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WWUS55 KTWC 200142
SVSTWC
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
642 PM MST WED AUG 19 2026
AZC019-200200-
/O.CON.KTWC.SV.W.0203.000000T0000Z-260820T0200Z/
PIMA AZ-
642 PM MST WED AUG 19 2026
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST FOR
EAST CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY...
AT 642 PM MST, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR TANQUE VERDE,
MOVING EAST AT 5 MPH.
HAZARD...60 MPH WIND GUSTS AND QUARTER SIZE HAIL.
SOURCE...TRAINED SPOTTERS REPORTED.
IMPACT...HAIL DAMAGE TO VEHICLES IS EXPECTED. EXPECT WIND DAMAGE TO
ROOFS, SIDING, AND TREES.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
TUCSON, TANQUE VERDE, SABINO CANYON RECREATION AREA, CATALINA
FOOTHILLS AND SAGUARO NATIONAL PARK EAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SEEK SHELTER INSIDE A WELL-BUILT STRUCTURE AND STAY AWAY FROM
WINDOWS. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND HAS
PRODUCED 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 3222 11090 3235 11082 3224 11067 3208 11067
TIME...MOT...LOC 0120Z 288DEG 4KT 3231 11078
HAIL THREAT...OBSERVED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
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