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WWUS85 KTWC 230442
SPSTWC

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
942 PM MST Fri Dec 22 2023
 

AZZ507-508-513-230530-
Upper San Pedro River Valley including Sierra
Vista/Benson-Dragoon/Mule/Huachuca and Santa Rita Mountains including
Bisbee/Canelo Hills/Madera Canyon-Eastern Cochise County Below 5000
Feet including Douglas/Willcox-
942 PM MST Fri Dec 22 2023

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN COCHISE COUNTY
THROUGH 1030 PM MST...

At 941 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Benson, moving northeast at 30 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Benson, Mescal, and Cascabel.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 10 between mile markers 298 and 312, and between mile
markers 327 and 329.
 Route 80 between mile markers 293 and 297.
 Route 90 between mile markers 290 and 296.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. 

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LAT...LON 3186 11034 3191 11044 3233 11040 3216 10997
TIME...MOT...LOC 0441Z 203DEG 27KT 3197 11040 

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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WJM