Alert archive / Arizona / Winter Storm Warnings in 2010
Winter Storm Warning 2, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this winter storm warning at Jan 22, 2010, 11:09 AM MST. It took effect at Jan 22, 2010, 8:00 PM MST. It was in force for 14 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 22, 2010, 11:09 AM MST (18:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 22, 2010, 8:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Jan 23, 2010, 10:02 AM MST
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
380 WWUS45 KTWC 221809 WSWTWC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 1109 AM MST FRI JAN 22 2010 .THE MAJOR WINTER STORM WHICH STRUCK ARIZONA LAST NIGHT IS DEPARTING INTO NEW MEXICO. TRAVEL CONDITIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS REMAIN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO THE 6 TO 12 INCHES THAT FELL SINCE 2 AM...WHICH WAS THEN BLOWN INTO DRIFTS SEVERAL FEET DEEP IN SPOTS. ALTHOUGH THE HEAVY MOUNTAIN PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER FOR A TIME THIS AFTERNOON...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET. ANOTHER STORM SYSTEM OFF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST ARIZONA TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM...WHILE MUCH WEAKER THAN THE DEPARTING STORM...IS ALSO MUCH COLDER SINCE IT ORIGINATED OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. THIS WILL BRING SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO AS LOW AS 3000 FEET TONIGHT...WITH MINOR ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET...AND SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ABOVE 4000 FEET. BECAUSE THIS NEXT STORM WILL BE HIGHLY CONVECTIVE...BOTH SNOW AMOUNTS AND SNOWFALL RATES WILL VARY GREATLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES. TRAVELERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR RAPIDLY CHANGING AND HAZARDOUS ROAD CONDITIONS TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. AZZ019-030-033>035-230215- /O.EXP.KTWC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100122T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KTWC.WS.A.0002.100123T0300Z-100123T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KTWC.WS.W.0002.100123T0300Z-100123T1800Z/ NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY- TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-COCHISE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SIERRA VISTA 1109 AM MST FRI JAN 22 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... ...BLIZZARD WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 11 AM MST THIS MORNING ABOVE 7000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND SOME BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS EXPIRED. THE WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO THE NEW WINTER STORM WARNING. * TIMING...OCCASIONAL MOUNTAIN SNOW SHOWERS THIS AFTERNOON WILL INCREASE INTO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SCATTERED ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING...EXPECT ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO AN INCH AT 3500 TO 4000 FEET...2 TO 4 INCHES FROM 4000 TO 5000 FEET...4 TO 6 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS WILL HOVER NEAR 6000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE FALLING TO 3000 FEET TONIGHT. THEY WILL RISE SLIGHTLY TO 3500 FEET SATURDAY MORNING AS THE STORM DEPARTS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE...BUT THEN INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT. THIS WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TRAVEL CONDITIONS...TRAVEL ABOVE 6000 FEET WILL REMAIN NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE DUE TO NUMEROUS DOWNED TREES AND DEEP DRIFTS LEFT FROM THIS MORNINGS BLIZZARD. LATER TONIGHT...SCATTERED TRAVEL PROBLEMS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP ALONG LOWER ELEVATION HIGHWAYS.. INCLUDING INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN TEXAS CANYON AND WILLCOX... HIGHWAY 78 IN SOUTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY...AND AND MOST STATE HIGHWAYS IN COCHISE AND SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES. * OTHER IMPACTS...DUE TO FALLING TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS...WIND CHILLS RANGING FROM ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. && $$ AZZ029-230215- /O.UPG.KTWC.WS.A.0002.100123T0300Z-100123T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KTWC.WS.W.0002.100123T0300Z-100123T1800Z/ SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ORACLE 1109 AM MST FRI JAN 22 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET. THIS UPGRADES THE WINTER STORM WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * TIMING...EXPECT OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE ON AND OFF INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...EXPECT ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO AN INCH AT 3500 TO 4000 FEET...2 TO 4 INCHES FROM 4000 TO 5000 FEET...AND 4 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS WILL HOVER NEAR 6000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE FALLING TO 3000 FEET TONIGHT. THEY WILL THEN RISE SLIGHTLY TO 3500 FEET SATURDAY MORNING AS THE STORM DEPARTS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE...BUT THEN INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT. THIS MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING ABOVE 5000 FEET TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SCATTERED TRAVEL PROBLEMS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP ALONG LOWER ELEVATION HIGHWAYS...INCLUDING HIGHWAY 77 NEAR ORACLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. && $$ AZZ032-230215- /O.NEW.KTWC.WS.W.0002.100123T0300Z-100123T1800Z/ TOHONO OODHAM NATION- 1109 AM MST FRI JAN 22 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND SOME BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING...EXPECT OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO DEVELOP THIS EVENING...AND CONTINUE ON AND OFF INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...EXPECT ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO AN INCH AT 3500 TO 4000 FEET...2 TO 4 INCHES FROM 4000 TO 5000 FEET...AND 4 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS WILL HOVER NEAR 6000 FEET THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE FALLING TO 3000 FEET TONIGHT. THEY WILL THEN RISE SLIGHTLY TO 3500 FEET SATURDAY MORNING AS THE STORM DEPARTS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL CONTINUE...BUT THEN INCREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH TONIGHT. THIS MAY CAUSE SOME BLOWING AND DRIFTING ABOVE 5000 FEET TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SCATTERED TRAVEL PROBLEMS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP ALONG LOWER ELEVATION HIGHWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. && $$
5 follow-up statements
060 WWUS45 KTWC 222153 WSWTWC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 253 PM MST FRI JAN 22 2010 AZZ019-029-030-032>035-230600- /O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0002.100123T0300Z-100123T1800Z/ NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY- UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-TOHONO OODHAM NATION- TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-COCHISE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORACLE...SIERRA VISTA 253 PM MST FRI JAN 22 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM MST SATURDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET. * TIMING...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS THIS EVENING...WITH OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. THESE WILL CONTINUE ON AND OFF INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...EXPECT ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO AN INCH FROM 3500 TO 4000 FEET...2 TO 4 INCHES FROM 4000 TO 5000 FEET...4 TO 6 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY GREATLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES. * SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS WILL HOVER NEAR 6000 FEET UNTIL SUNSET BEFORE FALLING TO 3000 FEET EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THEY WILL RISE SLIGHTLY TO 3500 FEET SATURDAY MORNING AS THE STORM DEPARTS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE SMALL HAIL OR SNOW PELLETS IN THE LOWER DESERTS BELOW 3000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT...WITH SOME MOUNTAIN GUSTS TO 40 MPH. THIS WILL LIKELY CAUSE ADDITIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING ABOVE 5000 FEET TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SCATTERED BUT SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP ALONG SOME LOWER ELEVATION HIGHWAYS TONIGHT. INITIALLY THE SNOW MAY MELT AS IT FALLS...BUT AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING ABOVE 4000 FEET...THE WATER AND SLUSH WILL FREEZE INTO BLACK ICE WITH MORE SNOW THEN ACCUMULATING ON TOP. VULNERABLE HIGHWAYS INCLUDE HIGHWAY 77 NEAR ORACLE...INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN TEXAS CANYON AND WILLCOX...HIGHWAYS 78 AND 191 IN SOUTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY...AND HIGHWAYS 80...82...83...90...92 AND 191 IN COCHISE AND EASTERN SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES. WIND CHILLS OF ZERO TO 10 BELOW ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET...WHERE TRAVEL CONDITIONS WERE STILL VERY DIFFICULT IN THE WAKE OF LAST NIGHTS MOUNTAIN BLIZZARD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. && $$ PYTLAK
989 WWUS45 KTWC 230502 WSWTWC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 1002 PM MST FRI JAN 22 2010 AZZ019-029-030-032>035-231215- /O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100123T1800Z/ NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY- UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-TOHONO OODHAM NATION- TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-COCHISE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORACLE...SIERRA VISTA 1002 PM MST FRI JAN 22 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY ABOVE 4000 FEET... * TIMING...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BECOME MORE NUMEROUS THIS EVENING...WITH OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS OVERNIGHT. THESE WILL CONTINUE ON AND OFF INTO SATURDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...EXPECT ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO AN INCH FROM 3500 TO 4000 FEET...2 TO 4 INCHES FROM 4000 TO 5000 FEET...4 TO 6 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. ACCUMULATIONS WILL VARY GREATLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES. * SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVELS ARE CURRENTLY AROUND 4500 FEET...BUT WILL FALL TO 3000 FEET BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THEY WILL RISE SLIGHTLY TO 3500 FEET LATE SATURDAY MORNING AS THE STORM DEPARTS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE SMALL HAIL OR SNOW PELLETS IN THE LOWER DESERTS BELOW 3000 FEET. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH LATER TONIGHT... WITH SOME MOUNTAIN GUSTS TO 40 MPH. THIS WILL LIKELY CAUSE ADDITIONAL BLOWING AND DRIFTING ABOVE 5000 FEET TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SCATTERED BUT SIGNIFICANT TRAVEL PROBLEMS ARE LIKELY TO DEVELOP ALONG SOME LOWER ELEVATION HIGHWAYS TONIGHT. INITIALLY THE SNOW MAY MELT AS IT FALLS...BUT AS TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING ABOVE 4000 FEET...THE WATER AND SLUSH WILL FREEZE INTO BLACK ICE WITH MORE SNOW THEN ACCUMULATING ON TOP. VULNERABLE HIGHWAYS INCLUDE HIGHWAY 77 NEAR ORACLE...INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN TEXAS CANYON AND WILLCOX...HIGHWAYS 78 AND 191 IN SOUTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY...AND HIGHWAYS 80...82... 83...90...92 AND 191 IN COCHISE AND EASTERN SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES. WIND CHILLS OF ZERO TO 10 BELOW ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 7000 FEET...WHERE TRAVEL CONDITIONS WERE STILL VERY DIFFICULT IN THE WAKE OF LAST NIGHTS MOUNTAIN BLIZZARD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. && $$
361 WWUS45 KTWC 231032 WSWTWC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 332 AM MST SAT JAN 23 2010 AZZ029-032-033-231145- /O.CAN.KTWC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100123T1800Z/ SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-TOHONO OODHAM NATION- TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...ORACLE 332 AM MST SAT JAN 23 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL PRODUCE ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 2 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET THIS MORNING. $$ AZZ019-030-034-035-231800- /O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100123T1800Z/ NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY- SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-COCHISE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SIERRA VISTA 332 AM MST SAT JAN 23 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW STILL POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. && $$
675 WWUS45 KTWC 231314 WSWTWC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 614 AM MST SAT JAN 23 2010 AZZ034-231415- /O.CAN.KTWC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100123T1800Z/ SANTA CRUZ COUNTY- 614 AM MST SAT JAN 23 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL UP TO 1 INCH ABOVE 5000 FEET IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING. $$ AZZ019-030-035-231800- /O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100123T1800Z/ NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-COCHISE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SIERRA VISTA 614 AM MST SAT JAN 23 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING. * TIMING...NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ABOVE 4000 FEET ARE EXPECTED. * WINDS...WEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH LOCALIZED BLOWING SNOW STILL POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. && $$
284 WWUS45 KTWC 231702 WSWTWC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 1002 AM MST SAT JAN 23 2010 AZZ019-030-035-231815- /O.CAN.KTWC.WS.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100123T1800Z/ NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-COCHISE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SIERRA VISTA 1002 AM MST SAT JAN 23 2010 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. LITTLE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TODAY. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm 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 winter storm warning went out at Jan 22, 9:37 AM MST, 1 hour 32 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 22, 9:37 AM MST, 1 hour 32 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
937 AM MST FRI JAN 22 2010
.SYNOPSIS...A MAJOR WINTER STORM...WHICH PRODUCED DAMAGING WINDS...
HEAVY RAIN...AND NOW NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE MOUNTAINS...
WILL EXIT EASTERN ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...ANOTHER STORM
SYSTEM APPROACHING THE CALIFORNIA COAST WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHERN
ARIZONA TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. WHILE THIS STORM IS WEAKER
THAN THE ONE EXITING ARIZONA...IT IS MUCH COLDER AND WILL BRING SNOW
TO UNUSUALLY LOW EVELATIONS. IMPROVING WEATHER CAN BE ANTICIPATED BY
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY BEFORE ANOTHER MUCH WEAKER SYSTEM APPROACHES
FROM THE EASTERN PACIFIC BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.DISCUSSION...DAMAGE AND FLOOD REPORTS CONTINUE TO COME IN FROM WHAT
NOW APPEARS TO BE ONE OF OUR WORST WINTER STORMS IN OVER A DECADE.
SEE RERTWC FOR RAINFALL RECORDS...LSRTWC FOR STORM REPORTS...AND
PNSTWC FOR AUTOMATED GAGE RAINFALL REPORTS.
EXITING SYSTEM IS STILL GIVING US SIGNIFICANT PROBLEMS IN THE E CWA.
RAWS SITES AND KTUS SOUNDING SHOWING SNOW LEVELS DOWN TO ABOUT
6000FT AS OF 9AM. MEDIA REPORTS AND SNOTELS BOTH STILL INDICATE WIND
GUSTS NEAR 35MPH AT TIMES WITH SNOWFALL RATES OF 2-3 INCHES/HOUR IN
THE WHITES...WITH SOME TAPERING NOTED ON MT. LEMMON. MOUNTAIN
SNOWMELT THAT OCCURRED LAST NIGHT IS NOW RUNNING OFF INTO THE UPPER
GILA RIVER SYSTEMS. WILL BE MONITORING STREAM LEVELS CLOSELY
THROUGHOUT THE DAY...ALTHOUGH THE LOWERING SNOW LEVELS SHOULD START
CUTTING INTO THE RUNOFF SOON. BASED ON CURRENT TRENDS...WILL LET THE
BLIZZARD WARNING CONTINUE UNTIL EXPIRATION. HOWEVER...WE STILL
EXPECT PERIODS OF ACCUMULATING...SUB-ADVISORY SNOWS TO CONTINUE ON
AND OFF TODAY IN OUR HIGH ELEVATIONS...WHICH WILL MENTION WHEN WE
ISSUE A PACKAGE UPDATE WITH THE WARNING EXPIRATION. ALTHOUGH PRECIP
WILL BE SHOWERY AND HIT-N-MISS THIS AFTERNOON...TEMPS ALOFT ARE COLD
ENOUGH FOR SOME THUNDER AND/OR SMALL HAIL WITH ANY SHOWERS. THIS IS
ALREADY IN OUR GRIDS/ZONES.
AS FOR THE NEXT STORM...A NEW PRECIP BAND HAS DEVELOPED WELL AHEAD
OF IT NW OF OUR CWA ACROSS S GILA COUNTY. WITH SNOW LEVELS ALREADY
IN THE 3500FT RANGE UP THERE...OUR CONFIDENCE IS NOW QUITE HIGH FOR
A LOW ELEVATION SNOW EVENT TONIGHT. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THIS
SYSTEM...BECAUSE IT IS COMING WITH -29C 500MB TEMPS...WILL BE HIGHLY
CONVECTIVE WITH HIGHLY VARIABLE ACCUMULATIONS...SNOWFALL RATES...AND
PERHAPS A THUNDERSTORM OR TWO. THUS SOME AREAS MAY HIT WARNING
CRITERIA ABOVE 4KFT TONIGHT...WHILE OTHERS MAY NOT SEE MUCH PRECIP
AT ALL. WILL AWAIT THE 12Z GFS BEFORE COMMITTING...BUT THE CURRENT
WATCH WILL BE CONVERTED TO A WARNING...ADVISORY...OR SOME
COMBINATION OF THE TWO LATER TODAY.
&&
.AVIATION...PERIODS OF SHRA WITH ISOLATED TSRA WILL OCCUR ACROSS SE
AZ THRU 12Z SATURDAY. CLOUD DECKS WILL GENERALLY BE 5-7K FT AGL...
THOUGH OCCASIONAL MVFR/LOCAL IFR CONDITIONS WILL EXIST NEAR HEAVIER
SHOWERS. SURFACE WINDS THRU 01Z SATURDAY WLY/SWLY 12-20 KTS WITH
GUSTS TO 30 KTS. SURFACE WINDS AFTER 01Z AND CONTINUING INTO
SATURDAY MORNING WLY/SWLY 5-15 KTS. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED
FOR TAF AMENDMENTS.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...NO FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS AT THIS TIME.
&&
.TWC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
BLIZZARD WARNING UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS MORNING
AZZ019-030-033>035 ABOVE 7000 FT.
WINTER STORM WATCH THIS EVENING THROUGH SAT MORNING
AZZ019-030-033>035 ABOVE 4000 FT.
&&
PUBLIC...PYTLAK/GZ
WEATHER.GOV/TUCSONHazardous weather outlook, Jan 22, 3:43 AM MST, 7 hours 26 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 343 AM MST FRI JAN 22 2010 AZZ019-030-033>035-221800- NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY- TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-COCHISE COUNTY- 343 AM MST FRI JAN 22 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING IN THE MOUNTAINS ABOVE 7000 FEET WHERE A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM. OTHERWISE...SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF SMALL STREAM FLOODING WILL REMAIN A POSSIBILITY AS WELL THIS MORNING. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE IN TONIGHT WITH SNOW LEVELS LOWERING TO 3500 FEET WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW ABOVE 4000 FEET. SEE PHXWSWTWC OR WMO HEADER WWUS75 KTWC...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR MORE INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN LOW SATURDAY MORNING AS PRECIPITATION BEGINS TO TAPER OFF ACROSS THE AREA. DRIER AIR WILL MOVE IN SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY BEFORE THE NEXT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ029-221800- SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY- 343 AM MST FRI JAN 22 2010 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH POSSIBLE SMALL HAIL. IN ADDITION...AREAS OF SMALL STREAM FLOODING WILL REMAIN A POSSIBILITY AS WELL ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING. ANOTHER SYSTEM WILL MOVE IN TONIGHT WITH SNOW LEVELS LOWERING TO 3500 FEET WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW ABOVE 4000 FEET. SEE PHXWSWTWC OR WMO HEADER WWUS75 KTWC...WINTER STORM WATCH FOR MORE INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN LOW SATURDAY MORNING AS PRECIPITATION BEGINS TO TAPER OFF ACROSS THE AREA. DRIER AIR WILL MOVE IN SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY BEFORE THE NEXT CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
In the hours before
Local storm report, Jan 22, 8:48 AM MST, 2 hours 21 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
848 AM MST FRI JAN 22 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0547 AM NON-TSTM WND GST MOUNT LEMMON/SUMMERHAVE 32.44N 110.76W
01/21/2010 M60.00 MPH PIMA AZ MESONET
0845 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 8 NNW JUNCTION OF HIGHW 31.76N 111.54W
01/21/2010 M52.00 MPH PIMA AZ PARK/FOREST SRVC
REPORTED BY PORTABLE RAWS SITE NEAR BABOQUIVARI MOUNTAINS
ON THE TOHONO OODHAM NATION.
1057 AM TSTM WND GST MOUNT LEMMON/SUMMERHAVE 32.44N 110.76W
01/21/2010 M64.00 MPH PIMA AZ MESONET
1100 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG HICKIWAN 32.36N 112.49W
01/21/2010 PIMA AZ EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL REPORTS OF ROOF DAMAGE ACROSS THE TOHONO OODHAM
NATION. 1 DAMAGED ROOF IN SELLS, 3 ROOFS DAMAGED IN
HICKIWAN, AND 1 ROOF DAMAGED IN GU VO. RESIDENTS OF HOMES
DISPLACED INTO SHELTERS.
1100 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG HICKIWAN 32.36N 112.49W
01/21/2010 PIMA AZ EMERGENCY MNGR
SEVERAL REPORTS OF WIND DAMAGE TO ROOFS IN THE TOHONO
OODHAM NATION. 1 ROOF DAMAGED IN SELLS, 1 ROOF IN GU VO,
AND 3 ROOFS DAMAGED IN HICKIWAN. RESIDENTS OF DAMAGED
HOMES DISPLACED INTO SHELTERS.
1120 AM NON-TSTM WND GST TUCSON 32.24N 110.94W
01/21/2010 M57.00 MPH PIMA AZ MESONET
ROOF OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES BUILDING...UNIVERSITY OF
ARIZONA. ROOFTOP ANEMOMETER.
1130 AM FLOOD SABINO CANYON 32.34N 110.81W
01/21/2010 PIMA AZ BROADCAST MEDIA
SIXTEEN HIKERS TRAPPED ON SABINO CANYON TRAIL AFTER
STREAM RISE COVERED LOW WATER CROSSINGS.
0119 PM DUST STORM PICACHO 32.72N 111.50W
01/21/2010 PINAL AZ TRAINED SPOTTER
NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY ALONG INTERTSTATE 10 AT MILE POST
210.
0137 PM NON-TSTM WND GST MOUNT LEMMON/SUMMERHAVE 32.44N 110.76W
01/21/2010 M75.00 MPH PIMA AZ MESONET
0137 PM NON-TSTM WND GST MOUNT LEMMON/SUMMERHAVE 32.44N 110.76W
01/21/2010 M75.00 MPH PIMA AZ MESONET
MEASURED WIND GUST OF 75 MPH AT SUMMERHAVEN ON MOUNT
LEMMON
0153 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 7 N SONOITA 31.78N 110.64W
01/21/2010 M54.00 MPH PIMA AZ MESONET
EMPIRE RAWS
0155 PM NON-TSTM WND GST FORT HUACHUCA 31.59N 110.35W
01/21/2010 M63.00 MPH COCHISE AZ ASOS
ASOS AT FORT HUACHUCA MEASURED A WIND GUST OF 63 MPH AT
155 PM MST.
0228 PM DUST STORM DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE 32.18N 110.87W
01/21/2010 PIMA AZ OTHER FEDERAL
1/4 MILE VISIBILITY REPORTED FROM AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL
TOWER.
0255 PM NON-TSTM WND GST SIERRA VISTA 31.55N 110.29W
01/21/2010 M63.00 MPH COCHISE AZ ASOS
0300 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 5 NW TUCSON 32.29N 111.00W
01/21/2010 PIMA AZ BROADCAST MEDIA
POWER POLE DOWNED AT WETMORE AND LA CHOLLA RDS. TIME
APPROXIMATE.
0300 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG PICACHO 32.72N 111.50W
01/21/2010 PINAL AZ BROADCAST MEDIA
TRACTOR TRAILER OVERTURNED ON I-10 NEAR PICACHO. TIME
APPROXIMATE.
0319 PM NON-TSTM WND GST TUCSON 32.24N 110.94W
01/21/2010 M73.00 MPH PIMA AZ MESONET
73 MPH MEASURED WIND GUST ON THE U OF A CAMPUS.
0355 PM NON-TSTM WND GST RYAN FIELD 32.14N 111.17W
01/21/2010 M57.00 MPH PIMA AZ AWOS
0400 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG ORO VALLEY 32.42N 110.96W
01/21/2010 PIMA AZ LAW ENFORCEMENT
SEVERAL POWER LINES DOWNED. TIME APPROXIMATE.
0400 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG SAHUARITA 31.96N 110.95W
01/21/2010 PIMA AZ BROADCAST MEDIA
SEVERAL TREES DOWNED.
0415 PM DUST STORM 8 NW TUCSON 32.32N 111.03W
01/21/2010 PIMA AZ TRAINED SPOTTER
NEAR ZERO VISIBILITY IN AVRA VALLEY NEAR PUMP STATION
ROAD AND THE AIRPORT
0500 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 5 NW SAGUARO NATIONAL P 32.23N 110.78W
01/21/2010 PIMA AZ NEWSPAPER
TREE DOWNED ON A HOUSE NEAR HARRISON RD. ON EAST SIDE OF
TUCSON.
0520 PM TSTM WND GST 1 S AJO 32.37N 112.87W
01/21/2010 E94.00 MPH PIMA AZ TRAINED SPOTTER
0528 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 12 N TUCSON 32.41N 110.94W
01/21/2010 PIMA AZ BROADCAST MEDIA
PARKING AWNING DAMAGED AT APPARTMENT COMPLEX AT INA AND
MONA LISA
0600 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG SIERRA VISTA 31.55N 110.29W
01/21/2010 COCHISE AZ NEWSPAPER
70FT POWER POLE DOWNED ALONG BUFFALO SOLDIER TRAIL. TIME
APPROXIMATE.
0630 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG RAMSEY CANYON PRESERVE 31.45N 110.31W
01/21/2010 COCHISE AZ NEWSPAPER
SEVERAL POWER POLES DOWNED. TIME APPROXIMATE.
0805 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 12 NW KLONDYKE 32.94N 110.49W
01/21/2010 M48.00 MPH PINAL AZ MESONET
HORSE CAMP CANYON RAWS
0807 PM NON-TSTM WND GST SIERRA VISTA 31.55N 110.29W
01/21/2010 M59.00 MPH COCHISE AZ ASOS
0835 PM NON-TSTM WND GST ORACLE 32.62N 110.78W
01/21/2010 M52.00 MPH PINAL AZ MESONET
0837 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 11 E SAGUARO NATIONAL P 32.21N 110.55W
01/21/2010 M49.00 MPH PIMA AZ MESONET
RINCON RAWS
0857 PM NON-TSTM WND GST SW RUCKER CANYON 31.76N 109.35W
01/21/2010 M45.00 MPH COCHISE AZ MESONET
0900 PM TSTM WND DMG SELLS 31.92N 111.88W
01/21/2010 PIMA AZ BROADCAST MEDIA
MAIN TRANSMISSION POWER LINE DOWNED ON THE TOHONO OODHAM
NATION. MUCH OF THE NATION...OVER 15000 PEOPLE...LOST
POWER. TIME APPROXIMATE.
0900 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 5 W TUCSON 32.24N 111.03W
01/21/2010 PIMA AZ TRAINED SPOTTER
TREE DOWN NEAR CONGRESS AND GRANDE
0930 PM FLOOD PISINEMO 32.04N 112.32W
01/21/2010 PIMA AZ OTHER FEDERAL
SAN SIMON WASH ROSE 1-2 FT OUT OF ITS BANKS...STILL
FLOODED.
0930 PM FLOOD SANTA CRUZ 31.96N 112.35W
01/21/2010 PIMA AZ OTHER FEDERAL
VAMORI WASH ROSE 1-1.5 FT OUT OF ITS BANKS. WASH STILL
FLOODED.
0933 PM TSTM WND GST SASABE 31.49N 111.54W
01/21/2010 M58.00 MPH PIMA AZ MESONET
1013 PM NON-TSTM WND GST TUCSON INTERNATIONAL AI 32.12N 110.94W
01/21/2010 M48.00 MPH PIMA AZ ASOS
1039 PM NON-TSTM WND GST BISBEE 31.43N 109.89W
01/21/2010 M67.00 MPH COCHISE AZ TRAINED SPOTTER
1100 PM TSTM WND DMG 8 SW ORO VALLEY 32.33N 111.05W
01/21/2010 PIMA AZ BROADCAST MEDIA
POWER LINE DOWNED ON SEVERAL MOBILE HOMES. SMALL FIRE
STATRED ON ONE HOME...BUT QUICKLY EXTINGUISHED. TIME
APPROXIMATE.
1120 PM TSTM WND DMG 4 NE ORO VALLEY 32.46N 110.91W
01/21/2010 PIMA AZ NWS EMPLOYEE
12-15FT DIAMETER TREE DOWNED NEAR WILDS RD. AND ORACLE
RD. TIME APPROXIMATE.
1130 PM NON-TSTM WND GST 6 NW PEARCE-SUNSITES 32.00N 109.87W
01/21/2010 M78.00 MPH COCHISE AZ TRAINED SPOTTER
MEASURED GUST BEFORE ANEMOMETER AND REST OF THE WEATHER
STATION BLEW AWAY. TWO AMATEUR RADIO ANTENNA BLOWN DOWN.
DEBRIS SCATTERED ACROSS OWNERS BACKYARD.
1137 PM TSTM WND GST 3 SSE MOUNT LEMMON/SUMM 32.40N 110.73W
01/21/2010 M49.00 MPH PIMA AZ MESONET
SCOUT CAMP RAWS
1149 PM NON-TSTM WND GST NOGALES 31.36N 110.93W
01/21/2010 M56.00 MPH SANTA CRUZ AZ ASOS
1204 AM NON-TSTM WND GST GUTHRIE 32.95N 109.25W
01/22/2010 M69.00 MPH GREENLEE AZ MESONET
GUTHRIE RAWS
0100 AM NON-TSTM WND DMG MOUNT LEMMON/SUMMERHAVE 32.44N 110.76W
01/22/2010 PIMA AZ BROADCAST MEDIA
DOZENS OF TREES AND SOME POWER LINES DOWNED ON MT. LEMMON
THROUGHOUT THE EVENING AND NIGHT. POWER COMPLETELY OUT ON
MT. LEMMON.
0119 AM NON-TSTM WND GST 3 S MADERA CANYON 31.68N 110.88W
01/22/2010 M63.00 MPH SANTA CRUZ AZ MESONET
MOUNT HOPKINS RAWS
0330 AM FLOOD 15 SE ROSE PEAK 33.29N 109.19W
01/22/2010 GREENLEE AZ OTHER FEDERAL
BLUE RIVER UPSTREAD FROM CLIFTON ROSE OUT OF ITS BANKS.
STILL ABOVE BANKFULL AT 8 AM.
0500 AM FLOOD 2 NNE SAGUARO NATIONAL 32.21N 110.72W
01/22/2010 PIMA AZ BROADCAST MEDIA
SEVERAL ROADS BARRICADED NEAR FLOWING WASHES ON EAST SIDE
OF TUCSON.
0500 AM FLOOD 2 NW SAGUARO NATIONAL P 32.30N 111.22W
01/22/2010 PIMA AZ DEPT OF HIGHWAYS
SEVERAL ROADS FLOODED IN AVRA VALLEY DUE TO FLOWING
WASHES.
0600 AM HEAVY SNOW MOUNT LEMMON/SUMMERHAVE 32.44N 110.76W
01/22/2010 U0.0 INCH PIMA AZ BROADCAST MEDIA
SNOWFALL RATES WELL OVER 1 INCH PER HOUR. VISIBILITY
BELOW 1/4 MILE.
0800 AM FLOOD CATALINA 32.50N 110.92W
01/22/2010 PIMA AZ NEWSPAPER
MOTORIST TRAPPED IN FLOODED CANADA DEL ORO WASH NEAR
RANCHO DEL LAGO. SWIFT WATER RESCUE.
&&
PYTLAKLocal storm report, Jan 22, 10:33 AM MST, 36 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
1033 AM MST FRI JAN 22 2010
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0300 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG THREE POINTS 32.07N 111.28W
01/21/2010 PIMA AZ BROADCAST MEDIA
ROOF TORN OFF HOUSE
0330 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 2 N GREEN VALLEY 31.88N 111.01W
01/21/2010 PIMA AZ EMERGENCY MNGR
TRAFFIC SIGNALS DAMAGED AT DUVAL MINE AND LA CANADA
RDS...AND AT CALLE VERDE AND NOGALES HWY. TIME
APPROXIMATE.
0400 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG SAHUARITA 31.96N 110.95W
01/21/2010 PIMA AZ EMERGENCY MNGR
TRAFFIC SIGNAL DAMAGED ON SAHUARITA BLVD.
0400 PM NON-TSTM WND DMG 1 SE SAHUARITA 31.95N 110.94W
01/21/2010 PIMA AZ EMERGENCY MNGR
PARTIAL ROOF DAMAGE TO PECAN PROCESSING PLANT
&&
PYTLAKThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 7:18 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TWC | Pima | 3 hr |
| Jan 21, 7:27 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima | 63 min |
| Jan 21, 8:31 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima, Pinal | 59 min |
| Jan 21, 9:30 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima, Pinal | 60 min |
| Jan 21, 10:33 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima, Pinal | 57 min |
| Jan 21, 11:26 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima, Pinal | 49 min |
| Jan 21, 11:37 PM MST | Areal Flood Warning | TWC | Pima | 18 hr |
| Jan 22, 12:04 AM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TWC | Graham, Pima, Pinal | 3 hr |
| Jan 22, 4:18 AM MST | Areal Flood Warning | TWC | Graham | 8 hr |
| Jan 22, 4:36 AM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TWC | Cochise, Pima, Santa Cruz | 6 hr |
| Jan 22, 4:54 AM MST | Areal Flood Warning | TWC | Greenlee | 6 hr |
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