⛈️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning — Kent & Sussex Counties, DE
ISSUED: 3:41 PM ET Mon Jul 6 | EXPIRES: 4:30 PM ET Mon Jul 6
What's Happening: At 3:40 PM EDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Milford, about 15 miles south of Dover, moving south at 15 mph. The storm is capable of producing 60 mph wind gusts. Damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines is possible. Locations impacted include Milford, Bowers, Big Stone Beach, Frederica, Magnolia, and Riverview.
Who This Affects:
- Kent, DE
- Sussex, DE
What To Do:
- Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building for your protection.
- Get indoors immediately. Frequent cloud-to-ground lightning is occurring with this storm, and lightning is one of nature's leading killers. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck.
- Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. Torrential rainfall is occurring and may lead to flash flooding.
Why Now: Radar indicates a severe thunderstorm tracking south out of the Milford area, carrying damaging wind gusts, frequent lightning, and torrential rainfall across central and southern Delaware.
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