414  
WWUS51 KPHI 202202  
SVSPHI  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ  
602 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026  
 
PAC029-202212-  
/O.CAN.KPHI.SV.W.0042.000000T0000Z-260520T2215Z/  
CHESTER PA-  
602 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026  
 
...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN CHESTER COUNTY IS  
CANCELLED...  
 
THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WHICH PROMPTED THE WARNING HAS MOVED OUT OF  
THE WARNED AREA. HEREFORE, THE WARNING HAS BEEN  
CANCELLED.  
 
A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EDT FOR  
NORTHERN DELAWARE...SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...AND SOUTHEASTERN  
PENNSYLVANIA.  
 
LAT...LON 3973 7549 3996 7547 3995 7504 3967 7505  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 272DEG 25KT 3982 7531  
 
 
 
DEC003-NJC007-015-033-PAC045-101-202215-  
/O.CON.KPHI.SV.W.0042.000000T0000Z-260520T2215Z/  
NEW CASTLE DE-SALEM NJ-CAMDEN NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-  
DELAWARE PA-  
602 PM EDT WED MAY 20 2026  
 
...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM EDT  
FOR NORTHEASTERN NEW CASTLE...NORTH CENTRAL SALEM...NORTHWESTERN  
CAMDEN...NORTHWESTERN GLOUCESTER...SOUTHWESTERN PHILADELPHIA AND  
SOUTHEASTERN DELAWARE COUNTIES...  
 
AT 602 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER GIBBSTOWN, OR  
11 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GLOUCESTER CITY, MOVING EAST AT 30 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, TREES, AND POWER LINES IS  
POSSIBLE.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
PHILADELPHIA, CAMDEN, WILMINGTON, GLOUCESTER CITY, CHESTER, DEPTFORD,  
WEST DEPTFORD, GLASSBORO, BELLMAWR, YEADON, WOODBURY, PITMAN,  
CLAYTON, CARNEYS POINT, FOLCROFT, SWARTHMORE, PAULSBORO, PENNS GROVE,  
MAGNOLIA, AND WESTVILLE.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A  
BUILDING.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3973 7549 3996 7547 3995 7504 3967 7505  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 272DEG 25KT 3982 7531  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
FITZSIMMONS  
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