Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 3 at 5:13PM MST until August 3 at 5:30PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 3, 2026 - 5:13pm
Expires:
August 3, 2026 - 5:30pm
Description:
At 513 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles west of
Tombstone, moving west at 10 mph.
HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable
tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes,
roofs, and outbuildings.
Locations impacted include...
Tombstone, Fairbank and Charleston.
This includes the following highways...
Route 80 between mile markers 306 and 320. Route 82 between mile
markers 58 and 67.
Instruction:
Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure
and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing
widespread damaging winds and large hail.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Cochise, AZ
Forcast Office:
NWS Tucson AZ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov