Severe Weather Statement
Issued by NWS Tucson, AZ
Issued by NWS Tucson, AZ
926 WWUS55 KTWC 052259 SVSTWC Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Tucson AZ 359 PM MST Fri Jul 5 2024 AZC019-021-052330- /O.CON.KTWC.SV.W.0053.000000T0000Z-240705T2330Z/ Pima-Pinal- 359 PM MST Fri Jul 5 2024 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM MST FOR NORTHEASTERN PIMA AND SOUTHEASTERN PINAL COUNTIES... At 357 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located just northwest of Oro Valley, moving south at 5 mph. A tornado is possible with this storm but has not been reported or observed. HAZARD...70 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect considerable tree damage. Damage is likely to mobile homes, roofs, and outbuildings. Locations impacted include... Catalina, Oro Valley, Marana, Saddlebrooke, Tortolita, and Catalina State Park. This includes Route 77 between mile markers 79 and 89. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. && LAT...LON 3254 11105 3254 11090 3239 11089 3239 11108 TIME...MOT...LOC 2257Z 000DEG 6KT 3245 11098 TORNADO...POSSIBLE THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH $$ WJM