Expires:202312222330;Remove:202312222330;157577 WWUS85 KTWC 222248 SPSTWC Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Tucson AZ 348 PM MST Fri Dec 22 2023 AZZ502>504-513-515-222330- Tohono O'odham Nation including Sells-Dragoon/Mule/Huachuca and Santa Rita Mountains including Bisbee/Canelo Hills/Madera Canyon-Upper Santa Cruz River and Altar Valleys including Nogales-Baboquivari Mountains including Kitt Peak-Tucson Metro Area including Tucson/Green Valley/Marana/Vail- 348 PM MST Fri Dec 22 2023 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT SOUTHEASTERN PIMA AND WESTERN SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES THROUGH 430 PM MST... At 345 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking an area of strong thunderstorms 5 to 10 miles south of Arivaca, or 20 miles southwest of Tubac, moving northeast at 20 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... Nogales, Tubac, Rio Rico, Arivaca, Tumacacori, Amado, Sasabe, Pena Blanca Lake, Arivaca Lake, Ruby, and Arivaca Junction. This includes the following highways... Interstate 19 between mile markers 1 and 31. Route 286 between mile markers 1 and 22. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building. This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio stations and available television stations for additional information and possible warnings from the National Weather Service. && LAT...LON 3152 11167 3179 11152 3173 11085 3133 11095 3133 11108 TIME...MOT...LOC 2245Z 206DEG 19KT 3146 11136 MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH $$ WJM