Greensboro Alerts
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 20 at 5:40PM EDT until August 20 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Headline
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 20 at 5:40PM EDT until August 20 at 6:30PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Description
SVRPHI
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Kent County in central Delaware...
Northeastern Queen Anne's County in northeastern Maryland...
Northeastern Caroline County in eastern Maryland...
Northeastern Kent County in northeastern Maryland...
* Until 630 PM EDT.
* At 539 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Church Hill,
or 9 miles northeast of Centerville, moving east at 35 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to trees and power lines.
* Locations impacted include...
Dover, Smyrna, Centreville, Camden, Clayton, Greensboro, Oakland,
Cheswold, Church Hill, Millington, Sudlersville, Bowers, Goldsboro,
Woodside, and Viola.
Instructions
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for central and
northern Delaware...and eastern and northeastern Maryland.
Remain alert for a possible tornado! Tornadoes can develop quickly
from severe thunderstorms. If you spot a tornado go at once into the
basement or small central room in a sturdy structure.
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for central and
northern Delaware...and eastern and northeastern Maryland.
Additional Details
| Type | Alert |
| Phenomena | Severe Thunderstorm |
| Severity | Warning |
| Event Code | SVR |
| Area | Kent, DE; Caroline, MD; Kent, MD; Queen Anne's, MD |
| Sent | Thursday, August 20, 2026 5:40 PM EDT |
| Expires | Thursday, August 20, 2026 6:30 PM EDT |
| Sender | NWS Mount Holly NJ |
| Id | urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6e6dd6e75cc62b041ce5fc353434fd5af86149d5.001.1 |