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Tornado Warning — Kent, DE — Aug 20, 2026

NWS PHI · ETN 25 · National Weather Service warning
Tornado Warning for Kent — radar, warned-area polygon and storm motion
Radar-indicated position & projected track

Event Summary

The National Weather Service office PHI issued a tornado warning at 20:35 UTC on Aug 20, 2026 covering Kent, DE. The warning was in effect for 11 minutes, ending at Aug 20, 2026 20:46 UTC. At the last radar check, the storm was located near 39.16, -75.35, moving east at about 28 mph.

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Counties Affected

Storm Reports

TimeLocationCounty / StateEFRemarks
1 S Marydel Kent, DE Unrated A tornado occurred in Marydel beginning along the east side of Grygo Rd... about a quarter mile south of the intersection of Mahan Corner Rd... taking down several tree (PHI)
Hazlettville Kent, DE Unrated A brief tornado occurred just east of the community of Hazlettville... primarily impacting a farm and adjacent fields along Bryants Corner Road. The tornado began in a (PHI)
2 N Wyoming Kent, DE Unrated A tornado formed over the open fields west of Wyoming Mill Rd near Riverside Rd... scarring the crops before moving to the tree line east of Wyoming Mill Rd... snapping (PHI)
Dover Kent, DE Unrated Trained spotter reported a rain wrapped tornado on the ground... flying debris. (PHI)

Preliminary local storm reports (SPC) within the warned area window — subject to revision after NWS surveys.

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