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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
112 PM MST TUE AUG 18 2026
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/O.CON.KTWC.XH.W.0006.000000T0000Z-260822T0300Z/
WESTERN PIMA COUNTY-TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION-TUCSON METRO AREA-SOUTH
CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER
VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ORGAN PIPE CACTUS N.M., VAIL, SAFFORD,
ORACLE, AJO, TUCSON, SELLS, MAMMOTH, MARANA, GREEN VALLEY, PICACHO
PEAK STATE PARK, AND CLIFTON
112 PM MST TUE AUG 18 2026
..EXTREME HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST FRIDAY
* WHAT...DANGEROUSLY HOT CONDITIONS WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES RANGING
BETWEEN 103 TO 110 DEGREES AND LOW TEMPERATURES 79 TO 85 DEGREES.
MAJOR HEATRISK IS EXPECTED.
* WHERE...SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY, SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY, TOHONO
O'ODHAM NATION, TUCSON METRO AREA, UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY, AND
WESTERN PIMA COUNTY.
* WHEN...UNTIL 8 PM MST FRIDAY.
* IMPACTS...HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY DURING
EXTREME HEAT EVENTS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK, THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN
SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT
SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN
EMERGENCY! CALL 9 1 1.
TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE, RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND
DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.
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