Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued for Central Pima County, AZ
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NOAA issued it on August 6, 2026, 2 weeks 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 Tucson has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for central Pima County until 9:45 PM MST on August 5.
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- Record type
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning
- Affected area
- Central Pima County, Arizona
- Issued
- August 6, 2026
- Issuing authority
- NWS Tucson 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 2 weeks ago; use the issuing agency's live warning service for current conditions in Central Pima County, Arizona.
Alert Details
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued by NWS Tucson AZ. Effective from August 5 at 9:01 PM MST until August 5 at 9:45 PM MST. Alert type code: SVR.
Affected Areas
Central Pima County in southeastern Arizona. Locations impacted include Sells, Topawa, San Miguel, San Isidro, Kitt Peak, Ali Chukson, Vamori, South Komelik, Cowlic, Fresnal, Choulic, Newfield, Coldfields, No:ligk, South Comobabi, Comobabi, Cababi, Santa Rosa Ranch and San Luis - Sells District. Includes Route 86 between mile markers 104 and 137.
What You Should Do
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows.
Expected Conditions
At 9:01 PM MST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line from 7 miles southeast of San Miguel to near San Isidro, moving west at 30 mph. Hazards include 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail (1.00 inch). Radar indicated. Hail damage to vehicles expected. Wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees expected.
Timeline
Alert effective August 5, 2026 at 9:01 PM MST. Expires and ends August 5, 2026 at 9:45 PM MST.
Original source: NOAA Official Notice ↗
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