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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 98, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 22, 2026Queen Anne's County, Talbot County, Maryland

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 22, 2026, 6:40 PM EDT for Queen Anne's County, Talbot County, Maryland. It was in force for 50 min. 3 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: Jun 22, 2026, 6:40 PM EDT (22:40 UTC)
Expired: Jun 22, 2026, 7:30 PM EDT
In force: 50 min
Issued by: NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 1.0 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:44 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
Jun 22, 6:56 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Sse Wye Mills, MD	Several thunderstorms crossed through the region on the evening of June 22, 2026. While there were multiple wind damage reports, the most intense path of damage was near Wye Mills to Cordova with a storm that crossed through near 7 PM. Damage was noted beginni
Jun 22, 7:08 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Nne Skipton, MD	Several trees and powerlines down near Newtown Rd and Newtown Village Rd. Time estimated by radar.
Jun 22, 7:15 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 Sse Queen Anne, MD	Several power poles down on Lewistown Rd.

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
Jun 22, 2:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 10.7 hours before the alert went out and 107 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-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

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: 0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL: 1417 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 44 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 172 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 286 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

487 
WUUS51 KPHI 222240
SVRPHI
MDC035-041-222330-
/O.NEW.KPHI.SV.W.0098.260622T2240Z-260622T2330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
640 PM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Talbot County in eastern Maryland...
  Southwestern Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland...

* Until 730 PM EDT.

* At 640 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Copperville,
  or 10 miles northwest of Easton, moving northeast at 15 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, Centreville, Queen Anne, Wye Mills, Grasonville,
  Starr, Skipton, Copperville, Cordova, Queenstown, and Hillsboro.

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.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3893 7631 3896 7625 3895 7624 3897 7624
      3898 7619 3908 7604 3893 7594 3889 7594
      3888 7595 3886 7592 3882 7619 3890 7620
      3891 7624 3891 7621 3894 7621 3894 7626
      3892 7626 3894 7628
TIME...MOT...LOC 2240Z 244DEG 13KT 3888 7620 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Staarmann

1 follow-up statement

827 
WWUS51 KPHI 222256
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
656 PM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026

MDC035-041-222330-
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0098.000000T0000Z-260622T2330Z/
Talbot MD-Queen Anne's MD-
656 PM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT
FOR NORTHEASTERN TALBOT AND SOUTH CENTRAL QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTIES...

At 656 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Wye Mills, or 8
miles south of Centerville, moving northeast at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail 
         damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Wind damage 
         to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Centerville, Centreville, Queen Anne, Wye Mills, Starr, Skipton,
Cordova, Queenstown, and Hillsboro.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Move
indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers.
Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck
by lightning.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3898 7619 3908 7604 3893 7594 3893 7595
      3889 7594 3888 7595 3886 7593 3883 7611
      3884 7611 3883 7614 3885 7619 3894 7621
TIME...MOT...LOC 2256Z 242DEG 14KT 3892 7612 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

Staarmann

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 22, 7:01 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Queen Anne's, Talbot	44 min
Jun 22, 7:18 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Caroline, Queen Anne's, Talbot	42 min
Jun 22, 7:22 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Caroline, Queen Anne's, Talbot	68 min
Jun 22, 7:43 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	PHI	Caroline, Talbot	17 min
Jun 22, 7:49 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Caroline	41 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.