NWS Tucson AZSV.W 0286September 23, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Santa Cruz, AZ
The National Weather Service office in Tucson issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Santa Cruz in Arizona, which was in force until 3:45 p.m. local time on September 23. It was the 286th 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 51 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Tucson AZ
- Area
- Santa Cruz
- State
- Arizona
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:54 p.m. PDT, September 23, 2026
- Expires
- 3:45 p.m. PDT, September 23, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KTWC SV.W 0286
- 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... Southwestern Santa Cruz County in southeastern Arizona... * Until 345 PM MST. * At 254 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Nogales, moving northwest 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... Nogales, Rio Rico, Nogales International Airport, Patagonia Lake State Park, Kino Springs and Pena Blanca Lake. This includes the following highways... Interstate 19 between mile markers 1 and 12. Route 82 between mile markers 1 and 13.
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. 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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