NWS Tucson AZSV.W 0283September 16, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Pinal, AZ
The National Weather Service office in Tucson issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Pinal in Arizona, which was in force until 1:00 p.m. local time on September 16. It was the 283rd severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Tucson issued in 2026. Arizona had 91 severe thunderstorm warnings in September 2026, against 52 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Arizona's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 42 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Tucson AZ
- Area
- Pinal
- State
- Arizona
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 12:18 p.m. PDT, September 16, 2026
- Expires
- 1:00 p.m. PDT, September 16, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KTWC SV.W 0283
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Arizona since 2008Every warning type in Arizona
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The notice as issued
SVRTWC The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Pinal County in southeastern Arizona... * Until 100 PM MST. * At 1218 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles northeast of Picacho Peak State Park, moving northwest at 5 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and small hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Mainly rural areas of Central Pinal County. This includes Route 79 between mile markers 113 and 122.
What the agency told people to do
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds. 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.
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The record around this notice
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Arizona since 2008336 a year
- Every warning type in Arizona
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning: what it means, and the states that get the most20,005 a year
- NWS notices, September 20262,824 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels