Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 28 at 5:54PM EDT until July 28 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 28, 2026 - 2:54pm
Expires:
July 28, 2026 - 3:30pm
Description:
At 554 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Paradise to Havre De Grace, moving east at 30 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Newark, Middletown, West Chester, Coatesville, Downingtown, Elsmere,
Kennett Square, New Castle, Oxford, Parkesburg, West Grove, Delaware
City, Newport, Glen Roy, Homeville, Cochranville, Stanton, North
Star, Glasgow, and Bear.
This includes the following highways...
Pennsylvania Turnpike between mile markers 310 and 315.
Interstate 95 in Delaware between mile markers 0 and 11.
Instruction:
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for northern
Delaware...and southeastern Pennsylvania.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
New Castle, DE; Chester, PA
Forcast Office:
NWS Mount Holly NJ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov