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Heat Advisory 8, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this heat advisory at Aug 23, 2011, 2:44 AM MST for Pima County, Pinal County, Arizona. It took effect at Aug 24, 2011, 1:00 PM MST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 23, 2011, 2:44 AM MST (09:44 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 24, 2011, 1:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Aug 24, 2011, 7:00 PM MST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
Counties Pima County, AZ, Pinal County, AZ
The radar
The Phoenix radar (KIWA), 88 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this heat 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 heat advisory went out at Aug 23, 2:30 AM MST, 14 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 23, 2:30 AM MST, 14 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Aug 22, 1:48 PM MST, 12 hours 56 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 148 PM MST MON AUG 22 2011 AZZ510>515-230900- WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES- GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS- DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS- CATALINA AND RINCON MOUNTAINS-BABOQUIVARI MOUNTAINS- 148 PM MST MON AUG 22 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DISSIPATING AFTER SUNDOWN. MAIN THREATS WILL BE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND ISOLATED WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ACCOMPANYING THE STRONGEST STORMS. KEEP IN MIND THAT EVEN MODERATE RAINFALL OVER RECENT BURN AREAS CAN RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE RISK FOR ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ503-504-506>509-230900- UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY-TUCSON METRO AREA- SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY- EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY- 148 PM MST MON AUG 22 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS BEFORE DISSIPATING AFTER SUNDOWN. THE STRONGEST OF THESE STORMS MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL AND WIND GUSTS RANGING 40 TO 50 MPH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY THE RISK FOR ISOLATED AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST PERIOD. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ501-502-505-230900- WESTERN PIMA COUNTY-TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION- SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- 148 PM MST MON AUG 22 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 7 PM MST TUESDAY... .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM MST TO 7 PM MST TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA WILL EXCEED 110 DEGREES IN MANY LOCATIONS. THE HEAT WILL CONTINUE WEDNESDAY BEFORE TEMPERATURES LOWER A FEW DEGREES THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 5:06 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | Graham | 24 min |
| Aug 22, 6:18 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Cochise | 110 min |
| Aug 23, 2:30 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Cochise | 30 min |
| Aug 23, 3:34 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Cochise | 86 min |
| Aug 23, 4:04 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Cochise, Santa Cruz | 26 min |
| Aug 23, 4:48 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima | 27 min |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.