Arizona Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 08/09/2026 21:41

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued August 9 at 9:41PM MST until August 9 at 10:30PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
August 9, 2026 - 9:41pm
Expires: 
August 9, 2026 - 10:30pm
Description: 
SVRPSR The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Maricopa County in south central Arizona... * Until 1030 PM MST. * At 940 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Buckeye, moving west at 25 mph. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect considerable tree damage. Wind damage is also likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. * Locations impacted include... Buckeye, Tonopah, Palo Verde, Perryville, White Tank Mountain Park, Liberty, Palo Verde Nuclear Generation Station, Wintersburg, Hassayampa, and Arlington. This includes the following highways... AZ Interstate 10 between mile markers 90 and 121. AZ Route 85 between mile markers 146 and 154.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. This is a DANGEROUS SITUATION. This storm is producing widespread wind damage across the West Valley. SEEK SHELTER NOW inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows! 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
Forcast Office: 
NWS Phoenix AZ
Sender: 
w-nws.webmaster@noaa.gov