🌤️ Delmarva Afternoon Update — 2026-05-26
SPC has bumped Day 2 to a Slight Risk across the entire sampled Delmarva footprint — an upgrade worth watching as we head into Wednesday.
What's Changed Since This Morning: The headline shift is on Day 2: Cape Charles, Chincoteague, Lewes, Ocean City, Salisbury, and Wilmington have all been upgraded from Marginal to Slight Risk for severe storms. Day 1 saw Dover join the General Thunderstorms area, expanding the thunder threat across central Delaware. The latest AFD from Mount Holly and Wakefield continues to flag heavy rainfall potential with today's and Wednesday's storms.
Current Severe Weather Picture: SPC keeps Delmarva under a General Thunderstorms Risk for Day 1, covering Cape Charles, Chincoteague, Dover, Lewes, Ocean City, and Salisbury. The bigger story is Day 2's Slight Risk now blanketing those same locations plus Wilmington, signaling a more organized severe threat tomorrow. Heavy rainfall remains the primary concern with today's activity, with Wednesday adding a marginal severe component on top of continued downpour potential.
Active Watches & Warnings: No active Delmarva watches or warnings at this time.
Through Tonight: Expect mostly cloudy skies with scattered showers and thunderstorms, particularly across Sussex County where Georgetown is flagged for rain showers followed by patchy fog overnight. Highs settle near 80°F inland (Wilmington) and into the upper 60s along the immediate coast (Ocean City 68°F, Chincoteague 70°F) with light south-to-east winds around 5 mph.
Bottom Line: Today's storms bring heavy rain risk, but tomorrow's upgraded Slight Risk is the one to prepare for.
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