WFO PHILADELPHIA Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Saturday, August 8, 2026

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SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCHES 543/544

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ

425 PM EDT SAT AUG 8 2026

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CANCELLED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM

WATCH 543 FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN DELAWARE THIS CANCELS 1 COUNTY

IN NORTHERN DELAWARE

NEW CASTLE

IN MARYLAND THIS CANCELS 1 COUNTY

IN NORTHEAST MARYLAND

KENT

IN NEW JERSEY THIS CANCELS 8 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY

ATLANTIC BURLINGTON CAMDEN

CAPE MAY CUMBERLAND GLOUCESTER

OCEAN SALEM

IN PENNSYLVANIA THIS CANCELS 4 COUNTIES

IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA

CHESTER DELAWARE MONTGOMERY

PHILADELPHIA

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ATLANTIC CITY, CAMDEN, CHERRY HILL,

CHESTERTOWN, DEPTFORD, GLASSBORO, HAMMONTON, MEDIA, MILLVILLE,

MOORESTOWN, MOUNT HOLLY, NORRISTOWN, OCEAN CITY, PENNSVILLE,

PHILADELPHIA, TOMS RIVER, WEST CHESTER, AND WILMINGTON.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 543 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS

EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN DELAWARE THIS WATCH INCLUDES 2 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL DELAWARE

IN SOUTHERN DELAWARE

SUSSEX

IN MARYLAND THIS WATCH INCLUDES 3 COUNTIES

CAROLINE QUEEN ANNE'S TALBOT

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF CENTREVILLE, DENTON, DOVER, EASTON,

AND GEORGETOWN.

The National Weather Service in Sterling Virginia has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...

Southwestern Charles County in southern Maryland...

King George County in central Virginia...

* Until 530 PM EDT.

* At 427 PM EDT, severe thunderstorms with a history of producing

severe wind were located along a line extending from near Triangle

to 6 miles west of Stafford to 9 miles west of Fredericksburg,

moving east at 25 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Damaging winds will cause some trees and large branches

to fall. This could injure those outdoors, as well as

damage homes and vehicles. Roadways may become blocked by

downed trees. Localized power outages are possible.

Unsecured light objects may become projectiles.

* Locations impacted include...

King George, Dahlgren, Fairview Beach, Potomac Creek, Nanjemoy

Creek, Popes Creek, Port Tobacco River, Wicomico, Passapatanzy,

Cobb Island, Rock Point, Issue, Potomac Beach, Weedonville,

Tompkinsville, Ninde, Bel Alton, Swan Point, Sealston, and Jersey.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a

building.

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