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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 76, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 12, 2026Sussex County, Delaware

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 12, 2026, 10:20 PM EDT for Sussex County, Delaware. It was in force for 40 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
Jun 12, 2026, 10:20 PM EDT (02:20 UTC)
Expired
Jun 12, 2026, 11:00 PM EDT
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Sussex County, DE

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:19 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, 2.3 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Washington/Dulle, VA at 00:00Z on 2026-06-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 488 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 00:00Z on 2026-06-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 137 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
488 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-95 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1249 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
25 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
137 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
166 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
1.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

929 
WUUS51 KPHI 130220
SVRPHI
DEC005-130300-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0076.260613T0220Z-260613T0300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1020 PM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Sussex County in southern Delaware...

* Until 1100 PM EDT.

* At 1020 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Dagsboro, or
  11 miles southeast of Georgetown, moving east at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is 
           possible.

* Locations impacted include...
  Millsboro, Dagsboro, Millville, Long Neck, Ocean View, Frankford,
  and South Bethany.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3845 7501 3846 7505 3845 7505 3848 7518
      3853 7538 3863 7537 3864 7504 3858 7504
      3850 7502
TIME...MOT...LOC 0220Z 277DEG 16KT 3857 7524 

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

$$

Hoeflich
3 follow-up statements
853 
WWUS51 KPHI 130233
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1033 PM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026

DEC005-130300-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-260613T0300Z/
Sussex DE-
1033 PM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN SUSSEX COUNTY...

At 1033 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Millville, or
14 miles southeast of Georgetown, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Dagsboro, Millville, Long Neck, Ocean View, Frankford, and South
Bethany.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3846 7508 3850 7527 3863 7524 3864 7504
      3856 7504 3848 7501 3845 7502 3846 7504
      3845 7506
TIME...MOT...LOC 0233Z 277DEG 16KT 3856 7517 

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

$$

Hoeflich
959 
WWUS51 KPHI 130247
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1047 PM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026

DEC005-130300-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-260613T0300Z/
Sussex DE-
1047 PM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN SUSSEX COUNTY...

At 1047 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Millville, or
10 miles north of Ocean City, moving east at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is 
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Millville, Ocean View, and South Bethany.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3846 7503 3845 7507 3846 7509 3848 7520
      3860 7518 3860 7504 3855 7504 3850 7501
      3845 7502
TIME...MOT...LOC 0247Z 280DEG 16KT 3850 7511 

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

$$

Hoeflich
424 
WWUS51 KPHI 130300
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1100 PM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026

DEC005-130307-
/O.EXP.KPHI.SV.W.0076.000000T0000Z-260613T0300Z/
Sussex DE-
1100 PM EDT Fri Jun 12 2026

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN SUSSEX COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 1100 PM EDT...

The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3846 7503 3845 7507 3846 7509 3848 7520
      3860 7518 3860 7504 3855 7504 3850 7501
      3845 7502
TIME...MOT...LOC 0257Z 277DEG 16KT 3852 7508 

$$

Hoeflich

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 13, 2:49 AM EDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryPHIKent, Sussex21 hr

Nearby

Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Delaware, 2026Every severe thunderstorm warning in 2026

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.