Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 5 at 6:56PM MST until August 5 at 8:00PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 5, 2026 - 6:56pm
Expires:
August 5, 2026 - 8:00pm
Description:
SVRTWC
The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
South Central Graham County in southeastern Arizona...
* Until 800 PM MST.
* At 656 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Thatcher,
moving southwest at 5 mph.
HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail
damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect
wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Safford, Thatcher, Solomon, Roper Lake State Park, Pima, Central,
Frye Mesa Dam, Mount Graham, Swift Trail Junction and Fort Grant.
This includes the following highways...
Route 191 between mile markers 107 and 120. Route 70 between mile
markers 327 and 346. Route 266 between mile markers 108 and 121...and
between mile markers 125 and 126.
Instruction:
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. This storm is capable of producing 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:
Graham, AZ
Forcast Office:
NWS Tucson AZ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov