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Tornado Warning 19, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this tornado warning at Jul 28, 2026, 6:15 PM EDT for Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Maryland. It was in force for 30 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, 6:15 PM EDT (22:15 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 28, 2026, 6:45 PM EDT
- In force
- 30 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 1.0 in
Counties Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:14 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, 6:22 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Rock Hall, MD | Reports of a few trees down around Rock Hall. Time estimated by radar. |
| Jul 28, 6:40 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nw Centreville, MD | Corrects previous tstm wnd dmg report from 1 NW Centreville. Report of power pole down near the intersection of Corsica Neck Rd and Willis Rd. Time estimated by radar. |
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, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 108 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
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
727
WFUS51 KPHI 282215
TORPHI
MDC029-035-282245-
/O.NEW.KPHI.TO.W.0019.260728T2215Z-260728T2245Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
615 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland...
Southwestern Kent County in northeastern Maryland...
* Until 645 PM EDT.
* At 615 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage were located near
Rock Hall, or 8 miles east of Millers Island, moving southeast at
35 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...
Centreville, Rock Hall, Church Hill, Starkey Corner, Old Town, and
Langford.
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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3923 7623 3915 7597 3903 7607 3915 7628
3917 7628
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 299DEG 31KT 3920 7627
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
Staarmann2 follow-up statements
187
WWUS51 KPHI 282225
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
625 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026
MDC029-035-282245-
/O.CON.KPHI.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-260728T2245Z/
Queen Anne's MD-Kent MD-
625 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
QUEEN ANNE'S AND SOUTHWESTERN KENT COUNTIES...
At 625 PM EDT, a severe squall line capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage was located over
Langford, or 10 miles northwest of Centerville, moving southeast at
35 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Centreville, Rock Hall, Church Hill, Starkey Corner, Old Town, and
Langford.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3923 7623 3915 7597 3903 7607 3915 7628
3917 7628
TIME...MOT...LOC 2225Z 299DEG 31KT 3916 7617
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
Staarmann226
WWUS51 KPHI 282235
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
635 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026
MDC029-035-282245-
/O.CON.KPHI.TO.W.0019.000000T0000Z-260728T2245Z/
Queen Anne's MD-Kent MD-
635 PM EDT Tue Jul 28 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
QUEEN ANNE'S AND SOUTHWESTERN KENT COUNTIES...
At 635 PM EDT, a severe squall line capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage was located over
Old Town, or near Centerville, moving southeast at 35 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...
Centreville, Church Hill, Starkey Corner, and Old Town.
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.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3918 7608 3915 7597 3903 7607 3911 7621
TIME...MOT...LOC 2235Z 300DEG 31KT 3910 7609
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
$$
StaarmannThe 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, 5:51 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Talbot | 24 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, 6:38 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | 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.