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WWUS55 KTWC 200140
SVSTWC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
640 PM MST WED AUG 19 2026
AZC019-200200-
/O.CON.KTWC.SV.W.0201.000000T0000Z-260820T0200Z/
PIMA AZ-
640 PM MST WED AUG 19 2026
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST FOR
EAST CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY...
AT 640 PM MST, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR EAST SAHUARITA,
MOVING NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH.
HAZARD...PING PONG BALL SIZE HAIL AND 60 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...PEOPLE AND ANIMALS OUTDOORS WILL BE INJURED. EXPECT HAIL
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES. EXPECT WIND
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TUCSON, SAHUARITA, GREEN VALLEY, DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE,
DREXEL HEIGHTS, VAIL, EAST SAHUARITA, SAN XAVIER COMMUNITY, SUMMIT,
TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, RITA RANCH AND SAN XAVIER MISSION.
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
INTERSTATE 19 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 41 AND 60. INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN
MILE MARKERS 262 AND 278.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND LARGE
HAIL.
CONTINUOUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM.
LIGHTNING IS ONE OF NATURE'S LEADING KILLERS. REMEMBER, IF YOU CAN
HEAR THUNDER, YOU ARE CLOSE ENOUGH TO BE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.
LAT...LON 3187 11099 3202 11118 3223 11089 3209 11066
TIME...MOT...LOC 0123Z 121DEG 9KT 3196 11081
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.50 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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