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Tornado Warning 7, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly

June 22, 2026Caroline County, Talbot County, Maryland

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this tornado warning at Jun 22, 2026, 7:43 PM EDT for Caroline County, Talbot County, Maryland. It was in force for 17 min. 1 report 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, 7:43 PM EDT (23:43 UTC)
Expired: Jun 22, 2026, 8:00 PM EDT
In force: 17 min
Issued by: NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Area: Storm-based polygon
Tornado: Radar indicated
Hail: 0.75 in

Counties Caroline County, MD, Talbot County, MD

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:47 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, 7:45 PM EDT	MARINE TSTM WIND 41	Oxford, MD	A wind gust of 36 knots (41 MPH) was measured by the Oxford NOS sensor (CXLM2).

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, 11.7 hours before the alert went out and 124 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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

454 
WFUS51 KPHI 222343
TORPHI
MDC011-041-230000-
/O.NEW.KPHI.TO.W.0007.260622T2343Z-260623T0000Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
743 PM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026

The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a

* Tornado Warning for...
  Southeastern Talbot County in eastern Maryland...
  Southwestern Caroline County in eastern Maryland...

* Until 800 PM EDT.

* At 743 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms capable of producing both
  tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage were located over
  Hambleton, or near Easton, moving east at 40 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...
  Easton, Trappe, Preston, Oxford, Choptank, Matthews, Tanyard,
  Hambleton, and Windyhill.

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.

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 3884 7591 3870 7586 3870 7590 3868 7593
      3867 7594 3866 7596 3865 7596 3864 7615
      3868 7618 3868 7620 3869 7620
TIME...MOT...LOC 2343Z 256DEG 35KT 3868 7611 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

Staarmann

1 follow-up statement

791 
WWUS51 KPHI 222352
SVSPHI

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

MDC011-041-230000-
/O.CON.KPHI.TO.W.0007.000000T0000Z-260623T0000Z/
Talbot MD-Caroline MD-
752 PM EDT Mon Jun 22 2026

...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 800 PM EDT FOR
SOUTHEASTERN TALBOT AND SOUTHWESTERN CAROLINE COUNTIES...

At 752 PM EDT, a severe squall line capable of producing both
tornadoes and extensive straight line wind damage was located over
Hambleton, or near Easton, moving east at 40 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...
Easton, Trappe, Preston, Choptank, Matthews, Tanyard, Hambleton, and
Windyhill.

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.

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 3864 7607 3873 7613 3884 7591 3870 7586
      3870 7590 3868 7593 3867 7594 3866 7596
      3865 7596
TIME...MOT...LOC 2352Z 254DEG 34KT 3871 7604 

TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN

$$

Staarmann

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 22, 6:40 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	PHI	Queen Anne's, Talbot	50 min
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, 7:49 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.