Delaware, Pennsylvania Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 05/20/2026 13:50

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 20 at 4:50PM EDT until May 20 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
May 20, 2026 - 1:50pm
Expires: 
May 20, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description: 
SVRPHI The National Weather Service in Mount Holly NJ has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern New Castle County in northern Delaware... Southern Chester County in southeastern Pennsylvania... Southwestern Delaware County in southeastern Pennsylvania... * Until 530 PM EDT. * At 450 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located near Cochranville, or 13 miles northwest of Newark, moving east at 15 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, West Chester, Westtown, Elsmere, Kennett Square, Oxford, Parkesburg, West Grove, Newport, Glen Roy, Homeville, Cochranville, Stanton, Cheyney, North Star, Talleyville, Elam, Mount Vernon, and Marshallton.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Area Description: 
New Castle, DE; Chester, PA; Delaware, PA
Forcast Office: 
NWS Mount Holly NJ