UPDATE — Thursday, November 12, 1:48 PM CT: The storm is now over National Park, near Gloucester City, moving northeast at 25 miles per hour. Trained weather spotters report 60 mph wind gusts and half-dollar-size hail. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 7:00 PM EST for southern New Jersey and southeastern Pennsylvania.

UPDATE — Thursday, November 12, 1:31 PM CT: The storm is now over Gibbstown, about 11 miles southwest of Gloucester City, moving northeast at 20 miles per hour. Trained weather spotters report 60 mph wind gusts and quarter-size hail. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 7:00 PM EST for southern New Jersey and southeastern Pennsylvania.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning for New Castle, Camden, Gloucester, Salem, Delaware and Philadelphia Counties Through 3:15 PM

Wilmington, Delaware — A severe thunderstorm is moving northeast across the Delaware Valley this afternoon, and the National Weather Service in Mount Holly, New Jersey has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning until 3:15 PM EST for northeastern New Castle County in Delaware, northwestern Salem County, west central Camden County and northwestern Gloucester County in New Jersey, and southwestern Philadelphia County and southeastern Delaware County in Pennsylvania.

What is happening:

At 2:11 PM EST, the storm was over Chester Township, about 9 miles northeast of Wilmington, moving northeast at 20 miles per hour. Radar shows the storm is producing 60 mph wind gusts and quarter-size hail. Towns in the path include Philadelphia, Camden, Gloucester City, Chester, Deptford, West Deptford, Lindenwold, Bellmawr, Yeadon, Woodbury, Carneys Point, Folcroft, Swarthmore, Paulsboro, Magnolia, Westville, Woodbury Heights, National Park, East Lansdowne and Swedesboro. The storm will also affect drivers on the New Jersey Turnpike between exits 2 and 3, Interstate 95 in Pennsylvania and Delaware, Interstate 76 in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, Interstate 295 in New Jersey and Interstate 676 in Pennsylvania.

Local impacts:

Wind gusts to 60 mph can damage roofs, siding, trees and power lines. Quarter-size hail can cause minor damage to vehicles. Frequent cloud-to-ground lightning is occurring with this storm. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 7:00 PM EST for northern Delaware, southern New Jersey and southeastern Pennsylvania, and tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms.

What to do:

Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.

Move indoors immediately if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

Stay alert for a possible tornado, and if you spot one, go at once into a basement or a small central room in a sturdy structure.

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