NWS Mount Holly NJTO.W 0020July 28, 2026
Tornado Warning: New Castle and Chester, DE and PA
The National Weather Service office in Mount Holly issued a tornado warning for New Castle and Chester in Delaware, Pennsylvania, which was in force until 6:45 p.m. local time on July 28. It was the 20th tornado warning the NWS office in Mount Holly issued in 2026. Delaware had 4 tornado warnings in July 2026, against 1 in an average July of 2008-2025 (Delaware's tornado warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 29 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Mount Holly NJ
- Area
- New Castle and Chester
- State
- Delaware
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:16 p.m. EDT, July 28, 2026
- Expires
- 6:45 p.m. EDT, July 28, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Extreme, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KPHI TO.W 0020
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
TORPHI The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Northwestern New Castle County in northern Delaware... South central Chester County in southeastern Pennsylvania... * Until 645 PM EDT. * At 615 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Fair Hill, or near Newark, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Tornado. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * Locations impacted include... Kennett Square, Greenville, Pike Creek, Kemblesville, North Star, Landenberg, Hockessin, Ashland, Avondale, and Toughkenamon.
What the agency told people to do
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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