Severe Thunderstorm Warning

Locations Affected

Saddlebrooke, AZ ∙ Catalina, AZ ∙ Oracle Junction, AZ

Full Alert Message

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Tucson AZ 917 PM MST Tue Aug 20 2024 The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northeastern Pima County in southeastern Arizona... South central Pinal County in southeastern Arizona... * Until 1000 PM MST. * At 917 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Saddlebrooke Ranch, or 7 miles northwest of Catalina, moving northwest at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Catalina, Saddlebrooke, Saddlebrooke Ranch, Picacho Peak State Park, Biosphere 2, and Oracle Junction. This includes the following highways... Interstate 10 between mile markers 215 and 225. Route 77 between mile markers 87 and 96. Route 79 between mile markers 92 and 112. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3255 11077 3249 11092 3264 11155 3283 11124 TIME...MOT...LOC 0417Z 115DEG 11KT 3257 11099 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

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