2026 Mid-Atlantic Severe Storm General Discussion

[wxmeddler]

1 hour ago, snowfan said:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcSA01aDdAJ/?igsi=MTl2YW52cHNvdDd3dQ==

That video and some pictures from a warehouse definitely is some high end EF1 / low end EF2 type stuff. 

[JakkelWx]

8 hours ago, THEREALTOR1 said:

Was just heading south on US 13 south of Dover when the Emergency Broadcast came across the phone & radio, this is a pic of Camden, DE at 6:15pm.

was in magnolia then drove up to near the IHOP on rt 13 near target and it was all blocked off. saw a bunch of trees down. saw the fastest moving scud in magnolia i've ever seen

[mappy]

12 hours ago, Itstrainingtime said:

Directly across the river from each other. Eastern School district is in York county.

Thank you! 

[Itstrainingtime]

14 hours ago, Eskimo Joe said:

If it's in Lancaster County, then that is near Ephrata, PA and would verify the second tornado warning. Unfortunately that would mean two tornadoes just outside the Tornado Watch box.

 

3 hours ago, mappy said:

Thank you! 

You're welcome! It is somewhat confusing, there is a district near Ephrata (Lancaster County) known as Eastern Lancaster. Eastern school district is in Wrightsville, York County, directly across the Susky from Columbia. 

[Eskimo Joe]

Preliminary damage points from the York County tornado indicate EF-2 

[CAPE]

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
520 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

...Storm Surveys Ongoing in portions of Delaware, northeast Maryland,
and southeast Pennsylvania...

The National Weather Service office in Mount Holly NJ is
currently conducting storm surveys for the areas near Dover in 
Kent County, DE, Barclay and Marydel in Queen Anne's County, MD, 
and Downingtown in Chester County, PA. The survey is in relation 
to the severe thunderstorms that moved through the area on 
Thursday, August 20th, 2026.

We have confirmed that at least EF-1 tornado damage, with 
estimated peak winds up to 105 mph, occurred with the tornado 
that impacted the Dover, DE area.
 

[Chinook]

Here's a very good meteorological discussion of the tornadoes in Dover and Long Island NY.

 

 

[CAPE]

22 hours ago, CAPE said:

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
520 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

...Storm Surveys Ongoing in portions of Delaware, northeast Maryland,
and southeast Pennsylvania...

The National Weather Service office in Mount Holly NJ is
currently conducting storm surveys for the areas near Dover in 
Kent County, DE, Barclay and Marydel in Queen Anne's County, MD, 
and Downingtown in Chester County, PA. The survey is in relation 
to the severe thunderstorms that moved through the area on 
Thursday, August 20th, 2026.

We have confirmed that at least EF-1 tornado damage, with 
estimated peak winds up to 105 mph, occurred with the tornado 
that impacted the Dover, DE area.
 

Update-

Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
804 PM EDT Fri Aug 21 2026

...Storm Surveys Continue in portions of Delaware, northeast 
Maryland, and southeast Pennsylvania...

The National Weather Service office in Mount Holly NJ is
currently conducting a review of storm surveys for the areas near
Dover and Hartly in Kent County, DE, Barclay and Marydel in Queen
Anne's County, MD, and Downingtown in Chester County, PA. The 
survey is in relation to the severe thunderstorms that moved 
through the area on Thursday, August 20th, 2026.

*Update #1: Two additional tornadoes have been confirmed, one in
 Queen Anne's County in northeast Maryland and one in Chester
 County in southeast Pennsylvania. The total number of confirmed
 tornadoes from Thursday, August 20th within our County Warning 
 Area is now three.

An EF-1 tornado has been confirmed near Barclay in Queen Anne's
County, Maryland. An EF-0 tornado has been confirmed near
Downingtown in Chester County, PA.

We have previously confirmed that at least EF-1 tornado damage, 
with estimated peak winds up to 105 mph, occurred with the tornado
that impacted the Dover, DE area.

Surveys and analyses are still ongoing. Stay tuned for additional
updates as more information become available within the next few 
days.