Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Southwestern Imperial County, CA
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NOAA issued it on August 10, 2026, 13 days ago. Warnings of this kind stay in effect for hours to a few days, so this page is a historical record of what was issued, not a current warning. For conditions where you are right now, check weather.gov (US), weather.gc.ca (Canada), the Met Office (UK), or the Bureau of Meteorology (Australia).
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NWS Phoenix AZ has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for southwestern Imperial County until 5:30 PM PDT on August 10.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Southwestern Imperial County, California
- Issued
- August 10, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Phoenix AZ
Storm notices can cover different combinations of wind, hail, lightning, and rainfall. Use the original notice for the hazards and boundaries attached to this specific record.
Record status: historical. It was issued 13 days ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Southwestern Imperial County, California.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Phoenix AZ. Effective from 2026-08-10T16:58:00-07:00 until 2026-08-10T17:30:00-07:00. Severity: Severe. Urgency: Immediate. Certainty: Observed.
Affected Areas
Southwestern Imperial County in southeastern California, including Ocotillo and Coyote Wells. Impacted highways include CA Interstate 8 near mile marker 1 and between mile markers 3 and 18, and CA Route 98 between mile markers 1 and 9.
What You Should Do
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building.
Expected Conditions
At 4:58 PM PDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Ocotillo moving northwest at 25 mph. Hazard includes 60 mph wind gusts (radar indicated). Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Hail up to 0.75 inches (radar indicated).
Timeline
Alert effective August 10 at 4:58 PM PDT until August 10 at 5:30 PM PDT.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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