NWS Tucson AZSV.W 0256September 9, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Cochise, AZ
The National Weather Service office in Tucson issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Cochise in Arizona, which was in force until 7:00 p.m. local time on September 9. It was the 256th 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
- Cochise
- State
- Arizona
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 6:09 p.m. PDT, September 9, 2026
- Expires
- 7:00 p.m. PDT, September 9, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KTWC SV.W 0256
- 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... Southwestern Cochise County in southeastern Arizona... * Until 700 PM MST. * At 609 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southwest of Tombstone, moving west at 5 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Sierra Vista, Whetstone, Tombstone, Charleston and Fairbank. This includes the following highways... Route 90 near mile marker 308...and between mile markers 320 and 324. Route 80 near mile marker 315. Route 92 near mile marker 322. Route 82 between mile markers 52 and 62.
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. Wind damage with this storm will occur before any rain or lightning. Do not wait for the sound of thunder before taking cover. Seek shelter immediately inside a sturdy structure and stay away from windows.
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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