Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/04/2026 17:38

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 4 at 8:38PM EDT until July 4 at 9:30PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 4, 2026 - 5:38pm
Expires: 
July 4, 2026 - 6:30pm
Description: 
SVRPHI The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... New Castle County in northern Delaware... Northwestern Salem County in southern New Jersey... Southern Chester County in southeastern Pennsylvania... Southwestern Delaware County in southeastern Pennsylvania... * Until 930 PM EDT. * At 838 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Lombard, or 10 miles northwest of Elkton, 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... Wilmington, Newark, Pennsville, Westtown, Carneys Point, Elsmere, Kennett Square, New Castle, Penns Grove, Salem, Oxford, Alloway, West Grove, Delaware City, Newport, Arden, Glen Roy, Stanton, Cheyney, and Glasgow. This includes the following highways... New Jersey Turnpike near exit 1. Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania between mile markers 0 and 1. Interstate 95 in Delaware between mile markers 1 and 23. Interstate 295 in New Jersey between mile markers 0 and 8.
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. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
New Castle, DE; Salem, NJ; Chester, PA; Delaware, PA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Mount Holly NJ