SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING

Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Graham, AZ

Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 21 at 4:59PM MST until October 21 at 5:30PM MST by NWS Tucson AZ · EXPIRED

The National Weather Service office in Tucson, AZ issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Graham, AZ on Wednesday, October 21, 2026. It has expired.

WarningSevere Thunderstorm Warning

StatusExpired

TornadoPossible

Hail up to2.75 in · 7.0 cm

Wind gusts70 mph · 113 km/h

Issued byNWS Tucson, AZ

Area1 area(s)

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What the Weather Service said

At 459 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Solomon, moving northeast at 30 mph. THIS IS A DESTRUCTIVE STORM FOR SWIFT TRAIL JUNCTION AND SOLOMON. HAZARD...Baseball size hail and 70 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be severely injured. Expect shattered windows, extensive damage to roofs, siding, and vehicles. Locations impacted include... Safford, Thatcher, Solomon, San Jose, Safford Regional Airport, Roper Lake State Park and Swift Trail Junction. This includes the following highways... Route 191 between mile markers 111 and 140. Route 70 between mile markers 338 and 365.

What to do

Seek shelter now inside an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built structure. This storm is capable of producing destructive hail and widespread damaging winds. Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek shelter immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built structure.

What a severe thunderstorm warning means

A thunderstorm is producing, or about to produce, hail one inch (2.5 cm) across or larger and/or winds of 58 mph (93 km/h) or more. Move indoors, away from windows.

Watch or warning?

A watch means conditions are right for a hazard to develop: be prepared. A warning means it is happening or about to happen: take action now. Advisories are for less serious hazards that still call for caution.

Official, current information: weather.gov forecast for this area · Storm Prediction Center. See every U.S. warning that day.

Did you know?

Frostbite. When the wind chill drops to about -18 °F (-28 °C), frostbite can set in on bare skin in about 30 minutes.

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