Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 8:17PM EDT until July 4 at 9:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 4, 2026 - 5:17pm
Expires:
July 4, 2026 - 6:00pm
Description:
SVRPHI
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Southwestern New Castle County in northern Delaware...
Southwestern Kent County in central Delaware...
Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland...
Northeastern Caroline County in eastern Maryland...
Kent County in northeastern Maryland...
* Until 900 PM EDT.
* At 817 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from near Newtown to near Hope, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is
possible.
* Locations impacted include...
Dover, Middletown, Smyrna, Chestertown, Centreville, Camden,
Clayton, Greensboro, Oakland, Ridgely, Cheswold, Church Hill,
Millington, Sudlersville, Betterton, Goldsboro, Woodside, Viola,
Hartly, and Starr.
Instruction:
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.
In addition to large hail and damaging winds, frequent cloud to
ground lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors
immediately. 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; Kent, MD; Queen Anne's, MD
Forcast Office:
NWS Mount Holly NJ
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