NWS Tucson AZSV.W 0294September 29, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cochise and Graham, AZ
The National Weather Service office in Tucson issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Cochise and Graham in Arizona, which was in force until 3:30 p.m. local time on September 29. It was the 294th 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 31 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Tucson AZ
- Area
- Cochise and Graham
- State
- Arizona
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 2:59 p.m. PDT, September 29, 2026
- Expires
- 3:30 p.m. PDT, September 29, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KTWC SV.W 0294
- 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... North Central Cochise County in southeastern Arizona... Southern Graham County in southeastern Arizona... * Until 330 PM MST. * At 259 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Willcox, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and small hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Willcox, Pearce-Sunsites, Cochise and Kansas Settlement. This includes the following highways... Route 191 between mile markers 52 and 98. Interstate 10 between mile markers 329 and 363. Route 186 between mile markers 327 and 345.
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.
Source: National Weather Service: the notice at its source. The text is the agency's, unedited. A U.S. Government work, in the public domain.