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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 77, NWS Phoenix, AZ

August 15, 2026Imperial County, California

NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 15, 2026, 5:42 PM PDT for Imperial County, California. It was in force for 24 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Aug 15, 2026, 5:42 PM PDT (00:42 UTC)
Expired
Aug 15, 2026, 6:06 PM PDT
In force
24 min
Issued by
NWS Phoenix, AZ
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Imperial County, CA

The radar

The Yuma radar (KYUX), 90 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Phoenix, AZ issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 15, 5:09 PM PDTSpecial Weather StatementPSR36 min
Aug 15, 5:20 PM PDTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSRImperial13 min
Aug 15, 5:22 PM PDTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSRImperial103 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.