Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/18/2026 14:39

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 18 at 5:39PM EDT until July 18 at 6:15PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 18, 2026 - 2:39pm
Expires: 
July 18, 2026 - 3:15pm
Description: 
At 539 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Newport Meadows to Camden to Queen Anne, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible. Locations impacted include... Dover, Bridgeton, Smyrna, Milford, Denton, Harrington, Camden, Greensboro, Oakland, Ridgely, Cheswold, Greenwich, Shiloh, Bowers, Goldsboro, Queen Anne, Woodside, Viola, Hazlettville, and Newport Meadows.
Instruction: 
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for central, northern and southern Delaware...eastern and northeastern Maryland... and southern New Jersey. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. To report severe weather contact your nearest law enforcement agency. They will send your report to the National Weather Service office in Mount Holly NJ. 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; Cumberland, NJ; Salem, NJ
Forcast Office: 
NWS Mount Holly NJ