Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 9 at 8:43PM MST until August 9 at 9:30PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
August 9, 2026 - 8:43pm
Expires:
August 9, 2026 - 9:30pm
Description:
SVRPSR
The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
Maricopa County in south central Arizona...
Pinal County in southeastern Arizona...
* Until 930 PM MST.
* At 843 PM MST, a cluster of severe thunderstorms was located near
Big Horn, or 18 miles east of Gila Bend, moving northwest at 15
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Gila Bend, Estrella, Freeman, Big Horn, Gila Bend Auxiliary Field,
Bosque, Sonoran National Monument, Kaka, Ak-
Chin Village, and Mobile.
This includes the following highways...
AZ Interstate 8 between mile markers 117 and 154.
AZ Route 238 between mile markers 1 and 37.
AZ Route 85 between mile markers 3 and 6, and between mile markers
120 and 127.
Instruction:
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description:
Maricopa, AZ; Pinal, AZ
Forcast Office:
NWS Phoenix AZ
Sender:
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov