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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 22 at 4:40PM MST until October 22 at 5:30PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ

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

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Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 23:40 UTC
First saved by us: 22 October 2026 at 23:42 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 22 October 2026
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Source classification: Severe · Source alert

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Issuer / area: NWS Tucson AZ · Cochise, AZ; Pima, AZ
Certainty / urgency: Observed / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end): 23 October 2026 at 00:30 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 22 October 2026 at 23:40 UTC / 23 October 2026 at 00:30 UTC

Archived official description

SVRTWC The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northwestern Cochise County in southeastern Arizona... East Central Pima County in southeastern Arizona... * Until 530 PM MST. * At 440 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northwest of Kartchner Caverns State Park, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Benson, Mescal, Cascabel and Muleshoe Ranch Preserve. This includes the following highways... Route 90 between mile markers 290 and 296. Route 80 between mile markers 293 and 296. Interstate 10 between mile markers 288 and 310.

Instructions in this archived message

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

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First saved record · 22 October 2026 at 23:42 UTC

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22 October 2026 at 23:42 UTC

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Our first saved version of Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 22 at 4:40PM MST until October 22 at 5:30PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 23:40 UTC

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