Arizona Weather Force has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch effective Wednesday, August 13th, 2025, for the following zones;
Issued Zones: Flagstaff … Mogollon Rim including the White Mountains … I-17 through Camp Verde … Eastern half of Pima County … Cochise County … Santa Cruz County … Tonto Basin … and Gila County, centering payson … Graham and Greenlee County … Pinal County …
Date Issued: August 13th, 2025 at 10:20am local
Watch Discussion: Instability is building across Arizona once again. Severe Thunderstorms will be expected to develop over the high terrain first, this afternoon, and then into the lower terrain during early evening and night … Storms today have the power for large hail, damaging winds, and flooding. Focus spots will be Flagstaff and Payson up north, and Tombstone to Santa Cruz County down south … with outskirts to Tucson later on …
A Severe Thunderstorm Watch is issued at Arizona Weather Force when conditions are possible for severe thunderstorms, covering over 50% of the watch zone, with damaging winds of over 50 mph and large hail in the stronger storms. Severe Thunderstorm Watches at Arizona Weather Force are private, issued ahead of time to the public by AZWF as the lead-time is extremely important to you.
Raiden Storm
Master General Meteorologist