Alert archive / Arizona / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 6, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 11, 1995, 3:48 PM MST for Pima County, Arizona. It was in force for 57 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 11, 1995, 3:48 PM MST (22:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 11, 1995, 4:45 PM MST
- In force
- 57 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
- Area
- Whole counties
County Pima County, AZ
The nearest sounding before it
Tuscon, AZ (KTUS), launched 12:00Z, 10.8 hours before the alert went out and 84 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
- 16 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -336 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2606 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 60 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 112247 RRA SVRTUS AZC019-112345- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON ARIZONA 348 PM MST TUE JUL 11 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON ARIZONA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 445 PM MST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA ...CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY AT 345 PM...TUCSON DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM OVER CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY ABOUT 5 TO 10 MILES NORTHEAST OF SELLS. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TO THE WEST..NORTHWEST AT 25 MPH AND WILL MOVE THROUGH HAVAN NAKYA BEFORE 4 PM...AND INTO SELLS BY 415 PM. HIGHWAY 86 IS ALSO IN THE PATH OF THIS STORM. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WITH WASH AND SMALL STREAM FLOODING IS ALSO LIKELY FROM THESE STORMS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS STORM. IF YOU ARE IN ITS PATH YOU SHOULD PREPARE FOR DAMAGING WIND IN EXCESS OF 55 MPH...LARGE HAIL...AND DEADLY LIGHTNING. PEOPLE OUTSIDE SHOULD MOVE TOP A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. DRB
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 Jul 11, 1:31 PM MST, 2 hours 17 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 11, 1:31 PM MST, 2 hours 17 minutes before
SOUTHEAST ARIZONA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 130 PM MST TUE JUL 11 1995 88D SHOWING A FEW STG CELLS JUST S OF TUS MOVG NW. ISSUED SPS ON THIS. THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD DIE OUT AFTER SUNSET. TOMORROW LOOKS TO BE EVEN MORE ACTIVE. AVN CONTS TO BE THE DRIEST WITH THE NGM AGAIN THE WETTEST. WL GO WITH COMPROMISE ETA WHICH VERIFED WELL FROM YESTERDAY. MSTR BAND IN WRN AZ TO MOV INTO ERN AZ WED AFTN FOR SCATTERED TSTM ACTIVITY. THIS WILL CONT INTO THU. COULD BE SOME HEAVY RAINS ASSOC WITH THESE STORMS AS AMS PRETTY MOIST. TUS 2343. COLLINS .TWC...NONE.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 11, 1:20 PM MST, 2 hours 28 minutes before
AZZ007-112110- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...CORRECTED CODING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON ARIZONA 120 PM MST TUE JUL 11 1995 ...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER PORTIONS OF PIMA AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES... AT 115 PM MST...TUCSON DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR WAS INDICATING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM LOCATED 10 MILES EAST OF GREEN VALLEY. MOVEMENT OF THIS STORM WAS TO THE NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO CROSS I-19 NORTH OF GREEN VALLEY BY 200 PM. OTHER DEVELOPING STORMS WERE LOCATED IN SOUTHEAST PIMA AND NORTHERN SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES. RESIDENTS OF GREEN VALLEY...SAHURITA AND SAN XAVIER SHOULD BE AWARE OF STRONG WIND...OCCASSIONAL LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND BLOWING DUST WHICH MAY OCCUR WITH THIS STORM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO..OR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER WEATHER INFORMATION. MCCOLLUM
Special weather statement, Jul 11, 1:24 PM MST, 2 hours 24 minutes before
AZZ009-010-112110- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON ARIZONA 120 PM MST TUE JUL 11 1995 ...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING OVER PORTIONS OF PIMA AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES... AT 115 PM MST...TUCSON DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR WAS INDICATING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM LOCATED 10 MILES EAST OF GREEN VALLEY. MOVEMENT OF THIS STORM WAS TO THE NORTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. THIS STORM IS EXPECTED TO CROSS I-19 NORTH OF GREEN VALLEY BY 200 PM. OTHER DEVELOPING STORMS WERE LOCATED IN SOUTHEAST PIMA AND NORTHERN SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES. RESIDENTS OF GREEN VALLEY...SAHURITA AND SAN XAVIER SHOULD BE AWARE OF STRONG WIND...OCCASSIONAL LIGHTNING...BRIEF HEAVY RAIN AND BLOWING DUST WHICH MAY OCCUR WITH THIS STORM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO..OR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS FOR FURTHER WEATHER INFORMATION. MCCOLLUM
Special weather statement, Jul 11, 1:55 PM MST, 1 hour 53 minutes before
AZZ009-010-112145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON ARIZONA 157 PM MST TUE JUL 11 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM SOUTHWEST OF THE TUCSON AREA... AT 155 PM TUCSON DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 TO 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN TUCSON MOVING TO THE WEST..NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TOWARD THREE POINTS...WHICH IS NEAR THE JUNCTION OF HIGHWAYS 86 AND 286. IT SHOULD CROSS HIGHWAY 86 BETWEEN 215 AND 230 PM. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF BRIEF BUT HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH CREATING BLOWING DUST. OTHER STORMS WERE WIDELY SCATTERED OVER WESTERN PIMA AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES...GENERALLY SOUTH OF THE TUCSON METRO AREA AT THIS TIME. DRB
Special weather statement, Jul 11, 1:57 PM MST, 1 hour 51 minutes before
AZZ009-010-112145- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON ARIZONA 157 PM MST TUE JUL 11 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM SOUTHWEST OF THE TUCSON AREA... AT 155 PM TUCSON DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 TO 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN TUCSON MOVING TO THE WEST..NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TOWARD THREE POINTS...WHICH IS NEAR THE JUNCTION OF HIGHWAYS 86 AND 286. IT SHOULD CROSS HIGHWAY 86 BETWEEN 215 AND 230 PM. THIS STORM IS CAPABLE OF BRIEF BUT HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH CREATING BLOWING DUST. OTHER STORMS WERE WIDELY SCATTERED OVER WESTERN PIMA AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES...GENERALLY SOUTH OF THE TUCSON METRO AREA AT THIS TIME. DRB
Special weather statement, Jul 11, 2:45 PM MST, 1 hour 3 minutes before
AZZ009-010-112230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON ARIZONA 245 PM MST TUE JUL 11 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN SOUTHWEST OF TUCSON OTHER STRONG STORMS LOCATED IN NORTHERN SANTA CRUZ AND WESTERN PIMA COUNTIES... AT 230 PM TUCSON DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 TO 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN TUCSON MOVING TO THE NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TOWARDS THREE POINTS...WHICH IS NEAR THE JUNCTION OF HIGHWAYS 86 AND 286. NEARLY 1.0 INCH OF RAIN HAS BEEN INDICATED BY WEATHER RADAR WITH THIS STORM SOUTHEAST OF THREE POINTS. THE STORM SHOULD CROSS HIGHWAY 86 BETWEEN 245 AND 300 PM. OTHER STRONG STORMS ARE LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF ARIVACA...20 MILES WEST OF AMADO AND 5 MILES EAST OF MADERA CANYON. MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS HAS BEEN TO THE NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCAL HEAVY RAIN...STRONG GUSTY WIND TO 40 MPH CREATING BLOWING DUST AND SMALL HAIL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCES FOR FURTHER UPDATES. MCCOLLUM
Special weather statement, Jul 11, 2:47 PM MST, 1 hour 1 minute before
AZZ009-010-112230- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON ARIZONA 245 PM MST TUE JUL 11 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN SOUTHWEST OF TUCSON OTHER STRONG STORMS LOCATED IN NORTHERN SANTA CRUZ AND WESTERN PIMA COUNTIES... AT 230 PM TUCSON DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 TO 15 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DOWNTOWN TUCSON MOVING TO THE NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH. THIS STORM WAS MOVING TOWARDS THREE POINTS...WHICH IS NEAR THE JUNCTION OF HIGHWAYS 86 AND 286. NEARLY 1.0 INCH OF RAIN HAS BEEN INDICATED BY WEATHER RADAR WITH THIS STORM SOUTHEAST OF THREE POINTS. THE STORM SHOULD CROSS HIGHWAY 86 BETWEEN 245 AND 300 PM. OTHER STRONG STORMS ARE LOCATED 5 MILES WEST OF ARIVACA...20 MILES WEST OF AMADO AND 5 MILES EAST OF MADERA CANYON. MOVEMENT OF THESE STORMS HAS BEEN TO THE NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH. THESE STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LOCAL HEAVY RAIN...STRONG GUSTY WIND TO 40 MPH CREATING BLOWING DUST AND SMALL HAIL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCES FOR FURTHER UPDATES. MCCOLLUM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 2:57 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima | 48 min |
| Jul 11, 4:50 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima | 40 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive.