Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 9 at 6:52PM MST until August 9 at 7:15PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 9, 2026 - 6:52pm
Expires:
August 9, 2026 - 7:15pm
Description:
At 652 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Kofa Wildlife
Refuge, or 41 miles south of Parker, and is nearly stationary.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
Locations impacted include...
Quartzsite and Kofa Wildlife Refuge.
This includes the following highways...
AZ Interstate 10 between mile markers 16 and 31.
US Highway 60 near mile marker 31.
AZ Route 95 between mile markers 94 and 109.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Area Description:
La Paz, AZ; Yuma, AZ
Forcast Office:
NWS Phoenix AZ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov