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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
702 PM MST Mon Jul 20 2026

AZZ541-545-547-549-556>558-210300-
Fountain Hills/East Mesa AZ-New River Mesa AZ-Mazatzal Mountains AZ-
Tonto Basin AZ-Cave Creek/New River AZ-Rio Verde/Salt River AZ-
Pinal/Superstition Mountains AZ-
702 PM MST Mon Jul 20 2026

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT GILA...MARICOPA AND PINAL
COUNTIES THROUGH 800 PM MST...

At 701 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a cluster of strong
thunderstorms along a line extending from near Tonto Basin to near
Punkin Center to Sycamore Creek. Movement was southwest at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Round Valley, Sugarloaf Mountain, Sycamore Creek, Ballantine
Trailhead, Sunflower, Roosevelt, Punkin Center, Roosevelt Dam,
Saguaro Lake, Canyon Lake, Tonto Basin, Tonto National Monument,
Goldfield Ranch, Four Peaks, Salt River Tubing Recreation Area,
Apache Lake, Rio Verde, Horseshoe Reservoir, Sunset Mountain, and Oak
Spring Canyon.

This includes the following highways...
AZ Route 87 between mile markers 196 and 229.
AZ Route 188 between mile markers 232 and 266.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 3396 11139 3391 11128 3380 11115 3376 11099
      3369 11094 3342 11104 3354 11157 3402 11188
      3400 11150 3401 11148 3401 11143
TIME...MOT...LOC 0201Z 033DEG 12KT 3378 11123 3382 11135 3391 11146

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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