Arizona Moderate Special Weather Statement | Effective 08/19/2026 19:05

Headline: 
Special Weather Statement issued August 19 at 7:05PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ
Event: 
Special Weather Statement
Urgency: 
Expected
Effective: 
August 19, 2026 - 7:05pm
Expires: 
August 19, 2026 - 7:30pm
Description: 
At 705 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over Linden, or 7 miles west of Show Low, moving southwest at 15 mph. HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible. Locations impacted include... Show Low, Linden, Wagon Wheel, Pinedale, Show Low Regional Airport, Show Low Lake, Red Top Mountain, Fool Hollow Lake, Burke Mountain, Ned Lake and Telephone Lake. This includes the following highways... State Route 260 between mile markers 324 and 347. Highway 60 between mile markers 324 and 344. State Route 77 between mile markers 343 and 344. This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds... Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area Campground and Lewis Canyon Group Campground.
Instruction: 
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening weather conditions.
Area Description: 
Eastern Mogollon Rim; White Mountains
Forcast Office: 
NWS Flagstaff AZ
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov