Delaware, Maryland Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/18/2026 15:40

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 18 at 6:40PM EDT until July 18 at 7:30PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 18, 2026 - 3:40pm
Expires: 
July 18, 2026 - 4:30pm
Description: 
SVRPHI The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Sussex County in southern Delaware... Southwestern Kent County in central Delaware... Southeastern Caroline County in eastern Maryland... * Until 730 PM EDT. * At 640 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Federalsburg, or 8 miles northeast of Hurlock, moving northeast at 25 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... Milford, Seaford, Harrington, Federalsburg, Bridgeville, Ellendale, Smithville, Agner, Andrewsville, Felton, Greenwood, Houston, Farmington, and Riverview.
Instruction: 
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for central and southern Delaware...and eastern Maryland. 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 this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for central and southern Delaware...and eastern Maryland.
Area Description: 
Kent, DE; Sussex, DE; Caroline, MD
Forcast Office: 
NWS Mount Holly NJ