Alert archive / Arizona / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1987
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 3, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 26, 1987, 2:50 PM MST for Cochise County, Pima County, Arizona. It was in force for 70 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 26, 1987, 2:50 PM MST (21:50 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 26, 1987, 4:00 PM MST
- In force
- 70 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Cochise County, AZ, Pima County, AZ
The radar
The WSR-88D network and its archive begin in 1991, so there is no radar volume for this alert.
The text
The text of this product is not in the archive. The NWS text archive before 2002 is incomplete.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 26, 1:46 PM MST, 1 hour 4 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 145 PM MST WED AUG 26 1987 AT 140 PM THE GREEN VALLEY PIMA COUNTY SHERIFF SUB STATION REPORTED A HEAVY THUNDERSTORM NEAR ARIVACA...SASABE AND SAN MIGUEL IN SOUTH CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY. TUCSON RADAR INDICATES SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING THROUGH PIMA...SANTA CRUZ AND COCHISE COUNTIES AT THIS TIME IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY THUNDERSTORM NEAR ARIVACA. THESE STORMS SHOW LITTLE MOVEMENT AT THIS TIME. MOTORISTS AND OTHER PERSONS ENGAGED IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION. NWS TUS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 3:50 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Santa Cruz | 70 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.