Headline:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued July 13 at 6:39PM MST until July 13 at 7:30PM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ
Event:
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
July 13, 2026 - 6:39pm
Expires:
July 13, 2026 - 7:30pm
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 730 PM MST.
* At 638 PM MST, severe thunderstorms were located along a line
extending from Punkin Center to near Canyon Lake, moving west at 20
mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.
* Locations impacted include...
Mesa, Apache Junction, Fountain Hills, Round Valley, Sugarloaf
Mountain, Sycamore Creek, Ballantine Trailhead, Sunflower, Granite
Reef Dam, Punkin Center, Lost Dutchman State Park, Goldfield, Usery
Mountain Park, Saguaro Lake, and Canyon Lake.
This includes the following highways...
AZ Route 87 between mile markers 182 and 229.
AZ Route 202 between mile markers 21 and 23.
AZ Route 188 between mile markers 252 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
Sender: