Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 28 at 7:11PM EDT until July 28 at 7:45PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 28, 2026 - 4:11pm
Expires:
July 28, 2026 - 4:45pm
Description:
At 711 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Dover Speedway to near Greensboro to near
Tilghman Island, moving southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile
homes, roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Dover, Easton, Talbot, Smyrna, Camden, Clayton, Greensboro, Oakland,
Ridgely, Cheswold, St. Michaels, Goldsboro, Queen Anne, Woodside,
Hartly, Starr, Rising Sun-Lebanon, Woodland Beach, Copperville, and
Jumptown.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for central and
northern Delaware...eastern and northeastern Maryland...and southern
New Jersey.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Kent, DE; New Castle, DE; Caroline, MD; Queen Anne's, MD; Talbot, MD
Forcast Office:
NWS Mount Holly NJ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov