Arizona Severe Severe Thunderstorm Warning | Effective 07/13/2026 17:59

Headline: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 13 at 5:59PM MST until July 13 at 6:45PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ
Event: 
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency: 
Immediate
Effective: 
July 13, 2026 - 5:59pm
Expires: 
July 13, 2026 - 6:45pm
Description: 
SVRPSR The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Gila County in east central Arizona... Maricopa County in south central Arizona... Pinal County in southeastern Arizona... * Until 645 PM MST. * At 559 PM MST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles east of Tonto Basin to 9 miles southeast of Apache Lake, moving west at 20 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Roosevelt, Canyon Lake, Punkin Center, Tonto Basin, Tonto National Monument, Four Peaks, Roosevelt Dam, Apache Lake, Roosevelt Estates, and Tortilla Flat. This includes AZ Route 188 between mile markers 232 and 266.
Instruction: 
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a building. Large hail, damaging wind, and continuous cloud to ground lightning are occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with these storms, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
Area Description: 
Gila, AZ; Maricopa, AZ; Pinal, AZ
Forcast Office: 
NWS Phoenix AZ