Special Weather Statement issued December 25 at 11:43AM MST by NWS Phoenix AZ

At 1142 AM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7miles southeast of Florence Junction, or 11 miles southwest ofSuperior, moving northeast at 35 mph.Pea size hail will be possible with this storm.Locations impacted include…Superior, Florence Junction, Queen Valley and Boyce ThompsonArboretum.This includes the following highways…US Highway 60 between mile markers 210 and 232.AZ Route 79 between mile markers 142 and 150.AZ Route 177 between mile markers 159 and 167. T