Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 5 at 5:44PM MST until August 5 at 6:15PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 5, 2026 - 5:44pm
Expires:
August 5, 2026 - 6:15pm
Description:
At 544 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Safford
Regional Airport, moving southwest at 15 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and small hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Safford, Thatcher, Solomon, San Jose, Safford Regional Airport,
Roper Lake State Park, Pima, Central, Swift Trail Junction and Frye
Mesa Dam.
This includes the following highways...
Route 191 between mile markers 113 and 145...and between mile markers
148 and 151...and between mile markers 171 and 174. Route 70 between
mile markers 314 and 356.
Instruction:
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds.
Area Description:
Graham, AZ; Greenlee, AZ
Forcast Office:
NWS Tucson AZ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov