Delaware Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/18/2026 15:16

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 18 at 6:16PM EDT until July 18 at 7:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 18, 2026 - 3:16pm
Expires: 
July 18, 2026 - 4:00pm
Description: 
SVRPHI The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Southwestern Sussex County in southern Delaware... * Until 700 PM EDT. * At 615 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Vienna, or 7 miles south of Hurlock, moving east at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible. * Locations impacted include... Georgetown, Seaford, Laurel, Delmar, Sycamore, Gumboro, Blades, and Bethel.
Instruction: 
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EDT for southern Delaware...and eastern Maryland. For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. 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 southern Delaware...and eastern Maryland.
Area Description: 
Sussex, DE
Forcast Office: 
NWS Mount Holly NJ