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Home Return to list Severe Thunderstorm Warning 0068 Issued by the Phoenix Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-08-12 19:49:31 199 WUUS55 KPSR 130048 SVRPSR AZC013-130115- /O.NEW.KPSR.SV.W.0068.260813T0048Z-260813T0115Z/ BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED Severe Thunderstorm Warning National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 548 PM MST Wed Aug 12 2026 The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Maricopa County in south central Arizona... * Until 615 PM MST. * At 548 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Paradise Valley, and is nearly stationary. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Phoenix, Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Piestewa Peak Park, Downtown Scottsdale, Scottsdale Airport, Camelback Mountain, and Desert Ridge Marketplace. This includes the following highways... AZ Route 51 between mile markers 4 and 15. AZ Route 101 between mile markers 29 and 32, and between mile markers 39 and 47. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 this storm. Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of natures leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning. Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. && LAT...LON 3346 11197 3354 11209 3370 11201 3354 11177 TIME...MOT...LOC 0048Z 218DEG 3KT 3354 11198 HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH $$ SDB Action: Expired Issued At: 2026-08-12 20:05:31 603 WWUS55 KPSR 130105 SVSPSR Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Phoenix AZ 605 PM MST Wed Aug 12 2026 AZC013-130115- /O.EXP.KPSR.SV.W.0068.000000T0000Z-260813T0115Z/ Maricopa AZ- 605 PM MST Wed Aug 12 2026 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR MARICOPA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 615 PM MST... The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. However, gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm. && LAT...LON 3346 11197 3354 11209 3370 11201 3354 11177 TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 218DEG 3KT 3355 11197 $$ SDB | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||