Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued September 1 at 9:15PM EDT until September 1 at 9:45PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
September 1, 2026 - 6:15pm
Expires:
September 1, 2026 - 6:45pm
Description:
At 915 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Bridgeton to near Greenwich to Middletown, moving
southeast at 35 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
SOURCE...Emergency management.
IMPACT...Minor damage to vehicles is possible. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Dover, Newark, Millville, Bridgeton, Middletown, Smyrna, Salem,
Laurel Lake, Alloway, Camden, Clayton, Quinton, Delaware City,
Cheswold, Greenwich, Shiloh, Glasgow, Newport Meadows, Dover
Speedway, and Saint Georges.
This includes Interstate 95 in Delaware between mile markers 0 and 4.
Instruction:
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; Cumberland, NJ; Salem, NJ
Forcast Office:
NWS Mount Holly NJ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov