Alert archive / Arizona / Snow Advisories in 2007
Snow Advisory 3, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this snow advisory at Jan 21, 2007, 3:46 AM MST. It took effect at Jan 21, 2007, 4:37 PM MST. It was in force for 17 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2007, 3:46 AM MST (10:46 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 21, 2007, 4:37 PM MST
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2007, 9:23 AM MST
- In force
- 17 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS45 KTWC 211046 WSWTWC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 346 AM MST SUN JAN 21 2007 AZZ019-030-211900- /O.UPG.KTWC.WS.A.0003.070121T1900Z-070123T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTWC.HS.W.0002.070121T1900Z-070123T0000Z/ NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY- 346 AM MST SUN JAN 21 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... ...WINTER STORM WATCH NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG AND COLD WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH NORTHERN ARIZONA THIS MORNING...MAKING ITS WAY INTO SOUTHERN ARIZONA BY THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH ONLY LIGHT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS NORTHERN GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES LATE THIS MORNING...SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND EXPAND SOUTHWARD THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...ESPECIALLY IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY AND THE PINALENO MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL GRAHAM COUNTY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 3500 AND 5000 FEET...WITH 10 TO 18 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 8500 FEET THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. THIS SYSTEM WILL PUSH INTO NORTHERN MEXICO MONDAY AFTERNOON...WITH DECREASING CHANCES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL EXPECTED MONDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY AND THE UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ AZZ035-211900- /O.NEW.KTWC.HS.W.0002.070122T0000Z-070123T0000Z/ COCHISE COUNTY- 346 AM MST SUN JAN 21 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A HEAVY SNOW WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET. A STRONG AND COLD WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH NORTHERN ARIZONA THIS MORNING...MAKING ITS WAY INTO SOUTHERN ARIZONA BY THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH ONLY LIGHT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF COCHISE COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON...SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY START OFF AROUND 5000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON... AND FALL TO 3000 FEET OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON... ESPECIALLY IN THE CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 3500 AND 5000 FEET...WITH 10 TO 18 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 8500 FEET THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL PUSH INTO NORTHERN MEXICO MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOCATION WILL STILL BRING ENHANCED SNOWFALL TO THE CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS MONDAY EVENING...WITH DECREASING CHANCES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL EXPECTED EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ AZZ029-033-034-211900- /O.NEW.KTWC.SN.Y.0003.070122T0000Z-070123T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY- SANTA CRUZ COUNTY- 346 AM MST SUN JAN 21 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A SNOW ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET. A STRONG AND COLD WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH NORTHERN ARIZONA THIS MORNING...MAKING ITS WAY INTO SOUTHERN ARIZONA BY THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH ONLY LIGHT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST PINAL...EASTERN PIMA AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON...SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY START OFF AROUND 5000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON...AND FALL TO 3000 FEET OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS EVENING INTO MONDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN THE SANTA CATALINA...RINCON AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 3500 AND 5000 FEET...5 TO 10 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 8000 FEET...WITH 8 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 8000 FEET THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL PUSH INTO NORTHERN MEXICO MONDAY AFTERNOON...WITH DECREASING CHANCES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL EXPECTED MONDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST PINAL...EASTERN PIMA AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$
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000 WWUS45 KTWC 211854 WSWTWC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 1154 AM MST SUN JAN 21 2007 AZZ019-030-220415- /O.CON.KTWC.HS.W.0002.070121T1900Z-070123T0000Z/ NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY- 1154 AM MST SUN JAN 21 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY. A STRONG AND COLD WINTER STORM SYSTEM OVER NORTHERN ARIZONA WILL MOVE SOUTH INTO SOUTHERN ARIZONA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY AND EXPAND SOUTHWARD THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR TONIGHT INTO MONDAY...ESPECIALLY IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY AND THE PINALENO MOUNTAINS OF CENTRAL GRAHAM COUNTY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 3500 AND 5000 FEET...WITH 10 TO 18 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 8500 FEET THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. THIS SYSTEM WILL PUSH INTO NORTHERN MEXICO MONDAY AFTERNOON... WITH DECREASING CHANCES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL EXPECTED MONDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY AND THE UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ AZZ035-220415- /O.CON.KTWC.HS.W.0002.070122T0000Z-070123T0000Z/ COCHISE COUNTY- 1154 AM MST SUN JAN 21 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. A STRONG AND COLD WINTER STORM SYSTEM OVER NORTHERN ARIZONA WILL MOVE SOUTH INTO SOUTHERN ARIZONA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. ONLY LIGHT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF COCHISE COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON...HOWEVER...SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY START OFF AROUND 5000 FEET...AND FALL TO 3000 FEET OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY IN THE CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 3500 AND 5000 FEET...WITH 10 TO 18 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 8500 FEET THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL PUSH INTO NORTHERN MEXICO MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOCATION WILL STILL BRING SNOWFALL TO THE CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS MONDAY EVENING...WITH DECREASING CHANCES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL EXPECTED BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ AZZ029-033-034-220415- /O.CON.KTWC.SN.Y.0003.070122T0000Z-070123T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY- SANTA CRUZ COUNTY- 1154 AM MST SUN JAN 21 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. A STRONG AND COLD WINTER STORM SYSTEM OVER NORTHERN ARIZONA WILL MOVE SOUTH INTO SOUTHERN ARIZONA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. ONLY LIGHT SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHEAST PINAL...EASTERN PIMA AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON... HOWEVER...SNOWFALL WILL INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING. SNOW LEVELS WILL INITIALLY START OFF AROUND 5000 FEET...AND FALL TO 3000 FEET OVERNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR THIS EVENING INTO MONDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN THE SANTA CATALINA...RINCON AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 3500 AND 5000 FEET...5 TO 10 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 8000 FEET...WITH 8 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 8000 FEET THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL PUSH INTO NORTHERN MEXICO MONDAY AFTERNOON... WITH DECREASING CHANCES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL EXPECTED MONDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST PINAL...EASTERN PIMA AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$
000 WWUS45 KTWC 212337 WSWTWC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 437 PM MST SUN JAN 21 2007 AZZ035-220500- /O.EXT.KTWC.HS.W.0002.070121T2337Z-070123T0000Z/ COCHISE COUNTY- 437 PM MST SUN JAN 21 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY. A STRONG AND COLD WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO MUCH OF COCHISE COUNTY TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO 3000 FEET BY DAYBREAK MONDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY IN THE CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 3500 AND 5000 FEET...WITH 10 TO 18 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 8500 FEET THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL PUSH INTO NORTHERN MEXICO MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOCATION WILL STILL BRING SNOWFALL TO THE CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS MONDAY EVENING...WITH DECREASING CHANCES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL EXPECTED BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ AZZ019-030-220500- /O.CON.KTWC.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070123T0000Z/ NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY- 437 PM MST SUN JAN 21 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY. A STRONG AND COLD WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 3500 AND 5000 FEET...WITH 10 TO 18 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 8500 FEET THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. THIS SYSTEM WILL PUSH INTO NORTHERN MEXICO MONDAY AFTERNOON... WITH DECREASING CHANCES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL EXPECTED MONDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY AND THE UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ AZZ029-033-034-220500- /O.EXT.KTWC.SN.Y.0003.070121T2337Z-070123T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY- SANTA CRUZ COUNTY- 437 PM MST SUN JAN 21 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY. A STRONG AND COLD WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO MUCH OF THE AREA TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE NEAR 2500 FEET THIS EVENING...AND REMAIN NEAR THAT LEVEL OVERNIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 3000 AND 5000 FEET...5 TO 10 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 8000 FEET...WITH 8 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 8000 FEET THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET...WHICH INCLUDES PORTIONS OF THE TUCSON METRO AREA. THIS SYSTEM WILL PUSH INTO NORTHERN MEXICO MONDAY AFTERNOON... WITH DECREASING CHANCES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL EXPECTED MONDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST PINAL...EASTERN PIMA AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$
000 WWUS45 KTWC 220008 WSWTWC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 508 PM MST SUN JAN 21 2007 AZZ019-030-220500- /O.CON.KTWC.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070123T0000Z/ NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY- 508 PM MST SUN JAN 21 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY. A STRONG AND COLD WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 3500 AND 5000 FEET...WITH 10 TO 18 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 8500 FEET THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOWFALL...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...REDUCING VISIBILITIES AT TIMES. THIS SYSTEM WILL PUSH INTO NORTHERN MEXICO MONDAY AFTERNOON... WITH DECREASING CHANCES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL EXPECTED MONDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY AND THE UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ AZZ035-220500- /O.CON.KTWC.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070123T0000Z/ COCHISE COUNTY- 508 PM MST SUN JAN 21 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY. A STRONG AND COLD WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO MUCH OF COCHISE COUNTY TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL DROP TO 3000 FEET BY DAYBREAK MONDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT INTO MONDAY AFTERNOON... ESPECIALLY IN THE CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 3500 AND 5000 FEET...WITH 10 TO 18 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 8500 FEET THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL PUSH INTO NORTHERN MEXICO MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOCATION WILL STILL BRING SNOWFALL TO THE CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS MONDAY EVENING...WITH DECREASING CHANCES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL EXPECTED BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ AZZ029-033-034-220500- /O.CON.KTWC.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070123T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY- SANTA CRUZ COUNTY- 508 PM MST SUN JAN 21 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY ABOVE 2500 FEET... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY. A STRONG AND COLD WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO MUCH OF THE AREA TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE NEAR 2500 FEET THIS EVENING...AND REMAIN NEAR THAT LEVEL OVERNIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 3000 AND 5000 FEET...5 TO 10 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 8000 FEET...WITH 8 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 8000 FEET THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET...WHICH INCLUDES PORTIONS OF THE TUCSON METRO AREA. THIS SYSTEM WILL PUSH INTO NORTHERN MEXICO MONDAY AFTERNOON... WITH DECREASING CHANCES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL EXPECTED MONDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST PINAL...EASTERN PIMA AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$
000 WWUS45 KTWC 220438 WSWTWC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 938 PM MST SUN JAN 21 2007 AZZ019-030-221400- /O.CON.KTWC.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070123T0000Z/ NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY- 938 PM MST SUN JAN 21 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY. A STRONG AND COLD WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING HEAVY SNOW TO THE AREA TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 3500 AND 5000 FEET...WITH 10 TO 18 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 8500 FEET THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL PUSH INTO NORTHERN MEXICO MONDAY AFTERNOON... WITH DECREASING CHANCES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL EXPECTED MONDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY AND THE UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ AZZ035-221400- /O.CON.KTWC.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070123T0000Z/ COCHISE COUNTY- 938 PM MST SUN JAN 21 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY. A STRONG AND COLD WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO MUCH OF COCHISE COUNTY TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN NEAR VALLEY FLOORS TONIGHT. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM VALLEY FLOORS TO 5000 FEET...WITH 10 TO 18 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 8500 FEET THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL PUSH INTO NORTHERN MEXICO MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS LOCATION WILL STILL BRING SNOWFALL TO THE CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS MONDAY EVENING...WITH DECREASING CHANCES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL EXPECTED BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ AZZ029-033-034-221400- /O.CON.KTWC.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070123T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY- SANTA CRUZ COUNTY- 938 PM MST SUN JAN 21 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST MONDAY. A STRONG AND COLD WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING SNOW TO MUCH OF THE AREA TONIGHT INTO MONDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE NEAR 2500 FEET. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 3000 AND 5000 FEET...5 TO 10 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 8000 FEET...WITH 8 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 8000 FEET THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES HAVE BEEN REPORTED BETWEEN 2500 AND 3000 FEET...WHICH INCLUDES PORTIONS OF THE TUCSON METRO AREA. THE HEAVIEST BAND OF PRECIPITATION HAD ENDED LATE THIS EVENING...HOWEVER REDEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED AS EARLY AS DAYBREAK AND INTO MONDAY FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS. THIS SYSTEM WILL PUSH INTO NORTHERN MEXICO MONDAY AFTERNOON... WITH DECREASING CHANCES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL EXPECTED MONDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST PINAL...EASTERN PIMA AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$
000 WWUS45 KTWC 221050 WSWTWC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 350 AM MST MON JAN 22 2007 AZZ019-030-221900- /O.CON.KTWC.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070123T0000Z/ NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY- 350 AM MST MON JAN 22 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG AND COLD WINTER STORM SYSTEM CENTERED OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO WRAP MOISTURE AROUND ITS NORTHERN PERIPHERY...BRINGING HEAVY SNOW TO BOTH GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BELOW 5000 FEET...WITH 10 TO 18 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 8500 FEET THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL PUSH INTO NORTHERN MEXICO BY THIS AFTERNOON... WITH DECREASING CHANCES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL EXPECTED MONDAY EVENING FOR NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY AND THE UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ AZZ035-221900- /O.CON.KTWC.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070123T0000Z/ COCHISE COUNTY- 350 AM MST MON JAN 22 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A HEAVY SNOW WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG AND COLD WINTER STORM SYSTEM CENTERED OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO BRING HEAVY SNOW TO COCHISE COUNTY. ALTHOUGH THIS SYSTEM WILL PUSH SOUTH INTO NORTHERN MEXICO TODAY...IT WILL CONTINUE TO WRAP MOISTURE AROUND ITS NORTHERN PERIPHERY INTO COCHISE COUNTY...WITH HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED FROM VALLEY FLOORS TO 5000 FEET...WITH 12 TO 18 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 8500 FEET THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL PUSH INTO SOUTHERN SONORA MEXICO THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH THIS LOCATION WILL STILL BRING SNOWFALL TO THE CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT...THERE WILL BE DECREASING CHANCES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TUESDAY MORNING. A HEAVY SNOW WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW ARE FORECAST THAT WILL MAKE TRAVEL DANGEROUS. ONLY TRAVEL IN AN EMERGENCY. IF YOU MUST...KEEP AN EXTRA FLASHLIGHT...FOOD...AND WATER IN YOUR VEHICLE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$ AZZ029-033-034-221900- /O.CON.KTWC.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070123T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY- SANTA CRUZ COUNTY- 350 AM MST MON JAN 22 2007 ...SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... A SNOW ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. A STRONG AND COLD WINTER STORM SYSTEM CENTERED OVER SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO BRING SNOW TO SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA TODAY. ALTHOUGH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES ARE PRESENT EARLY THIS MORNING ACROSS EASTERN PIMA AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES...MOISTURE ON THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF THIS SYSTEM WILL WRAP INTO THE ADVISORY AREA AFTER DAYBREAK FROM THE EAST...RESULTING IN ANOTHER ROUND OF SNOW TODAY. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 3000 AND 5000 FEET...5 TO 10 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 8000 FEET...WITH 8 TO 12 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 8000 FEET THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. THIS SYSTEM WILL PUSH INTO NORTHERN MEXICO BY THIS AFTERNOON... WITH DECREASING CHANCES OF ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL EXPECTED MONDAY EVENING FOR SOUTHEAST PINAL...EASTERN PIMA AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES. A SNOW ADVISORY MEANS THAT PERIODS OF SNOW WILL CAUSE PRIMARILY TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SNOW COVERED ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER EVENT. $$
000 WWUS45 KTWC 221623 WSWTWC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 923 AM MST MON JAN 22 2007 ...MAJOR WINTER STORM NOT QUITE OVER FOR SOUTHEAST ARIZONA... .THE MAJOR WINTER STORM WHICH HAS STRUCK SOUTHEAST ARIZONA SINCE SUNDAY EVENING IS NOT QUITE OVER YET. THE STORM WAS CENTERED NEAR NOGALES AND WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT SOUTH INTO SONORA TODAY. HOWEVER...SNOW BANDS HAVE BEGUN TO ROTATE AROUND THE LOW AND WILL ONCE AGAIN OVERSPREAD THE TUCSON METRO AREA AND AS FAR WEST AS THE TOHONO OODHAM NATION. SNOW LEVELS WILL VARY BETWEEN 2000 AND 3000 FEET TODAY...AND AS THE PRECIPITATION BECOMES MORE CONVECTIVE... IT WILL BE INTERMITTENT BUT HEAVY AT TIMES. ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 2 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS...WITH ANOTHER 3 TO 6 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...PATCHY DENSE FOG...FROST...AND ICE CONTINUE TO PLAGUE THE REGION. MANY ROADS EAST OF TUCSON WERE COVERED IN SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW AND ICE THIS MORNING. MANY SCHOOLS FROM TUCSON EAST HAVE CANCELLED CLASSES FOR THE DAY. MOUNTAIN SNOWFALL SO FAR THIS MORNING HAS BEEN IN THE 1 TO 2 FOOT RANGE INCLUDING 24 INCHES AT HANNAGAN MEADOW AND 12 INCHES ON MOUNT LEMMON. IN THE VALLEYS...TUCSON HAS RECEIVED ANYWHERE BETWEEN A HALF AND AND 3 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH 2 TO 9 INCHES IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF GRAHAM AND COCHISE COUNTIES AND AT LEAST 6 INCHES IN ORACLE IN SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY. ROAD CONDITIONS IN THE TUCSON METRO AREAS WILL IMPROVE SOMEWHAT AT TIMES TODAY AS TEMPERATURES RISE A LITTLE ABOVE FREEZING. HOWEVER THEY WILL REMAIN POOR ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN EAST OF TUCSON. AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL ALSO BECOME MORE PATCHY AS THE DAY WEARS ON...BUT VISIBILITIES COULD FALL AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE IN THE HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS. AT THE VERY LEAST...ANY MOTORISTS IN SOUTHEAST ARIZONA SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...PARTICULARLY THOSE HEADING EAST OF TUCSON. AZZ019-030-035-230000- /O.CAN.KTWC.HS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-070123T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTWC.WS.W.0002.070122T1623Z-070123T0000Z/ NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-COCHISE COUNTY- 923 AM MST MON JAN 22 2007 ...HEAVY SNOW WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALL ELEVATIONS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON FOR ALL ELEVATIONS. THE HEAVY SNOW WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PERIODS OF SNOW AND PATCHY DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH AT LEAST THIS EVENING. MOST ROADS ARE SNOW COVERED AND ICY...AND WILL REMAIN THAT WAY FOR THE REST OF THE DAY AS TEMPERATURES STRUGGLE TO RISE ABOVE FREEZING. ANY SNOW THAT MELTS WILL LIKELY REFREEZE AS SOON AS THE SUN GOES DOWN...OR AS HEAVIER SHOW SHOWERS PASS OVERHEAD. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS WILL RANGE FROM 6 INCHES IN THE LOWEST ELEVATIONS TO UP TO 30 INCHES ON MOUNT GRAHAM AND AT HANNAGAN MEADOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...FOG AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT DRIVE UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. $$ AZZ029-033-034-230000- /O.UPG.KTWC.SN.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-070123T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTWC.WS.W.0002.070122T1623Z-070123T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY- SANTA CRUZ COUNTY- 923 AM MST MON JAN 22 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 2500 FEET... ...SNOW ADVISORY NO LONGER IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 2500 FEET. THIS INCLUDES THE TUCSON METRO AREA. THE SNOW ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. PERIODS OF SNOW...PATCHY DENSE FOG...AND PATCHY ICE ON BRIDGES WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS THROUGH AT LEAST THIS EVENING. ROAD CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SOMEWHAT AS TEMPERATURES STRUGGLE ABOVE FREEZING AND THE SUN TRIES TO COME OUT IN BETWEEN THE SNOW SHOWERS. HOWEVER...IN HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS...VISIBILITIES MAY FALL AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR. TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 4 INCHES IN THE TUCSON METRO AREA TO UP TO 18 INCHES ON MOUNT GRAHAM AND AT HANNAGAN MEADOW. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...FOG AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE. DO NOT DRIVE UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. $$ AZZ032-230000- /O.NEW.KTWC.WS.W.0002.070122T1623Z-070123T0000Z/ TOHONO OODHAM NATION- 923 AM MST MON JAN 22 2007 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 2500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 2500 FEET. CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY HAS MISSED THE WORST OF THIS WINTER STORM SO FAR. HOWEVER...SNOW SHOWER BANDS HAVE BEGUN TO ROTATE INTO THE TOHONO OODHAM NATION FROM THE NORTHEAST. IT WILL NOT SNOW THE ENTIRE TIME TODAY...BUT WITH THE SNOW SHOWERS BECOMING HEAVY AT TIMES...VISIBILITIES COULD FALL AS LOW AS A QUARTER MILE IN SPOTS WITH SNOWFALL RATES UP TO AN INCH PER HOUR. TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS THROUGH THIS EVENING WILL RANGE FROM UP TO 2 INCHES ON THE DESERT FLOORS TO 6 INCHES ON KITT PEAK. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW...FOG AND ICE ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY HAZARDOUS. DO NOT DRIVE UNLESS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY. $$ PYTLAK
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this snow advisory 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 snow advisory went out at Jan 21, 3:10 AM MST, 36 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 3:10 AM MST, 36 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
310 AM MST SUN JAN 21 2007
.SYNOPSIS...THE TEMPORARY BREAK IN THE WEATHER WILL LAST UNTIL THIS
AFTERNOON BEFORE ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM DROPS SOUTH ACROSS ARIZONA
TONIGHT INTO LATE MONDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING ANOTHER ROUND OF
PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA...WITH HEAVY SNOWFALL LIKELY IN MOUNTAINS
OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. A LONGER BREAK FROM THE UNSETTLED WEATHER CAN
BE EXPECTED TO START TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO NEXT
WEEKEND.
&&
.DISCUSSION...THE AREA IS CURRENTLY IN BETWEEN STORM SYSTEMS AS THE
UNSETTLED WEATHER PATTERN CONTINUES. THIS NEXT SYSTEM WILL DIVE
SOUTH ACROSS THE STATE TODAY INTO MONDAY BEFORE EXITING THE AREA
INTO SONORA MEXICO MONDAY NIGHT. EXPECT ANOTHER ROUND OF VALLEY RAIN
AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS WITH THE SNOW LEVELS ONCE AGAIN BEING LOW.
SIGNIFICANT SNOW AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN IN THE MOUNTAINS OF
SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. AS THE SYSTEM EXITS MONDAY NIGHT...EXPECT A COLD
MORNING ON TUESDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO BUILD OVER THE AREA
STARTING MID WEEK AND CONTINUING INTO THE WEEKEND...PROVIDING A
WARMING TREND IN BOTH LOW AND HIGH TEMPERATURES.
TODAY...THE MORNING WILL START OFF QUIET UNDER CLEAR TO PARTLY
CLOUDY SKIES. LOW TO MID LEVEL MOISTURE STILL HANGING AROUND IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRIDAY/SATURDAY SYSTEM. THE NEXT STRONG COLD STORM
SYSTEM...CURRENTLY IN SOUTHERN UTAH...WILL DIVE SOUTH INTO NORTHERN
ARIZONA. THE FIRST AREA TO SEE THE IMPACT OF THIS SYSTEM WILL BE THE
EAST CENTRAL MOUNTAIN LATER THIS MORNING AS UPSLOPE FLOW ENHANCES
DEVELOPMENT OF SNOW SHOWERS. AS THE SYSTEM MOVES INTO NORTH CENTRAL
ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON...THE AREAL EXTENT OF SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE
TO SAG SOUTH INTO SOUTHEAST ARIZONA WITH THE BETTER CHANCES BEING
FROM TUCSON NORTH. TEMPERATURES WILL BE A BIT WARMER THAN THE PAST
FEW DAYS.
TONIGHT...THE CENTER OF THE UPPER LOW WILL MOVE OVER PHOENIX WITH
STRONG HEIGHT FALLS OVER SOUTHERN ARIZONA. UPSLOPE FLOW WILL
CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVER THE AREA...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER
TERRAIN. THE SNOW LEVEL WILL BE SIMILAR IF NOT A BIT LOWER THAN
THE FRIDAY/SATURDAY MORNING SYSTEM.
MONDAY...THE CENTER OF THE UPPER LOW WILL HAVE MOVED INTO NORTHERN
SONORA MEXICO WITH WRAP AROUND MOISTURE ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA.
THE POSITION OF THE LOW COULD BRING A HEAVY SNOW TO THE PINALENO
AND CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS...ESPECIALLY ON THE EAST FACING SLOPES.
SNOW LEVELS WILL BE AS LOW AS 3000 FEET.
WITH THAT SAID...I WILL BE UPGRADING THE CURRENT WINTER STORM WATCH
FOR THE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES TO HEAVY SNOW
WARNING AND EXPAND IT SOUTH INTO COCHISE COUNTY. EASTERN PIMA/SANTA
CRUZ AND EASTERN PINAL COUNTIES WILL BE ON THE EDGE OF THE HEAVIEST
SNOWFALL...SO HAVE GONE WITH SNOW ADVISORY FOR THESE LOCATIONS. SNOW
AMOUNTS ARE FORECAST TO RANGE BETWEEN 3 TO 5 INCHES BETWEEN 3500 AND
5000 FEET...UP TO A FOOT AND A HALF ABOVE 8500 FEET.
MONDAY NIGHT...WILL STILL HAVE SOME WRAP AROUND MOISTURE NEAR THE
AZ/NM BORDER AS THE UPPER LOW CONTINUES TO SAG FURTHER SOUTH.
OTHERWISE MOST AREAS WILL CLEAR OUT WITH A COLD FROSTY NIGHT ON TAP
ACROSS THE LOW DESERTS.
TUESDAY...SOME LINGERING WRAP AROUND MOISTURE IN EASTERN COCHISE
COUNTY WITH EVERYONE ELSE DRY. TEMPERATURES REBOUNDING A BIT FROM
COOL WET MONDAY.
WEDNESDAY INTO NEXT WEEKEND...HIGH PRESSURE ALOFT WILL PROVIDING A
WARMING TREND WITH TEMPERATURES GETTING BACK TO NEAR NORMAL BY THE
WEEKEND.
&&
.AVIATION...TAF AND TWEBS ADEQUATELY COVER ALL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
AT KTUS.
&&
.TWC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
HEAVY SNOW WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET THIS AFTERNOON THRU MONDAY
AFTERNOON FOR PUBLIC ZONES 19 AND 30
HEAVY SNOW WARNING ABOVE 3500 FEET TONIGHT THRU MONDAY AFTERNOON
FOR PUBLIC ZONE 35
SNOW ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET TONIGHT THRU MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR
PUBLIC ZONES 29...33 AND 34
&&
JRG
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/TUCSONHazardous weather outlook, Jan 20, 3:00 PM MST, 12 hours 46 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 300 PM MST SAT JAN 20 2007 AZZ019-030-211430- NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY- 300 PM MST SAT JAN 20 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. A STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST OF THE REGION TONIGHT. ONLY A FEW VALLEY SPRINKLES AND MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON ABOVE 3500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. A STORM SYSTEM CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL TRACK SOUTHWARD INTO THE GREAT BASIN TONIGHT AND INTO CENTRAL ARIZONA SUNDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED THREAT FOR PRECIPITATION SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...BEFORE THE SYSTEM MOVES EAST OF THE REGION ON TUESDAY. THIS STORM IS A COLD SYSTEM AND SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 3500 FEET. THERE WILL BE THE CHANCE OF SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS IN NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY AND THE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM COUNTY SUNDAY AND MONDAY. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE MOUNTAINS BY LATE MONDAY. AS THE SYSTEM EXITS THE REGION TUESDAY...THERE WILL BE CLEARING SKIES AND A RETURN TO DRY WEATHER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ029-031>035-211430- SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-WESTERN PIMA COUNTY-TOHONO OODHAM NATION- TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-COCHISE COUNTY- 300 PM MST SAT JAN 20 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. A STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST OF THE REGION TONIGHT...WITH CLEARING SKIES THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A STORM SYSTEM CURRENTLY MOVING THROUGH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WILL TRACK SOUTHWARD INTO THE GREAT BASIN TONIGHT AND INTO CENTRAL ARIZONA SUNDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED THREAT FOR PRECIPITATION SUNDAY INTO MONDAY...BEFORE THE SYSTEM MOVES EAST OF THE REGION ON TUESDAY. THIS STORM IS A COLD SYSTEM AND SNOW LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 3500 FEET LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY...BEFORE RISING TO AROUND 4000 FEET DURING THE DAY MONDAY. THERE WILL BE SOME SNOWFALL ACCUMULATION IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND MOUNTAINS OF EASTERN PIMA...SANTA CRUZ AND COCHISE COUNTIES SUNDAY AND MONDAY. AS THE SYSTEM EXITS THE REGION TUESDAY...THERE WILL BE CLEARING SKIES AND A RETURN TO DRY WEATHER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
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Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 3:46 AM MST | Heavy Snow Warning | TWC | 30 hr |
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