Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Delaware and Maryland Counties
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NOAA issued it on June 2, 2026, 2 months ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Mount Holly NJ has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for parts of northern Delaware and northeastern Maryland until 6:00 PM EDT.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Northern Delaware and Northeastern Maryland
- Issued
- June 2, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Mount Holly NJ
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 2 months ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Northern Delaware and Northeastern Maryland.
Alert Details
A Severe Thunderstorm Warning (SVR) has been issued by the National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ. The alert is effective from May 20, 2026 at 5:18 PM EDT until May 20, 2026 at 6:00 PM EDT.
Affected Areas
The warning covers Southwestern New Castle County in northern Delaware, Northwestern Kent County in central Delaware, Northeastern Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland, and Kent County in northeastern Maryland. Locations impacted include Middletown, Chestertown, Millington, Betterton, Sassafras, Langford, Newtown, Morgnec, Delaney Corner, Massey, Crumpton, Kennedyville, Townsend, Galena, and Kingstown.
What You Should Do
For protection, move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Move indoors immediately due to frequent cloud-to-ground lightning. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Expected Conditions
At 5:18 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Bowleys Quarters, or 8 miles east of Middle River, moving east at 30 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.
Timeline
The warning is in effect until 6:00 PM EDT on May 20, 2026.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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