Maryland, 2006

Damaging Wind in Maryland, July 12, 2006

July 12, 2006 · NWS PHI · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A severe thunderstorm knocked down a couple of trees and wires in Rock Hall.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS PHI wrote it up.

A severe thunderstorm knocked down a couple of trees and wires in Rock Hall.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 12, 2:31 PM EST, 44 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 12, 2:31 PM EST, 44 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 12, 3:45 AM EST, 11 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
445 AM EDT WED JUL 12 2006

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-
055-060>062-067>071-130900-
NEW CASTLE-KENT DE-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-
SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-
GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-
ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-
COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-
NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
445 AM EDT WED JUL 12 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA, DELAWARE, THE NORTHERN MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE AND
NEW JERSEY, EXCLUDING THE FIVE NORTHEAST COUNTIES.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE ENTIRE
AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT
FOR EAST-CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHWESTERN
NEW JERSEY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL LEAD TO HEAT INDICES IN THE 90S AND POSSIBLY NEAR 100 AWAY
FROM THE WATER AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS THIS AFTERNOON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY OCCUR AGAIN THURSDAY, ESPECIALLY OVER
SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA. THERE IS ANOTHER CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA FRIDAY, AND
OVER ALL AREAS AGAIN BY TUESDAY.

SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.

ANZ430-431-450>455-470-130900-
DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE FROM 20 TO 40 NM-
445 AM EDT WED JUL 12 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA, DELAWARE, THE NORTHERN MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE AND
NEW JERSEY, EXCLUDING THE FIVE NORTHEAST COUNTIES.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS MAY OCCUR AGAIN THURSDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE
OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE MARINE FRIDAY, AND
OVER ALL MARINE AREAS AGAIN BY TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 12, 10:05 AM EST, 5 hours 10 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1105 AM EDT WED JUL 12 2006

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-
055-060>062-067>071-122200-
NEW CASTLE-KENT DE-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-
SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-
GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-
ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-
COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-
NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...
SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...
PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...
MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...JIM THORPE...
STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...WEST CHESTER...
NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA
1105 AM EDT WED JUL 12 2006

...HEAT, HUMIDITY AND SOME STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS
THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...

LOW PRESSURE LOCATED IN THE EASTERN GREAT LAKES MOVE NORTH OF OUR
AREA THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT, BRINGING A WEAK
COLD FRONT INTO OUR AREA. THIS FRONT, COMBINED WITH THE EXTREMELY
HUMID AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS IN PLACE, WILL LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF
SOME SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON. IT APPEARS THE
GREATEST COVERAGE OF THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY
TONIGHT WILL BE FROM THE PHILADELPHIA AREA NORTHWARD THROUGH THE
LEHIGH VALLEY TO THE POCONOS AND NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY.

THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE CONDUCIVE FOR SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS
TO POTENTIALLY TURN SEVERE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT, WITH THE
PRIMARY THREATS BEING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE HAIL. AN ISOLATED
TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT. WITH AN ABUNDANCE OF MOISTURE IN THE
ATMOSPHERE, SOME THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL.
THIS COULD LEAD TO LOCALIZED FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS,
ROADS, AND LOW-LYING AREAS. REMEMBER, ANY THUNDERSTORM WILL BE
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING THIS
AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. MOVE INDOORS FOR THE BEST SAFETY WHEN
DEALING WITH THUNDERSTORMS AND LIGHTNING.

THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CAUSE HEAT INDICES
THIS AFTERNOON TO CLIMB INTO THE 90S AWAY FROM THE COAST AND HIGHER
ELEVATIONS. HEAT INDICES IN URBANIZED SECTIONS OF THE LOWER DELAWARE
VALLEY WILL CLIMB INTO THE MID TO UPPER 90S FOR A TIME THIS AFTERNOON.

DURING THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY, CHECK ON THE ELDERLY, THE INFIRM,
AND THE VERY YOUNG, AS THEY ARE MOST VULNERABLE TO THE HEAT. WEAR
LOOSE FITTING AND LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING, DRINK PLENTY OF NON-
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, STAY OUT OF THE SUNSHINE AND AVOID STRENUOUS
ACTIVITY DURING THE HOTTEST PART OF THE DAY.

MAKE SURE PETS AND ANIMALS HAVE A WELL-VENTILATED AND SHADY PLACE TO
REST, AND BE SURE THAT THEY HAVE PLENTY OF COOL WATER.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS
FOR UPDATES ON DEVELOPING WEATHER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

GORSE
Special weather statement, Jul 12, 11:32 AM EST, 3 hours 43 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1232 PM EDT WED JUL 12 2006

NJZ007-PAZ062-121745-
WARREN-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...BETHLEHEM...EASTON
1232 PM EDT WED JUL 12 2006

...STRONG THUNDERSTORM MOVING THROUGH THE AREA...

AT 12:28 PM, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED
TO TRACK A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER NORTHAMPTON COUNTY. A TRAINED
WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED PEA SIZE HAIL IN BELFAST, NORTHAMPTON
COUNTY WITH THIS STORM. FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND
BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL ALSO OCCUR WITH THIS STORM. THIS STRONG
THUNDERSTORM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE NORTHEAST AND EFFECT
PORTIONS OF WARREN COUNTY IN NEW JERSEY. ANOTHER DEVELOPING
THUNDERSTORM WILL EFFECT SOUTHERN NORTHAMPTON COUNTY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA
OUTLET FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND UPDATES.

GORSE

The radar

The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 77 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 20:16 UTC.

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Event by event

1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.

Thunderstorm Wind, Kent

When
July 12, 3:15 PM EST
Where
Kent County, Rock Hall
Measured
52 kt (60 mph) estimated gust
Reported by
EMERGENCY MANAGER
Coordinates
39.133, -76.233

What these are

Thunderstorm Wind
Winds from a thunderstorm of 50 knots (58 mph) or more, or lower winds that caused damage or casualties. Measured gusts are marked MG, estimated EG.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

The same day elsewhere

More

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5522723.