UPDATE — Thursday, November 12, 12:49 PM EST: The storm is now over Barksdale, near Newark, moving east at 20 mph, with 60 mph wind gusts and quarter-size hail. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 7:00 PM EST for northern Delaware, southern New Jersey, and southeastern Pennsylvania.

Wilmington, Delaware —

What is happening:

A severe thunderstorm is moving northeast across the Delaware-Pennsylvania line late this morning, and the National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for northern New Castle County in Delaware and southwestern Chester County in Pennsylvania until 1:15 PM EST. At 12:33 PM, the storm was over Pleasant Hill, near Elkton, moving northeast at 20 miles per hour.

Local impacts:

The storm is carrying wind gusts up to 60 miles per hour and quarter-size hail. Radar shows the storm is strong enough to damage vehicles, and the wind can tear at roofs and siding and bring down trees and power lines. Towns in the path include Wilmington, Newark, Elsmere, Kennett Square, New Castle, Penns Grove, Oxford, West Grove, Newport, Stanton, North Star, Glasgow, Bear, Talleyville, Wilmington Manor, Marshallton, Pike Creek, Ashland, Greenville and Landenberg. The storm also covers Interstate 95 in Delaware between mile markers 1 and 18.

What to do:

Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building and stay away from windows. Frequent cloud-to-ground lightning is happening with this storm, so move indoors right away. If you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

Source: National Weather Service in Mount Holly, New Jersey, November 12, 2026.