Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 9 at 6:00PM MST until August 9 at 6:30PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 9, 2026 - 6:00pm
Expires:
August 9, 2026 - 6:30pm
Description:
SVRPSR
The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Pinal County in southeastern Arizona...
* Until 630 PM MST.
* At 600 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles east of
Florence, moving west at 5 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Florence.
This includes AZ Route 79 between mile markers 129 and 145.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning
are occurring with this storm. Move indoors immediately. 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 occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Pinal, AZ
Forcast Office:
NWS Phoenix AZ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov