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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 53, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at May 27, 2026, 11:58 AM EDT for Kent County, Delaware; Atlantic County, Cape May County, Cumberland County, New Jersey. It was in force for 62 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
- May 27, 2026, 11:58 AM EDT (15:58 UTC)
- Expired
- May 27, 2026, 1:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 62 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 0.75 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
Counties Kent County, DE, Atlantic County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 49 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:02 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 12:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 204 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
- 295 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -61 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 629 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 42 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -12 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.2
The text
As transmitted.
828
WUUS51 KPHI 271558
SVRPHI
DEC001-NJC001-009-011-271700-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0053.260527T1558Z-260527T1700Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1158 AM EDT Wed May 27 2026
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Central Kent County in central Delaware...
Southwestern Atlantic County in southern New Jersey...
Southern Cumberland County in southern New Jersey...
Cape May County in southern New Jersey...
* Until 100 PM EDT.
* At 1157 AM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles northeast
of Dover Base Housing, or 8 miles east of Dover, 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...
Dover, Millville, Ocean City, Cumberland, Somers Point, Northfield,
North Wildwood, Laurel Lake, Camden, Wildwood Crest, Woodbine, Sea
Isle City, Estell Manor, Avalon, Longport, Stone Harbor, Corbin
City, Bowers, Cape May Court House, and Scotch Bonnet.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3900 7555 3931 7557 3941 7456 3921 7447
3894 7460
TIME...MOT...LOC 1557Z 273DEG 34KT 3919 7537
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
Fitzsimmons1 follow-up statement
711
WWUS51 KPHI 271613
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1213 PM EDT Wed May 27 2026
DEC001-271622-
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0053.000000T0000Z-260527T1700Z/
Kent DE-
1213 PM EDT Wed May 27 2026
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL KENT COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
LAT...LON 3896 7459 3901 7530 3932 7529 3940 7455
3921 7447
TIME...MOT...LOC 1612Z 273DEG 34KT 3918 7518
$$
NJC001-009-011-271700-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0053.000000T0000Z-260527T1700Z/
Atlantic NJ-Cumberland NJ-Cape May NJ-
1213 PM EDT Wed May 27 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM EDT
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ATLANTIC...SOUTHEASTERN CUMBERLAND AND CAPE MAY
COUNTIES...
At 1212 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Fortesque, or
15 miles southwest of Millville, moving east at 40 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Millville, Ocean City, Pleasantville, Somers Point, Northfield,
Margate City, North Wildwood, Laurel Lake, Wildwood Crest, Woodbine,
Sea Isle City, Estell Manor, Avalon, Longport, Stone Harbor, Corbin
City, Newport, Cape May Court House, Leesburg, and Scotch Bonnet.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
&&
LAT...LON 3896 7459 3901 7530 3932 7529 3940 7455
3921 7447
TIME...MOT...LOC 1612Z 273DEG 34KT 3918 7518
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
$$
FitzsimmonsThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 27, 11:20 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent, New Castle | 40 min |
| May 27, 11:24 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 96 min | |
| May 27, 12:20 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | PHI | 115 min | |
| May 27, 1:00 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Atlantic, Cape May | 15 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.