Alert archive / Arizona / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 23, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 10, 1995, 7:05 PM MST for Cochise County, Santa Cruz County, Arizona. It was in force for 55 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 10, 1995, 7:05 PM MST (02:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 10, 1995, 8:00 PM MST
- In force
- 55 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
- Area
- Whole counties
Counties Cochise County, AZ, Santa Cruz County, AZ
The nearest sounding before it
Tuscon, AZ (KTUS), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 77 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 922 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -90 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2958 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 TTAA00 KTUS 110212 COR SVRTUS AZC023-003-110300- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON ARIZONA 705 PM MST THU AUG 10 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
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.
NWS Tucson, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Aug 9, 8:25 PM MST, 22 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 9, 8:25 PM MST, 22 hours 40 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ARIZONA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 830 PM MST WED AUG 9 1995 ANOTHER DUD TODAY AS FAR AS THE MONSOON IS CONCERNED. A SPOTTER IN GREEN VALLEY HOWEVER RECEIVED 0.75 FROM A THUNDERSHOWER EARLIER THIS EVENING AND A AUTOMATED GAGE NEAR ORO VALLEY GOT .39. JUST NOT ANYTHING IN TUS. OUR 88D IS STILL DOWN. PHX 88D AND LIGHTNIN DETECTION EQUIPMENT SHOWING A FEW TSTMS IN EXTREME WESTERN PIMA COUNTY OTHERWISE NOTHING GOING ON IN OUR AREA. EVE ETA STILL INDICATED SELY FLOW INTO AREA WITH DECENT AMOUNT OF MSTR. HOWEVER HAVE BEEN SAYING THIS FOR THE LAST FEW DAYS AND NOT MUCH HAS HAPPENED. LOTS OF MSTR IN SRN AND CNTRL MEX AND TROPICAL STROM FLOSSIE JUST OFF CNTRL MEX CST. MAYBE THIS MSTR CAN WORK ITS WAY INTO AZ. WE CAN ONLY HOPE. FORECASTS FOR TOMORROW MIGHT HAVE TOO MUCH WEATHER AND TEMPS A LTL LOW BUT IF ITS SCALED BACK IT WILL SURE HIT US THEN. TUS 1232 COLLINS .TWC...NONE
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Aug 10, 2:30 PM MST, 4 hours 35 minutes before
AZZ009-010-102230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON ARIZONA 230 PM MST THU AUG 10 1995 ...THUNDERSTORMS IN EASTERN PIMA AND WESTERN COCHISE COUNTY... AT 225 PM MST..TUCSON DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EASTERN PIMA AND WESTERN COCHISE COUNTY. THE STRONGEST OF THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED 5 MILES EAST OF BENSON AND 5 MILES EAST OF SAHUARITA. MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS IS TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAIN...BLOWING DUST AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. MOTORISTS ON I-10 NEAR BENSON AND ON I-19 BETWEEN TUCSON AND GREEN VALLEY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONG WINDS. GLUECK
Special weather statement, Aug 10, 2:31 PM MST, 4 hours 34 minutes before
AZZ009-102130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON ARIZONA 230 PM MST THU AUG 10 1995 ...THUNDERSTORMS IN EASTERN PIMA AND WESTERN COCHISE COUNTY... AT 225 PM MST..TUCSON DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EASTERN PIMA AND WESTERN COCHISE COUNTY. THE STRONGEST OF THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED 5 MILES EAST OF BENSON AND 5 MILES EAST OF SAHUARITA. MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS IS TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAIN...BLOWING DUST AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. MOTORISTS ON I-10 NEAR BENSON AND ON I-19 BETWEEN TUCSON AND GREEN VALLEY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONG WINDS. GLUECK
Special weather statement, Aug 10, 2:33 PM MST, 4 hours 32 minutes before
AZZ009-010-102230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON ARIZONA 230 PM MST THU AUG 10 1995 ...THUNDERSTORMS IN EASTERN PIMA AND WESTERN COCHISE COUNTY... AT 225 PM MST..TUCSON DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS EASTERN PIMA AND WESTERN COCHISE COUNTY. THE STRONGEST OF THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED 5 MILES EAST OF BENSON AND 5 MILES EAST OF SAHUARITA. MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS IS TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY RAIN...BLOWING DUST AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. MOTORISTS ON I-10 NEAR BENSON AND ON I-19 BETWEEN TUCSON AND GREEN VALLEY SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR REDUCED VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONG WINDS. GLUECK
Special weather statement, Aug 10, 4:10 PM MST, 2 hours 55 minutes before
AZZ009-010-110015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON ARIZONA 411 PM MST THU AUG 10 1995 ...SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA... AT 410 PM MST..TUCSON DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE CONTINUING ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. THE STRONGEST OF THESE STORMS WAS OVER THE CATALINA MOUNTAINS..NEAR REDINGTON AND JUST SOUTH OF NOGALES. MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS IS NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS..HEAVY RAINS AND DEADLY LIGHTNING DURING THE NEXT HOUR. THE HEAVY RAINS MAY LEAD TO RAPID RISES IN SMALL STREAM AND WASHES. REMEMBER..A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHREST PIMA COUNTY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM. GLUECK
Special weather statement, Aug 10, 4:11 PM MST, 2 hours 54 minutes before
AZZ009-010-110015- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON ARIZONA 411 PM MST THU AUG 10 1995 ...SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA... AT 410 PM MST..TUCSON DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE CONTINUING ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. THE STRONGEST OF THESE STORMS WAS OVER THE CATALINA MOUNTAINS..NEAR REDINGTON AND JUST SOUTH OF NOGALES. MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS IS NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS..HEAVY RAINS AND DEADLY LIGHTNING DURING THE NEXT HOUR. THE HEAVY RAINS MAY LEAD TO RAPID RISES IN SMALL STREAM AND WASHES. REMEMBER..A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEST PIMA COUNTY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 430 PM. GLUECK
Special weather statement, Aug 10, 5:14 PM MST, 1 hour 51 minutes before
AZZ009-010-110115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON ARIZONA 515 PM MST THU AUG 10 1995 ...SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA... AT 510 PM MST..TUCSON DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE SCATTERED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHED IN A LINE FROM PEARCE TO HUACHUCA CITY IN COCHISE COUNTY WEST ALONG THE ARIZONA/MEXICO BORDER TO SASABE IN SOUTHERN PIMA COUNTY. THUNDERSTORMS WERE ALSO LOCATED NEAR SELLS AND NEAR THE SANTA ROSA MOUNTAINS. AN AREA OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALSO WAS CONTINUING SOUTH OF MARANA AND NEAR ORO VALLEY. MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS IS TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 10 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF STRONG GUSTY WINDS..HEAVY RAINS AND DEADLY LIGHTNING DURING THE NEXT HOUR. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITIES NEAR ZERO IN BLOWING DUST ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONG WINDS. THE HEAVY RAINS MAY LEAD TO RAPID RISES IN SMALL STREAM AND WASHES. REMEMBER...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEAST PIMA COUNTY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM. THIS INCLUDES THE GREATER TUCSON AREA..MARANA AND ORO VALLEY. GLUECK
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 6:15 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima | 60 min |
| Aug 11, 2:10 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Graham | 85 min |
| Aug 11, 4:03 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Cochise | 57 min |
Nearby
Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in Arizona, 1995Every severe thunderstorm warning in 1995
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.