NWS Tucson AZSV.W 0251September 9, 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 5:00 p.m. local time on September 9. It was the 251st 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 47 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
- 4:13 p.m. PDT, September 9, 2026
- Expires
- 5:00 p.m. PDT, September 9, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KTWC SV.W 0251
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Arizona since 2008Every warning type in Arizona
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The notice as issued
SVRTWC The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Santa Cruz County in southeastern Arizona... * Until 500 PM MST. * At 413 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Patagonia, moving southwest at 5 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Patagonia and Sonoita. This includes Route 82 between mile markers 18 and 31.
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. Report severe weather to your nearest law enforcement agency or the National Weather Service office in Tucson.
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The record around this notice
- Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Arizona since 2008336 a year
- Every warning type in Arizona
- Severe Thunderstorm Warning: what it means, and the states that get the most20,005 a year
- NWS notices, September 20262,824 in the month
- The latest from the National Weather Service
- Warning, watch or advisory: the three NWS levels