Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 3 at 6:07PM MST until August 3 at 6:45PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 3, 2026 - 6:07pm
Expires:
August 3, 2026 - 6:45pm
Description:
At 607 PM MST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from 6
miles south of Parker Canyon Lake to 9 miles west of Kartchner
Caverns State Park, moving west at 20 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and small hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Whetstone, Patagonia, Sonoita, Elgin, Fort Huachuca, Parker Canyon
Lake, Kartchner Caverns State Park, Canelo, Lochiel and Coronado
National Memorial.
This includes the following highways...
Route 90 between mile markers 298 and 307. Route 82 between mile
markers 20 and 51. Route 83 between mile markers 3 and 42...and
between mile markers 50 and 52.
Instruction:
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. These storms are capable of producing damaging winds.
Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead
to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Area Description:
Cochise, AZ; Pima, AZ; Santa Cruz, AZ
Forcast Office:
NWS Tucson AZ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov