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WWUS85 KTWC 190119
SPSTWC

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
619 PM MST Fri Jul 18 2025

AZZ508-509-511-512-190200-
Eastern Cochise County below 5000 feet AZ-Chiricahua Mountains AZ-
Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains AZ-Upper Gila River Valley AZ-
619 PM MST Fri Jul 18 2025

...AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT NORTH CENTRAL COCHISE
AND SOUTHEASTERN GRAHAM COUNTIES UNTIL 7 PM MST...

At 619 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong
thunderstorms along Highway 191 between Interstate-10 north to
Safford, moving north at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45-50 mph will produce localized areas of
blowing dust, briefly reducing visibility down to 1 mile at times.
Brief heavy rain will also accompany the stronger storms.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects.

Locations impacted include...
  Safford, Willcox, Thatcher, Solomon, San Jose, Bowie, Roper Lake
  State Park, Safford Regional Airport, Pima, Central, Swift Trail
  Junction and Frye Mesa Dam.

This includes the following highways...
Route 191 between mile markers 88 and 133.
Route 70 between mile markers 331 and 359.
Route 266 between mile markers 105 and 114.
Interstate 10 between mile markers 342 and 366.
Route 186 between mile markers 327 and 338.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.

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LAT...LON 3243 10984 3298 10983 3267 10923 3219 10954
      3219 10984
TIME...MOT...LOC 0117Z 188DEG 12KT 3257 10958

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

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CWR