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Tornado Warning 18, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

July 28, 2026Talbot County, Maryland

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this tornado warning at Jul 28, 2026, 5:51 PM EDT for Talbot County, Maryland. It was in force for 24 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: Jul 28, 2026, 5:51 PM EDT (21:51 UTC)
Expired: Jul 28, 2026, 6:15 PM EDT
In force: 24 min
Issued by: NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 1.0 in

County Talbot County, MD

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 63 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:53 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
Jul 28, 6:09 PM EDT	TSTM WND DMG	1 N Trappe, MD	Several photos of a roof blown off an industrial building and several branches down on Backtown Rd between Ocean Gateway and Old Trappe Rd. Time estimated by radar.
Jul 28, 6:12 PM EDT	TORNADO	1 N Trappe, MD	Updates previous tornado report from 3 SE Trappe. Tree damage was noted behind an industrial park on Backtown Road. The highest estimated wind speeds were from roof damage to one of the large metal buildings in the industrial park. The metal roof covering was

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
Jul 28, 2:48 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	9 hr
Jul 28, 4:20 PM EDT	Tornado Watch	SPC	5 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 12:00Z, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 113 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: 710 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -79 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 968 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 45 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 174 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.2
Supercell composite: 1.2

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

239 
WFUS51 KPHI 282151
TORPHI
MDC041-282215-
/O.NEW.KPHI.TO.W.0018.260728T2151Z-260728T2215Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
551 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  South central Talbot County in eastern Maryland...

* Until 615 PM EDT.

* At 551 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
  was located near Oxford, or 7 miles northwest of Cambridge, moving
  northeast at 10 mph.

  HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

  IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
           shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. 
           Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree 
           damage is likely.

* Locations impacted include...
  Trappe and Oxford.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

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

&&

LAT...LON 3874 7616 3867 7605 3863 7612 3864 7613
      3864 7615 3867 7617 3869 7618
TIME...MOT...LOC 2151Z 219DEG 7KT 3864 7617 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

Staarmann

2 follow-up statements

994 
WWUS51 KPHI 282159
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
559 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026

MDC041-282215-
/O.CON.KPHI.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-260728T2215Z/
Talbot MD-
559 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT FOR SOUTH
CENTRAL TALBOT COUNTY...

At 559 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Oxford, or 8 miles southwest of Easton, moving north
at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.

IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without 
         shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage 
         to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur.  Tree damage is 
         likely.

Locations impacted include...
Trappe and Oxford.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.

Heavy rainfall may hide this tornado. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!

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

&&

LAT...LON 3874 7616 3867 7605 3863 7612 3864 7613
      3864 7615 3867 7617 3869 7618
TIME...MOT...LOC 2159Z 202DEG 12KT 3868 7616 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN

$$

Staarmann

181 
WWUS51 KPHI 282207
SVSPHI

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
607 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026

MDC041-282217-
/O.EXP.KPHI.TO.W.0018.000000T0000Z-260728T2215Z/
Talbot MD-
607 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026

...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TALBOT COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
615 PM EDT...

The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been
cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a
Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area.

A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for eastern
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
portions of Talbot County until 645 PM EDT.

LAT...LON 3874 7616 3867 7605 3863 7612 3864 7613
      3864 7615 3867 7617 3869 7618
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 219DEG 7KT 3869 7615 

$$

Staarmann

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 28, 5:15 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Talbot	45 min
Jul 28, 5:45 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Kent	60 min
Jul 28, 5:53 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Caroline, Queen Anne's, Talbot	52 min
Jul 28, 5:58 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Caroline, Talbot	47 min
Jul 28, 6:08 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Kent, Queen Anne's	52 min
Jul 28, 6:15 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	PHI	Kent, Queen Anne's	30 min
Jul 28, 6:38 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	PHI	Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot	67 min
Jul 28, 6:55 PM EDT	Tornado Warning	PHI	Queen Anne's, Talbot	35 min
Jul 28, 6:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Caroline, Talbot	61 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.