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Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 9:08 PM Aug. 25, 2025 – National Weather Service
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM MST FOR SOUTH CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY... At 208 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of Arivaca, moving northwest at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Arivaca and Arivaca Lake. This includes Route 286 between mile markers 12 and 17. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large hail. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Issued: 8:58 PM Aug. 25, 2025 – National Weather Service
The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Pima County in southeastern Arizona... * Until 245 PM MST. * At 158 PM MST, severe thunderstorms were located 7 miles northeast of Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, moving northwest at 15 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument. This includes Route 85 between mile markers 56 and 72. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large hail. && HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN; WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED; MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH
Wind and Dust Advisory
Issued: 5:01 PM Aug. 25, 2025 – National Weather Service
...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Visibility between one-quarter and one mile in blowing dust expected with thunderstorm outflow winds as the push west northwest this afternoon. * WHERE...South Central Pinal County, Tohono O'odham Nation, and Tucson Metro Area. * WHEN...From 1 PM to 5 PM MST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Persons with respiratory problems should make preparations to stay indoors until the storm passes. Be ready for a sudden drop in visibility to near zero. If you encounter blowing dust or blowing sand on the roadway or see it approaching, pull off the road as far as possible and put your vehicle in park. Turn the lights all the way off and keep foot off the brake pedal. Remember, 'Pull Aside, Stay Alive'. &&
Flood Watch
Issued: 5:01 PM Aug. 25, 2025 – National Weather Service
...FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Scattered showers and thunderstorms will be developing early this afternoon across eastern Pima and Santa Cruz counties and push to the west northwest across the lower deserts of Pima and south-central Pinal county. Some of these thunderstorms will be capable of producing very heavy rain in a short period of time leading to the potential of flash flooding. * WHERE...A portion of Southeast Arizona, including the following areas, Baboquivari Mountains, Catalina and Rincon Mountains, South Central Pinal County, Tohono O'odham Nation, Tucson Metro Area, Upper Santa Cruz River Valley/Altar Valley and Western Pima County. * WHEN...Until 7 PM MST this evening. * IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared to take action should flooding develop. &&
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