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Special Weather Statement, NWS Phoenix, AZ
NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this special weather statement at Jul 5, 2011, 4:49 PM MST for Pinal County, Arizona. It was in force for 26 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 5, 2011, 4:49 PM MST (23:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2011, 5:15 PM MST
- In force
- 26 min
- Issued by
- NWS Phoenix, AZ
County Pinal County, AZ
The radar
The Phoenix radar (KIWA), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Tuscon, AZ (KTUS), launched 12:00Z, 11.8 hours before the alert went out and 121 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
- 263 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -123 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1482 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 12 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -1 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Phoenix, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 5, 3:25 PM MST, 1 hour 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 3:25 PM MST, 1 hour 24 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 5:44 AM MST, 11 hours 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 544 AM MST TUE JUL 5 2011 AZZ021>023-026>028-061245- WEST CENTRAL DESERTS-NORTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY-GREATER PHOENIX AREA- SOUTHWEST DESERTS-SOUTHWEST MARICOPA COUNTY- NORTHWEST AND NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- 544 AM MST TUE JUL 5 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH-CENTRAL ARIZONA...SOUTHWEST ARIZONA AND WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A MONSOON REGIME IS IN PLACE FOR A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM RELATED HAZARDS...MOST LIKELY IN THE EVENING. THESE INCLUDE VERY STRONG WINDS...BLOWING DUST...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...AND OF COURSE LIGHTNING. MARICOPA AND PINAL COUNTIES ARE MORE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THESE HAZARDS THAN YUMA AND LA PAZ COUNTIES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY LINGERING MOISTURE WILL MAINTAIN AT LEAST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MONDAY. SOMEWHAT LESS MOISTURE IS ANTICIPATED FRIDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK LEADING TO STORMS THAT WILL BE LESS LIKELY TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN BUT WILL TEND TO FAVOR PRODUCTION OF STRONG WINDS INSTEAD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ024-061245- SOUTHERN GILA COUNTY/TONTO NATIONAL FOREST FOOTHILLS- 544 AM MST TUE JUL 5 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST-CENTRAL ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A MONSOON REGIME IS PLACE AND ANOTHER ROUND OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IS ANTICIPATED TODAY BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG WINDS...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...AND OF COURSE LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY LINGERING MOISTURE WILL MAINTAIN AT LEAST A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH MONDAY. SOMEWHAT LESS MOISTURE IS ANTICIPATED SATURDAY INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK LEADING TO STORMS THAT WILL BE LESS LIKELY TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN BUT WILL TEND TO FAVOR PRODUCTION OF STRONG WINDS INSTEAD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ020-025-CAZ030>033-061245- LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY AZ-YUMA/MARTINEZ LAKE AND VICINITY- JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK-LOWER COLORADO RIVER VALLEY CA- RIVERSIDE COUNTY/EASTERN DESERTS-IMPERIAL COUNTY- 544 AM MST TUE JUL 5 2011 /544 AM PDT TUE JUL 5 2011/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME SOUTHWEST ARIZONA...EXTREME WEST-CENTRAL ARIZONA...EXTREME SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHEAST CALIFORNIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A MONSOON REGIME IS IN PLACE FOR A CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORM RELATED HAZARDS...MOST LIKELY IN THE EVENING. THESE INCLUDE VERY STRONG WINDS...BLOWING DUST...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN...AND OF COURSE LIGHTNING. JOSHUA TREE NATIONAL PARK WILL BE MORE LIKELY TO EXPERIENCE THESE HAZARDS THAN IMPERIAL COUNTY AND THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF EASTERN RIVERSIDE COUNTY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY LINGERING MOISTURE WILL MAINTAIN A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS INTO THURSDAY THEN DISSIPATE BY FRIDAY AS MOISTURE SHIFTS EASTWARD. THUS ANY STORMS THAT FORM THURSDAY WILL BE MORE LIKELY TO PRODUCE STRONG WINDS THAN HEAVY RAIN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX IS ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV/PHOENIX
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Jul 5, 4:08 PM MST, 41 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ
408 PM MST TUE JUL 5 2011
AZZ024-052345-
GILA AZ-PINAL AZ-
408 PM MST TUE JUL 5 2011
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A
SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR...
SOUTH CENTRAL GILA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ARIZONA
NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA
UNTIL 445 PM MST
AT 400 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 8 MILES SOUTH OF MIAMI...MOVING WEST AT 15 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND BRIEF BUT
HEAVY RAINFALL ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SUPERIOR...
BLOWING DUST IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU ENCOUNTER BLOWING DUST WHILE
DRIVING...PULL OVER AS FAR OFF THE ROADWAY AS POSSIBLE AND PARK.
TURN OFF YOUR HEADLIGHTS AND KEEP YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE.
LAT...LON 3318 11091 3323 11096 3316 11106 3315 11114
3344 11115 3337 11077 3319 11078
TIME...MOT...LOC 2307Z 091DEG 11KT 3328 11089
WOODALLSpecial weather statement, Jul 5, 4:49 PM MST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ 449 PM MST TUE JUL 5 2011 AZZ024-028-060015- PINAL AZ- 449 PM MST TUE JUL 5 2011 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PHOENIX HAS ISSUED A SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR... NORTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA UNTIL 515 PM MST AT 443 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED GUSTY WINDS WITH DISSIPATING THUNDERSTORMS NEAR SUPERIOR. WIND GUSTS OF 30-40 MPH ARE EXPECTED. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... SUPERIOR... LOCAL AREAS OF BLOWING DUST ARE POSSIBLE. IF YOU ENCOUNTER BLOWING DUST WHILE DRIVING...PULL OVER AS FAR OFF THE ROADWAY AS POSSIBLE AND PARK. TURN OFF YOUR HEADLIGHTS AND KEEP YOUR FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. LAT...LON 3303 11128 3345 11140 3343 11107 3322 11098 TIME...MOT...LOC 2348Z 095DEG 6KT 3330 11108 WOODALL
The office that day
Everything else NWS Phoenix, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 6:42 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | PSR | 48 min | |
| Jul 4, 6:43 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | PSR | Pinal | 62 min |
| Jul 4, 6:47 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PSR | Pinal | 43 min |
| Jul 4, 7:14 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | PSR | 91 min | |
| Jul 4, 7:51 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | PSR | Maricopa | 84 min |
| Jul 4, 10:17 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | PSR | 73 min | |
| Jul 4, 11:13 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | PSR | Maricopa | 81 min |
| Jul 5, 4:08 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | PSR | 37 min | |
| Jul 5, 1:43 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | PSR | Riverside, San Bernardino | 51 min |
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Special Weather Statements in Arizona, 2011Every special weather statement in 2011
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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.