Alert archive / Arizona / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1993
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 16, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 23, 1993, 4:40 PM MST for Pima County, Arizona. It was in force for 45 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 23, 1993, 4:40 PM MST (23:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 23, 1993, 5:25 PM MST
- In force
- 45 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
- Area
- Whole counties
County Pima County, AZ
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 23, 3:55 PM MST, 45 minutes before
AZC019-023-240100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON ARIZONA 355 PM MST MON AUG 23 1993 AT 345 PM MST...A FEW RATHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE INDICATED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PIMA COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF SANTA CRUZ. THE STRONGEST AT THAT TIME WERE NEAR ARIVACA...SASABE AND 10 MILES NORTH OF SELLS. ALL OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTH AT AROUND 10 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS LIKELY WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...STRONG WIND AND LOTS OF DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. RUNOFF INTO NORMALLY DRY WASHES CAN BE EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE SUDDEN INCREASES IN WATER FLOW. HEAD FOR SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED STREAMS OR HIGHWAY DIPS. WEBER
Special weather statement, Aug 23, 3:59 PM MST, 41 minutes before
AZC019-023-240100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON ARIZONA 355 PM MST MON AUG 23 1993 AT 345 PM MST...A FEW RATHER STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE INDICATED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR IN SOUTH-CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST PIMA COUNTY AND PORTIONS OF SANTA CRUZ. THE STRONGEST AT THAT TIME WERE NEAR ARIVACA...SASABE AND 10 MILES NORTH OF SELLS. ALL OF THE THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTH AT AROUND 10 MILES AN HOUR. THESE STORMS LIKELY WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY BRIEF HEAVY RAIN...STRONG WIND AND LOTS OF DEADLY CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. RUNOFF INTO NORMALLY DRY WASHES CAN BE EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS. BE ALERT FOR POSSIBLE SUDDEN INCREASES IN WAT>ER FLOW. HEAD FOR SHELTER IF THREATENING WEATHER APPROACHES. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT TO CROSS FLOODED STREAMS OR HIGHWAY DIPS. WEBER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 4:40 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Pima | 65 min |
Nearby
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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.