Weather Alerts For Cortaro, AZ
Nearby Severe Thunderstorm Warning
-A Weather Alert has been issued for a nearby area. While your current location is outside of the impacted area, please stay alert and monitor weather conditions. # SUMMARY -------------------- The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a - Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Northern Pima County in southeastern Arizona... South Central Pinal County in southeastern Arizona... - Until 1000 PM MST. - At 928 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of Oro Valley, moving southeast at 15 mph. # DETAILS -------------------- HAZARD 60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE Radar indicated. IMPACT Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE Catalina, Oro Valley, Saddlebrooke, Saddlebrooke Ranch, Tortolita, Catalina State Park and Oracle Junction. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS Route 79 between mile markers 92 and 96. Route 77 between mile markers 78 and 93. ISSUED AT Sunday, June 14, 2026 at 9:28 PM MST ISSUED BY National Weather Service Tucson AZ HEADER BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED | Severe Thunderstorm Warning # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large hail.
Lightning Alert
-Closest strike: 2.19 miles Stay Alert! Remain in a safe area until there has been no lightning within 10 miles of this location for 30 minutes. Please be aware that lightning activity can remain high even when a storm is moving away from your location. Even if rain has stopped, do not leave your safe area until WeatherBug indicates that lightning is more than 10 miles away from this selected location. IF OUTDOORS Avoid water, high ground, and open spaces. Avoid all metal objects including electric wires, fences, and machinery. Find a safe area in a building or in a fully enclosed vehicle with the windows completely shut. Unsafe places include underneath canopies, small picnic or rain shelters, convertibles, or near trees. IF INDOORS Avoid water and stay away from doors and windows. Avoid using a hard line telephone. Take off headphones. Turn off, unplug, and stay away from appliances, computers, power tools, and TV sets. Lightning may strike exterior electric and phone lines, inducing shocks to inside equipment.