759  
WWUS85 KPSR 160009  
SPSPSR  
 
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ  
509 PM PDT SAT AUG 15 2026  
 
CAZ562-566-160045-  
IMPERIAL COUNTY WEST CA-IMPERIAL COUNTY SOUTHWEST CA-  
509 PM PDT SAT AUG 15 2026  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHWESTERN IMPERIAL COUNTY  
THROUGH 545 PM PDT...  
 
AT 508 PM PDT, DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER  
OCOTILLO, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 5 MPH.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH AND PEA SIZE HAIL.  
 
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.  
 
IMPACT...GUSTY WINDS COULD KNOCK DOWN TREE LIMBS AND BLOW AROUND  
UNSECURED OBJECTS. MINOR DAMAGE TO OUTDOOR OBJECTS IS  
POSSIBLE.  
 
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...  
OCOTILLO AND COYOTE WELLS.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...  
CA INTERSTATE 8 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 10 AND 21.  
CA ROUTE 98 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 1 AND 6.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
IF OUTDOORS, CONSIDER SEEKING SHELTER INSIDE A BUILDING.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 3267 11600 3276 11605 3283 11590 3275 11581  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0008Z 236DEG 5KT 3275 11595  
 
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN  
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH  
 

 
 
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