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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this tornado warning at Mar 16, 2026, 10:35 PM EDT for Caroline County, Maryland; Kent County, Delaware. It was in force for 25 min. 7 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
- Mar 16, 2026, 10:35 PM EDT (02:35 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 16, 2026, 11:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
Counties Kent County, DE, Caroline County, MD
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 31 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:33 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 10:38 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 3 W Felton, DE | From spotter network, tree damage reported west of Felton between Sandtown Road and Burnite Mill Road. Time estimated from radar. |
| Mar 16, 10:39 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Hazlettville, DE | *** 1 INJ *** Straight line wind damage consistent with wind speeds of 90 to 100 mph occurred West of Camden Delaware. Tree damage was first observed on Honeysuckle Road just south of the intersection with Westville Road. The highest degree of damage was noted |
| Mar 16, 10:43 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nnw Camden, DE | Downed trees, power lines, and a portion of a structural awning blown off of a building near Webbs Lane and New Burton Road in Dover. Roofing stripped off two buildings along Garton Lane. |
| Mar 16, 10:43 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | 1 Nnw Camden, DE | Downed trees, power lines, and a portion of a structural awning blown off of a building near Webbs Lane and New Burton Road in Dover. Time estimated from radar. Public report relayed via broadcast media. |
| Mar 16, 10:51 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 66 | Dover Air Force Base, DE | Corrects previous tstm wnd gst report from Dover Air Force Base. |
| Mar 16, 10:52 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 73 | 1 Ne Magnolia, DE | DELDOT mesonet station. |
| Mar 16, 10:55 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 66 | Dover Air Force Base, DE |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 8:15 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Watch | SPC | 4 hr |
The nearest sounding before it
Washington/Dulle, VA (KIAD), launched 00:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 155 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
- 73 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 702 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 87 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 249 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 333 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted.
972
WFUS51 KPHI 170235
TORPHI
DEC001-MDC011-170300-
/O.NEW.KPHI.TO.W.0002.260317T0235Z-260317T0300Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1035 PM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Central Kent County in central Delaware...
Northeastern Caroline County in eastern Maryland...
* Until 1100 PM EDT.
* At 1035 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located over Sandtown, or 12 miles southwest of Dover,
moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
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...
Dover, Camden, Bowers, Woodside, Viola, Rising Sun-Lebanon, Rising
Sun, Hazlettville, Dover Base Housing, Dover Speedway, Sandtown,
Wyoming, Felton, Magnolia, Little Creek, Henderson, Rodney Village,
Kent Acres, Riverview, and Highland Acres.
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.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3899 7577 3907 7579 3925 7539 3903 7533
TIME...MOT...LOC 0235Z 254DEG 47KT 3904 7570
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
MJL3 follow-up statements
288
WWUS51 KPHI 170245
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1045 PM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026
MDC011-170255-
/O.CAN.KPHI.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260317T0300Z/
Caroline MD-
1045 PM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN CAROLINE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
The tornadic thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out
of the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for
central Delaware.
LAT...LON 3915 7560 3925 7539 3924 7538 3903 7533
3900 7560
TIME...MOT...LOC 0245Z 254DEG 47KT 3908 7554
$$
DEC001-170300-
/O.CON.KPHI.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260317T0300Z/
Kent DE-
1045 PM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR CENTRAL
KENT COUNTY...
At 1045 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located over Woodside, or near Dover, moving east at 55 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
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...
Dover, Camden, Bowers, Woodside, Viola, Rising Sun-Lebanon, Rising
Sun, Dover Base Housing, Dover Speedway, Wyoming, Felton, Magnolia,
Little Creek, Rodney Village, Kent Acres, Riverview, Highland Acres,
and Woodside East.
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.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
This cluster of thunderstorms is capable of producing tornadoes and
widespread significant wind damage. Do not wait to see or hear the
tornado. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest
floor of a building.
&&
LAT...LON 3915 7560 3925 7539 3924 7538 3903 7533
3900 7560
TIME...MOT...LOC 0245Z 254DEG 47KT 3908 7554
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
Staarmann831
WWUS51 KPHI 170252
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1052 PM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026
DEC001-170300-
/O.CON.KPHI.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260317T0300Z/
Kent DE-
1052 PM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM EDT FOR EAST
CENTRAL KENT COUNTY...
At 1051 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near Dover Base Housing, or near Dover, moving east at 55
mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
Locations impacted include...
Dover, Bowers, Dover Base Housing, Rising Sun-Lebanon, Rising Sun,
Magnolia, Little Creek, Highland Acres, Kent Acres, Riverview, Rodney
Village, and Woodside East.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
Tornadoes are extremely difficult to see and confirm at night. Do not
wait to see or hear the tornado. TAKE COVER NOW!
&&
LAT...LON 3916 7554 3925 7539 3924 7538 3904 7533
3903 7552
TIME...MOT...LOC 0251Z 254DEG 47KT 3910 7543
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
MJL273
WWUS51 KPHI 170258
SVSPHI
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
1058 PM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026
DEC001-170307-
/O.EXP.KPHI.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-260317T0300Z/
Kent DE-
1058 PM EDT Mon Mar 16 2026
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL KENT 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.
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight EDT for
central Delaware.
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 Tornado Warning still remains in effect for southeastern
Kent County until 1115 PM EDT.
LAT...LON 3916 7554 3925 7539 3924 7538 3904 7533
3903 7552
TIME...MOT...LOC 0257Z 254DEG 47KT 3912 7535
$$
MJLThe office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 9:32 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 58 min |
| Mar 16, 10:07 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Kent | 53 min |
| Mar 16, 10:13 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 62 min |
| Mar 16, 10:23 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Caroline, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 37 min |
| Mar 16, 10:24 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | Caroline, Talbot | 62 min |
| Mar 16, 10:39 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PHI | New Castle | 51 min |
| Mar 16, 10:44 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | PHI | Kent | 18 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.