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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tucson, AZ

September 1, 2011Santa Cruz County, Arizona

NWS Tucson, AZ issued this special weather statement at Sep 1, 2011, 4:13 PM MST for Santa Cruz County, Arizona. It was in force for 47 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: Sep 1, 2011, 4:13 PM MST (23:13 UTC)
Expired: Sep 1, 2011, 5:00 PM MST
In force: 47 min
Issued by: NWS Tucson, AZ

County Santa Cruz County, AZ

The radar

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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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 Sep 1, 2:00 PM MST, 2 hours 13 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 1, 2:00 PM MST, 2 hours 13 minutes before

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
200 PM MST THU SEP 1 2011

.SYNOPSIS...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL REMAIN
ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA INTO THE WEEKEND WITH ABOVE AVERAGE
TEMPERATURES CONTINUING.

&&

.DISCUSSION...A LITTLE SLOWER CLEARING OUT BUT PLENTY OF SUNSHINE BY
EARLY AFTERNOON...TRAILING A DEGREE OR THREE BEHIND YESTERDAY AS
WELL. CONVECTION HAS BEEN SLOWER TO DEVELOP BUT SIMILAR TO YESTERDAY
OTHERWISE WITH DISTRIBUTION AND STORM MOVEMENT. SHOULD HAVE SOME
SUPPORT FOR STORMS IN VALLEYS AFTER CURRENT MOUNTAIN DEVELOPMENT.
LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL STILL A CONCERN ALONG WITH ISOLATED WET
MICROBURST ACTIVITY.

HEAT STILL AN ISSUE INTO NEXT WEEK AS HEIGHT AND THICKNESSES KEEP
TEMPERATURES 6 TO 8 DEGREES ABOVE CLIMO. NO BIG MECHANISM TO IMPORT
MOISTURE SO WHILE THERE IS ENOUGH IN PLACE NOW WE MAY SEE THAT
SLOWLY DWINDLE OVER THE NEXT WEEK OR SO. MEDIUM RANGE MODELS KEEP
HIGH PRESSURE IN CONTROL WITH ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES AND LESS
THAN OPTIMAL CONDITIONS FOR WIDESPREAD RAINFALL.

&&

.AVIATION...SCT-BKN CLOUDS AT 6-10K FT AGL TIL 06Z FRIDAY...THEN
SLOWLY DECREASING CLOUDS THROUGH 14Z FRIDAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED
TSRA/SHRA THROUGH 03Z FRIDAY...WITH TSRA/SHRA DIMINISHING BETWEEN
03Z-06Z FRIDAY. EXPECT BKN-OVC CEILINGS AT 4-7K FT AGL NEAR
TSRA/SHRA...WITH MVFR CIGS/VSBYS NEAR THE STRONGER STORMS. SURFACE
WIND GENERALLY LESS THAN 10 KTS...EXCEPT STRONG AND GUSTY NEAR
THUNDERSTORMS. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR TAF AMENDMENTS.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE EASTERN TWO-THIRDS OF THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH
THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. NORMAL DIURNAL WIND TRENDS ARE FORECASTED...
EXCEPT FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. A GRADUAL
LOWERING OF DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS...ALTHOUGH READINGS WILL REMAIN MUCH ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THE
WEEKEND.

&&

.CLIMATE...THE AUGUST CLIMATE REPORT HAS BEEN POSTED LATER TODAY ON
OUR WEBSITE WITH MAIN HIGHLIGHT BEING TUCSON RECORDING 2ND HOTTEST
AUGUST AND METEOROLOGICAL SUMMER.

&&

.TWC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE.

WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON

Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 1, 11:09 AM MST, 5 hours 4 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
1109 AM MST THU SEP 1 2011

AZZ503>515-021815-
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-
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-
1109 AM MST THU SEP 1 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
ARIZONA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
ANOTHER DAY WITH TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE OFF OF THE HIGHER
TERRAIN AND INTO SOME VALLEY LOCATIONS TODAY. SOME STORMS WILL
GENERATE LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS. PLEASE
NOTE THAT EVEN MODERATE RAINFALL OVER THE RECENT BURN AREAS COULD
RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
HOT AFTERNOONS WILL CONTINUE. THERE WILL BE SUFFICIENT MOISTURE
FOR A CHANCE OF MAINLY AFTERNOON AND EVENING SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. PLEASE NOTE THAT EVEN MODERATE RAINFALL OVER THE
RECENT BURN AREAS COULD RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

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

AZZ501-502-021815-
WESTERN PIMA COUNTY-TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION-
1109 AM MST THU SEP 1 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
ARIZONA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
ANOTHER DAY WITH TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE SEASONAL NORMALS.
ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATER IN THE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS...ESPECIALLY IN EASTERN AREAS. SOME
STORMS MAY GENERATE STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
HOT AFTERNOONS WILL CONTINUE. A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
WILL BE POSSIBLE MAINLY DURING AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

.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, Sep 1, 4:13 PM MST, 0 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
413 PM MST THU SEP 1 2011

AZZ507-513-020000-
DRAGOON/MULE/HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS INCLUDING
BISBEE/CANELO HILLS/MADERA CANYON AZ-UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY
INCLUDING SIERRA VISTA/BENSON AZ-
413 PM MST THU SEP 1 2011

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN COCHISE COUNTY UNTIL
500 PM MST...

AT 410 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR SIERRA VISTA...MOVING WEST AT 10 MPH.

WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...SIERRA VISTA...HUACHUCA
CITY...NICKSVILLE...RAMSEY CANYON PRESERVE AND FORT HUACHUCA.

THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

LAT...LON 3144 11040 3166 11036 3164 11014 3155 11012
      3143 11013
TIME...MOT...LOC 2313Z 079DEG 9KT 3153 11026

BF

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Aug 31, 5:41 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	TWC	Pinal	49 min
Aug 31, 5:49 PM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	TWC	Cochise, Graham	86 min
Aug 31, 5:56 PM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	TWC	Pima, Pinal	79 min
Aug 31, 6:09 PM MST	Flash Flood Warning	TWC	Pinal	111 min
Sep 1, 2:56 PM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	TWC	Graham	74 min
Sep 1, 4:39 PM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	TWC	Cochise	51 min
Sep 1, 4:52 PM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	TWC	Pima, Pinal	101 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.