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Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued October 16 at 6:57PM EDT until October 16 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

Severe Thunderstorm Watch · Kent, DE; New Castle, DE; Sussex, DE; Caroline, MD; Kent, MD; Queen Anne's, MD; Talbot, MD; Atlantic, NJ; Cape May, NJ; Cumberland, NJ; Salem, NJ. Severe; possible; urgency: future.

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Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 22:57 UTC
First saved by us: 16 October 2026 at 20:02 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 17 October 2026
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Source classification: Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area: NWS Mount Holly NJ · Kent, DE; New Castle, DE; Sussex, DE; Caroline, MD; Kent, MD; Queen Anne's, MD; Talbot, MD; Atlantic, NJ; Cape May, NJ; Cumberland, NJ; Salem, NJ
Certainty / urgency: Possible / Future
Message expiry (not hazard end): 17 October 2026 at 02:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 16 October 2026 at 22:57 UTC / 17 October 2026 at 02:00 UTC

Archived official description

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 687 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN DELAWARE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL DELAWARE KENT IN NORTHERN DELAWARE NEW CASTLE IN SOUTHERN DELAWARE SUSSEX IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND CAROLINE KENT QUEEN ANNE'S TALBOT IN NEW JERSEY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY ATLANTIC CAPE MAY CUMBERLAND SALEM THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ATLANTIC CITY, CENTREVILLE, CHESTERTOWN, DENTON, DOVER, EASTON, GEORGETOWN, HAMMONTON, MILLVILLE, OCEAN CITY, PENNSVILLE, AND WILMINGTON.

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16 October 2026 at 23:02 UTC
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Title
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Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued October 16 at 3:52PM EDT until October 16 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
After
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued October 16 at 6:57PM EDT until October 16 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ
Source updated
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16 October 2026 at 19:52 UTC
After
16 October 2026 at 22:57 UTC
Effective from
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16 October 2026 at 19:52 UTC
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16 October 2026 at 22:57 UTC
Forecast onset
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16 October 2026 at 19:52 UTC
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16 October 2026 at 22:57 UTC
Message type
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Alert
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Update
Source status
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Source alert
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Source update
Reported area
Before
Kent, DE; New Castle, DE; Sussex, DE; Caroline, MD; Kent, MD; Queen Anne's, MD; Talbot, MD; Atlantic, NJ; Burlington, NJ; Camden, NJ; Cape May, NJ; Cumberland, NJ; Gloucester, NJ; Hunterdon, NJ; Mercer, NJ; Middlesex, NJ; Monmouth, NJ; Morris, NJ; Ocean, NJ; Salem, NJ; Somerset, NJ; Sussex, NJ; Warren, NJ
After
Kent, DE; New Castle, DE; Sussex, DE; Caroline, MD; Kent, MD; Queen Anne's, MD; Talbot, MD; Atlantic, NJ; Cape May, NJ; Cumberland, NJ; Salem, NJ
Source summary
Before
…storm Watch · Kent, DE; New Castle, DE; Sussex, DE; Caroline, MD; Kent, MD; Queen Anne's, MD; Talbot, MD; Atlantic, NJ; ~~Burlington, NJ; Camden, NJ; Cape May, NJ; Cumberland, NJ; Gloucester, NJ; Hunterdon, NJ; Mercer, NJ; Middlesex, NJ; Monmouth, NJ; Morris, NJ; Ocean, NJ; Salem, NJ; Somerset, NJ; Sussex, NJ; Warren,~~ NJ. Severe; possible; urgency: future.
After
…storm Watch · Kent, DE; New Castle, DE; Sussex, DE; Caroline, MD; Kent, MD; Queen Anne's, MD; Talbot, MD; Atlantic, NJ; Cape May, NJ; Cumberland, NJ; Salem, NJ. Severe; possible; urgency: future.
Official description
Before
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 687 IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN DELAWARE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL DELAWARE KENT IN NORTHERN DELAWARE NEW CASTLE IN SOUTHERN DELAWARE SUSSEX IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND CAROLINE KENT QUEEN ANNE'S TALBOT IN NEW JERSEY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 16 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL NEW JERSEY MERCER MONMOUTH IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY HUNTERDON MIDDLESEX MORRIS SOMERSET SUSSEX WARREN IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY ATLANTIC BURLINGTON CAMDEN CAPE MAY CUMBERLAND GLOUCESTER OCEAN SALEM THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ATLANTIC CITY, BLAIRSTOWN, CAMDEN, CENTREVILLE, CHERRY HILL, CHESTERTOWN, DENTON, DEPTFORD, DOVER, EAST BRUNSWICK, EASTON, EDISON, FLEMINGTON, FREEHOLD, GEORGETOWN, GLASSBORO, HAMMONTON, MILLVILLE, MOORESTOWN, MORRISTOWN, MOUNT HOLLY, NEW BRUNSWICK, NEWTON, NORTH BRUNSWICK TOWNSHIP, OCEAN CITY, PENNSVILLE, PERTH AMBOY, SAYREVILLE, SOMERSET, TOMS RIVER, TRENTON, AND WILMINGTON.
After
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 687 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN DELAWARE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL DELAWARE KENT IN NORTHERN DELAWARE NEW CASTLE IN SOUTHERN DELAWARE SUSSEX IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND CAROLINE KENT QUEEN ANNE'S TALBOT IN NEW JERSEY THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY ATLANTIC CAPE MAY CUMBERLAND SALEM THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ATLANTIC CITY, CENTREVILLE, CHESTERTOWN, DENTON, DOVER, EASTON, GEORGETOWN, HAMMONTON, MILLVILLE, OCEAN CITY, PENNSVILLE, AND WILMINGTON.
External source link
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https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.24d8f1bf359c11b269c0d96f2d1201c561dda55a.001.1
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3d2fc0cfb5f393a98e3d50c7428341b21eb8d606.004.1
Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 22:57 UTC
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First saved record · 16 October 2026 at 20:02 UTC

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Bulletin issued: 16 October 2026 at 19:52 UTC

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Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued October 16 at 6:57PM EDT until October 16 at 10:00PM EDT by NWS Mount Holly NJ

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