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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tucson, AZ

July 2, 2011Pinal County, Arizona

NWS Tucson, AZ issued this special weather statement at Jul 2, 2011, 5:44 PM MST for Pinal County, Arizona. It was in force for 61 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 2, 2011, 5:44 PM MST (00:44 UTC)
Expired
Jul 2, 2011, 6:45 PM MST
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Tucson, AZ

County Pinal County, AZ

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The text

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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 Tucson, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jul 2, 2:15 PM MST, 3 hours 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 2, 2:15 PM MST, 3 hours 29 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 2, 11:52 AM MST, 5 hours 52 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
1152 AM MST SAT JUL 2 2011

AZZ501>509-031900-
WESTERN PIMA COUNTY-TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION-
UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY-TUCSON METRO AREA-
SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-
UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY-
EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
1152 AM MST SAT JUL 2 2011

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7
PM MST THIS EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
ARIZONA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL RANGE FROM 105 DEGREES IN SOME
EASTERN AREAS TO 114 DEGREES IN THE LOWER DESERTS. THUS A HEAT
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM MST THIS
EVENING. THERE WILL ALSO BE ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
MAINLY IN THE MOUNTAINS AND SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST OF TUCSON.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE COMING WEEK AS
MORE MOISTURE PUSHES INTO THE AREA. AS THIS HAPPENS DAYTIME HEAT WILL
FALL TO BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

AZZ511>515-031900-
GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS-
DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS-
CATALINA AND RINCON MOUNTAINS-BABOQUIVARI MOUNTAINS-
1152 AM MST SAT JUL 2 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
ARIZONA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON.
STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE A CONCERN WITH SOME STORMS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE COMING WEEK AS
MORE MOISTURE PUSHES INTO THE AREA. EXPECT STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WITH SOME STORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

AZZ510-031900-
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES-
1152 AM MST SAT JUL 2 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
ARIZONA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON. SOME STORMS WILL BE CAPABLE OF GUSTY WINDS TO 45 MPH
AND MODERATE RAINFALL UP TO 1/2 TO 3/4 OF AN INCH. THIS MAY LEAD
TO FLOODING CONCERNS OVER THE WALLOW FIRE AREA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE COMING WEEK AS
MORE MOISTURE PUSHES INTO THE AREA. EXPECT STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND
LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WITH SOME STORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 2, 1:53 PM MST, 3 hours 51 minutes before
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The office that day

Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 3, 1:39 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCPima36 min

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.