🌤️ Delmarva Afternoon Update — Wednesday, August 26, 2026
SPC has upgraded Thursday’s outlook to a Slight Risk near Wilmington, and a Flood Watch has been issued for New Castle, Sussex, and Somerset counties beginning Thursday.
What's Changed Since This Morning: SPC Day 2 now peaks at a Slight Risk over Wilmington, DE, which shifted from Marginal Risk. Dover, DE has moved into a General Thunderstorms Risk for Day 1. The new Flood Watch covers New Castle, Sussex, and Somerset from Thursday afternoon into early Friday.
Current Severe Weather Picture: For today, SPC identifies a General Thunderstorms Risk around Wilmington and Dover, with no higher categorical severe-weather risk indicated in the source data. Thursday’s SPC outlook carries a Slight Risk for Wilmington, DE. Today remains quiet across the sampled locations, with mostly sunny or partly sunny skies and rain chances of just 0–4%; Wilmington, Dover, Georgetown, Lewes, Cambridge, Salisbury, Ocean City, and Chincoteague are all largely dry this afternoon.
Active Watches & Warnings: • Flood Watch for New Castle, Sussex, and Somerset, beginning Thursday at 12:00 PM and ending Friday at 4:00 AM.
Through Tonight: Seasonably warm and comfortably dry conditions continue through the evening, with mostly clear to partly cloudy skies. Highs range from 80°F in Ocean City to 86°F in Salisbury, with south to southwest winds generally 5–12 mph.
Bottom Line: Enjoy the dry, warm finish to Wednesday, but attention turns to Thursday’s Slight Risk near Wilmington and the Flood Watch for New Castle, Sussex, and Somerset.
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