NWS Tucson AZSV.W 0287September 24, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Pima, AZ
The National Weather Service office in Tucson issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Pima in Arizona, which was in force until 1:45 p.m. local time on September 24. It was the 287th 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 38 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Tucson AZ
- Area
- Pima
- State
- Arizona
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 1:07 p.m. PDT, September 24, 2026
- Expires
- 1:45 p.m. PDT, September 24, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KTWC SV.W 0287
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SVRTWC The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... East Central Pima County in southeastern Arizona... * Until 145 PM MST. * At 107 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Corona De Tucson, moving north at 5 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Tucson, Vail, Corona De Tucson, East Sahuarita, Summit, Tucson International Airport and Rita Ranch. This includes the following highways... Interstate 10 between mile markers 267 and 282. Route 83 near mile marker 58.
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 and large hail.
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