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⛈️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning — Kent, DE; New Castle, DE; Sussex, DE; Caroline, MD; Kent, MD; Queen Anne's, MD

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⛈️ Severe Thunderstorm Warning — Kent, DE; New Castle, DE; Sussex, DE; Caroline, MD; Kent, MD; Queen Anne's, MD

ISSUED: 9:40 PM ET Tue Sep 1 | EXPIRES: 10:45 PM ET Tue Sep 1

What's Happening: Severe thunderstorms are moving southeast at 40 mph and have a history of producing widespread damaging winds across northern Delaware. The hazard is 60 mph wind gusts, with possible damage to roofs, siding, trees, and power lines. Frequent cloud-to-ground lightning is occurring, and torrential rainfall may lead to flash flooding.

Who This Affects:

  • Kent, DE
  • New Castle, DE
  • Sussex, DE
  • Caroline, MD
  • Kent, MD
  • Queen Anne's, MD

What To Do:

  • Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
  • Move indoors immediately due to frequent cloud-to-ground lightning.
  • If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
  • Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

Why Now: At 9:40 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from 7 miles northeast of Dover Base Housing to Massey. Radar indicated the storms.

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