Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued May 20 at 5:18PM EDT until May 20 at 5:30PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
May 20, 2026 - 2:18pm
Expires:
May 20, 2026 - 2:30pm
Description:
At 518 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over West Grove, or
10 miles north 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, Cochranville, Stanton,
Cheyney, North Star, Talleyville, Elam, Marshallton, Pike Creek,
Ashland, and Greenville.
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
Sender: