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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 22 at 2:56PM MST until October 22 at 3:30PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Graham, AZ. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.

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Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 21:56 UTC
First saved by us: 22 October 2026 at 21:42 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 22 October 2026
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Source classification: Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area: NWS Tucson AZ · Graham, AZ
Certainty / urgency: Observed / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end): 22 October 2026 at 22:30 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 22 October 2026 at 21:56 UTC / 22 October 2026 at 22:30 UTC

Archived official description

At 256 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles south of Roper Lake State Park, moving northeast at 40 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... Safford, Thatcher, Solomon, San Jose, Roper Lake State Park, Safford Regional Airport, Pima, Central, Swift Trail Junction, Frye Mesa Dam, Mount Graham, Fort Grant and Bonita. This includes the following highways... Route 191 between mile markers 102 and 134. Route 70 between mile markers 328 and 354. Route 266 between mile markers 105 and 126.

Instructions in this archived message

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large hail. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM MST Thursday for a portion of Southeast Arizona.

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22 October 2026 at 21:57 UTC

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Title: Before
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 22 at 2:38PM MST until October 22 at 3:30PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
After
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 22 at 2:56PM MST until October 22 at 3:30PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ
Source updated: Before
22 October 2026 at 21:38 UTC
After
22 October 2026 at 21:56 UTC
Effective from: Before
22 October 2026 at 21:38 UTC
After
22 October 2026 at 21:56 UTC
Forecast onset: Before
22 October 2026 at 21:38 UTC
After
22 October 2026 at 21:56 UTC
Message type: Before
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Source status: Before
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Official description: Before
SVRTWC The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... South Central Graham County in southeastern Arizona... * Until 330 PM MST. * At 238 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 19 miles north of Willcox, moving northeast at 40 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... Safford, Thatcher, Solomon, San Jose, Roper Lake State Park, Safford Regional Airport, Pim…
After
At 256 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles south of Roper Lake State Park, moving northeast at 40 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... Safford, Thatcher, Solomon, San Jose, Roper Lake State Park, Safford Regional Airport, Pim…
External source link: Before
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.0b28663aaadf17205fd0cd490d66a03acc3feadd.001.1
After
https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2044c916cf0e0eecb257bd59e25ddca71ef04194.001.1

Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 21:56 UTC

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First saved record · 22 October 2026 at 21:42 UTC

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22 October 2026 at 21:42 UTC

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Our first saved version of Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 22 at 2:38PM MST until October 22 at 3:30PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 21:38 UTC

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Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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