Alert archive / Arizona / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 1995
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 8, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 11, 1995, 5:26 PM MST for Pima County, Arizona. It was in force for 64 min.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 11, 1995, 5:26 PM MST (00:26 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 11, 1995, 6:30 PM MST
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
- Area
- Whole counties
County Pima County, AZ
The nearest sounding before it
Tuscon, AZ (KTUS), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 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
- 17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -126 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3727 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 22 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 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 120024 RRA SVRTUS AZC019-120130- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON ARIZONA 526 PM MST TUE JUL 11 1995 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON ARIZONA HAS ISSUED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING EFFECTIVE UNTIL 630 PM MST FOR PEOPLE IN THE FOLLOWING LOCATION... IN SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA ...EASTERN PIMA COUNTY AT 520 PM MST TUCSON DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR INDICATED A LINE OF SEVERE STORMS HAD FORMED FROM JUST WEST OF TUCSON OVER THE TUCSON MOUNTAINS EXTENDING SOUTHWEST TO THE SIERRITA MOUNTAINS. MOVEMENT WAS NORTHWEST AT 25 MPH. IN THE PATH OF THESE SEVERE STORMS ARE MARANA...OLD TUCSON AND REMOTE AREAS IN THE VICINITY OF THE TUCSON MOUNTAINS...AND WERE MOVING TOWARD KITT PEAK. THE PRIMARY THREAT FROM THESE STORMS IS DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH AND VERY HEAVY RAIN. 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 TO A SHELTER... PREFERABLY INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING BUT STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. MCCOLLUM/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, 3 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 11, 1:31 PM MST, 3 hours 55 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, 2:45 PM MST, 2 hours 41 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, 2 hours 39 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, 4:42 PM MST, 44 minutes before
AZZ009-120045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON ARIZONA 445 PM MST TUE JUL 11 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM AND HEAVY RAIN IN EASTERN PIMA COUNTY... AT 440 PM TUCSON DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES SOUTH OF GREEN VALLEY NEAR I-19. HEAVY RAIN HAS BEEN OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM WITH DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL TOTALS OF 0.75 INCHES IN THE PAST 30 MINUTES. MOVEMENT OF THIS STORM IS TO THE NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH. PERSONS IN THE AREA OF THIS STORM SHOULD AVOID TRAVEL SINCE ROADS AND WASHES MAY BE FLOODED. STRONG WIND...SMALL HAIL AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE FOR FURTHER UPDATES. MCCOLLUMJ WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS. DON'T USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CROSSINGS.
Special weather statement, Jul 11, 4:45 PM MST, 41 minutes before
AZZ009-120045- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON ARIZONA 445 PM MST TUE JUL 11 1995 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORM AND HEAVY RAIN IN EASTERN PIMA COUNTY... AT 440 PM TUCSON DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 10 MILES SOUTH OF GREEN VALLEY NEAR I-19. HEAVY RAIN HAS BEEN OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM WITH DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATED RAINFALL TOTALS OF 0.75 INCHES IN THE PAST 30 MINUTES. MOVEMENT OF THIS STORM IS TO THE NORTHWEST AT 10 MPH. PERSONS IN THE AREA OF THIS STORM SHOULD AVOID TRAVEL SINCE ROADS AND WASHES MAY BE FLOODED. STRONG WIND...SMALL HAIL AND DEADLY LIGHTNING ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE FOR FURTHER UPDATES. MCCOLLUMJ WHEN THUNDERSTORMS ARE OCCURRING...PEOPLE SHOULD MOVE INSIDE A STRONG BUILDING. DO NOT STAND BY WINDOWS. DON'T USE TELEPHONES OR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES UNLESS IN AN EMERGENCY UNTIL THE STORM HAS PASSED. MOTORISTS SHOULD NOT DRIVE INTO LOW WATER CROSSINGS.
Special weather statement, Jul 11, 5:13 PM MST, 13 minutes before
AZZ009-120115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON ARIZONA 515 PM MST TUE JUL 11 1995 ...SHORT TERM FORECAST FOR THE TUCSON AREA... AT 505 PM MST STRONG GUSTY WINDS DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH OF TUCSON WERE BEING REPORTED ACROSS THE GREATER TUCSON AREA. A SPOTTER IN CENTRAL TUCSON REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 45 MPH AT 500. A WIND GUST OF 36 MPH WAS RECORDED AT TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT 505 PM. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY STILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE GREATER TUCSON AREA THIS EVENING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE FOR UPDATES. MCCOLLUM &
Special weather statement, Jul 11, 5:15 PM MST, 11 minutes before
AZZ009-120115- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON ARIZONA 515 PM MST TUE JUL 11 1995 ...SHORT TERM FORECAST FOR THE TUCSON AREA... AT 505 PM MST STRONG GUSTY WINDS DUE TO THUNDERSTORMS SOUTH OF TUCSON WERE BEING REPORTED ACROSS THE GREATER TUCSON AREA. A SPOTTER IN CENTRAL TUCSON REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 45 MPH AT 500. A WIND GUST OF 36 MPH WAS RECORDED AT TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AT 505 PM. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY STILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE GREATER TUCSON AREA THIS EVENING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE NEWS SOURCE FOR UPDATES. MCCOLLUM &
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 1:05 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Santa Cruz | 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.