Hail in Santa Cruz County, Arizona

Hail July 16, 2022 · Santa Cruz County, Arizona

1.5 in

Hail diameter

Where the report was made, with tornadoes recorded within 15 miles over the years.

What the National Weather Service wrote

Quarter to ping pong ball size hail fell in Rio Rico Southwest for several minutes.

The wider storm

Scattered thunderstorms moved west across Pinal, Pima and Santa Cruz counties during the afternoon and evening. Storms produced large hail in Tucson, Three Points and Rio Rico. Hail damage was most extensive in Green Valley, and was accompanied by wind damage. On the Tohono O'odham Nation, isolated wind damage occurred along with a dust storm that stopped traffic on Highway 86.

Began near Calabasas (31.4300, -111.0000).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1048718. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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