The threat of wild weather postponed the Phillies home opener in South Philadelphia, and that system could bring severe thunderstorms and wind to parts of Delaware Thursday afternoon and into the evening.
The National Weather Service in Westampton, New Jersey, said a storm system could impact Delaware and areas surrounding Philadelphia from 4 p.m. Thursday through midnight, bringing with it wind gusts up to 20 mph.
However, the tornado threat is very low, unlike on Saturday, with its system that spun several tornadoes, including a fatal twister in Sussex County and others that caused damage in suburban Philadelphia and in several locations in southern New Jersey.
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Delaware weather forecast
The weather service said to expect isolated thunderstorms throughout the weather event.
There will be a chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4 p.m.., according the the NWS.
“A very warm and more humid air mass overspreads the region Thursday,” the NWS tweeted. “As a cold front arrives in the afternoon, there is potential for some severe t-storms.”
The high temperature is forecast to reach 84 degrees. The overnight temperature will dip to the high 50s.
Phillies game postponed
The Phillies postponed its home opener due to the weather. The Phillies will now play the Cincinnati Reds on Friday at 3:05 p.m. Friday when it is expected to be more seasonal with a high of 61 degrees.
Tickets and parking passes for Thursday’s game will be valid on Friday, the team announced. Pregame festivities will begin at 2:15 p.m.
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Delaware tornado
The most recent weather activity follows a deadly tornado that struck Sussex County on Saturday, April 1 — one of Delaware’s strongest and widest tornadoes, according to the NWS.
More than 60 homes and other buildings were damaged or destroyed by the tornado that traveled 14 miles through the Bridgeville, Greenwood and Ellendale area on Saturday evening, according to the Delaware Emergency Management Agency.
The one death caused by the tornado, at a home that was destroyed on Tuckers Road near Greenwood, was the first tornado-related fatality in Delaware in 40 years, the agency said.
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