EDT.
* At 1202 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Rock Hall,
or 9 miles northwest of Centerville, moving southeast 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...
Centerville, Chestertown, Denton, Centreville, Greensboro, Oakland,
Ridgely, Rock Hall, Church Hill, Goldsboro, Queen Anne, Old Town,
Starr, Jumptown, Sandtown, Harmony, Langford, Overton, Starkey
Corner, and Wye Mills.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
In addition to large hail and damaging winds, frequent cloud to
ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move indoors
immediately. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough
to be struck by lightning.
&&
LAT...LON 3928 7620 3929 7618 3907 7558 3873 7582
3898 7618 3900 7617 3901 7619 3901 7621
3903 7624 3909 7623 3913 7625 3915 7628
3917 7628
TIME...MOT...LOC 0402Z 301DEG 32KT 3913 7620
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Staarmann2 follow-up statements
687
WWUS51 KPHI 030430
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1230 AM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026
DEC001-MDC011-029-035-041-030445-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0366.000000T0000Z-260903T0445Z/
Kent DE-Talbot MD-Queen Anne's MD-Caroline MD-Kent MD-
1230 AM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM EDT
FOR WEST CENTRAL KENT...NORTHEASTERN TALBOT...CENTRAL QUEEN ANNE'S...
NORTHERN CAROLINE AND WEST CENTRAL KENT COUNTIES...
At 1230 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Hope, or near
Centerville, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Wind damage to roofs,
siding, trees, and power lines is possible.
Locations impacted include...
Centerville, Chestertown, Denton, Centreville, Greensboro, Oakland,
Ridgely, Church Hill, Goldsboro, Queen Anne, Old Town, Starr,
Jumptown, Sandtown, Langford, Starkey Corner, Carville, Hope,
Griffin, and Hillsboro.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3897 7609 3914 7616 3928 7615 3907 7558
3878 7578
TIME...MOT...LOC 0430Z 299DEG 31KT 3902 7596
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Staarmann925
WWUS51 KPHI 030440
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1240 AM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026
DEC001-MDC011-029-035-041-030450-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0366.000000T0000Z-260903T0445Z/
Kent DE-Talbot MD-Queen Anne's MD-Caroline MD-Kent MD-
1240 AM EDT Thu Sep 3 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN KENT...
NORTHEASTERN TALBOT...CENTRAL QUEEN ANNE'S...NORTHERN CAROLINE AND
WEST CENTRAL KENT COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 1245 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 3897 7609 3914 7616 3928 7615 3907 7558
3878 7578
TIME...MOT...LOC 0440Z 301DEG 32KT 3907 7607
$$
HoeflichThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3, 1:34 AM EDT | Flash Flood Warning | PHI | New Castle | 4 hr |
| Sep 3, 5:26 AM EDT | Areal Flood Warning | PHI | New Castle | 4 hr |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.