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WWUS51 KPHI 170310
SVSPHI
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1110 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
DEC005-170345-
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SUSSEX DE-
1110 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1145 PM EDT
FOR SOUTHEASTERN SUSSEX COUNTY...
AT 1110 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR LEWES TO NEAR SELBYVILLE, MOVING EAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTERS. AT 11:06 PM, GEORGETOWN AIRPORT
(KGED) GUSTED TO 61 MPH.
IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO MOBILE
HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LEWES, MILLVILLE, HENLOPEN ACRES, CAPE HENLOPEN STATE PARK, LONG
NECK, OCEAN VIEW, FRANKFORD, SOUTH BETHANY, AND DEWEY BEACH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
THIS SEVERE THUNDERSTORM MAY CONTAIN LITTLE OR NO LIGHTNING. DO NOT
WAIT UNTIL YOU HEAR THUNDER BEFORE TAKING COVER.
LAT...LON 3846 7502 3846 7522 3879 7526 3894 7481
3891 7479 3881 7477 3878 7481 3877 7486
3847 7484 3845 7494
TIME...MOT...LOC 0310Z 252DEG 40KT 3873 7522 3847 7519
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
HOEFLICH
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