Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 3 at 6:23PM MST until August 3 at 6:45PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 3, 2026 - 6:23pm
Expires:
August 3, 2026 - 6:45pm
Description:
At 623 PM MST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from
near Patagonia to 10 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, Sonoita, Elgin, Kartchner Caverns State Park and Canelo.
This includes the following highways...
Route 82 between mile markers 22 and 50. Route 83 between mile
markers 12 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