Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued March 16 at 10:56PM EDT until March 16 at 11:15PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
March 16, 2026 - 7:56pm
Expires:
March 16, 2026 - 8:15pm
Description:
At 1056 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Woodland Beach to near Georgetown, moving east at 50
mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Emergency management.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Dover, Milford, Milton, Ellendale, Bowers, Rising Sun-Lebanon,
Woodland Beach, Rising Sun, Dover Base Housing, Big Stone Beach,
Frederica, Houston, Magnolia, Little Creek, Kent Acres, Riverview,
and Highland Acres.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
This severe thunderstorm may contain little or no lightning. Do not
wait until you hear thunder before taking cover.
Area Description:
Kent, DE; Sussex, DE
Forcast Office:
NWS Mount Holly NJ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov