Alert archive / Arizona / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 3, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this wind advisory at Feb 25, 2011, 2:03 PM MST for 6 counties in Arizona. It took effect at Feb 26, 2011, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 3 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 25, 2011, 2:03 PM MST (21:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 26, 2011, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2011, 2:00 PM MST
- In force
- 3 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
Counties Cochise County, AZ, Graham County, AZ, Greenlee County, AZ, Pima County, AZ, Pinal County, AZ, Santa Cruz County, AZ
The radar
The Tucson radar (KEMX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Tuscon, AZ (KTUS), launched 12:00Z, 9.1 hours before the alert went out and 49 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2057 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 52 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 210 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
878 WWUS75 KTWC 252103 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 203 PM MST FRI FEB 25 2011 AZZ501>515-260600- /O.NEW.KTWC.WI.Y.0003.110226T1800Z-110227T0200Z/ 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- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AJO...ORGAN PIPE CACTUS N.M....SELLS... NOGALES...TUCSON...GREEN VALLEY...MARANA...VAIL... PICACHO PEAK STATE PARK...MAMMOTH...ORACLE...SIERRA VISTA... BENSON...WILLCOX...CLIFTON...SAFFORD...HANNAGAN MEADOW... MOUNT GRAHAM...CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE...CANELO HILLS... MADERA CANYON...MOUNT LEMMON...SUMMERHAVEN 203 PM MST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...THE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST SATURDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. HIGHER GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION. HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE THE MOST VULNERABLE TO THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. IN ADDITION...BLOWING DUST CAN OCCUR AT TIMES RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES UNDER A MILE OVER SOME ROADWAYS IN THE ADVISORY AREA. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED THAT IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TO AND FROM AREAS UNDER THE WIND ADVISORY THEN REDUCE SPEED AND ALLOW A GREATER DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
4 follow-up statements
612 WWUS75 KTWC 260430 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 930 PM MST FRI FEB 25 2011 AZZ501>515-261230- /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0003.110226T1800Z-110227T0200Z/ 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- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AJO...ORGAN PIPE CACTUS N.M....SELLS... NOGALES...TUCSON...GREEN VALLEY...MARANA...VAIL... PICACHO PEAK STATE PARK...MAMMOTH...ORACLE...SIERRA VISTA... BENSON...WILLCOX...CLIFTON...SAFFORD...HANNAGAN MEADOW... MOUNT GRAHAM...CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE...CANELO HILLS... MADERA CANYON...MOUNT LEMMON...SUMMERHAVEN 930 PM MST FRI FEB 25 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST SATURDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST SATURDAY. * TIMING...THE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST SATURDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. HIGHER GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION. HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE THE MOST VULNERABLE TO THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. IN ADDITION...BLOWING DUST CAN OCCUR AT TIMES RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES UNDER A MILE OVER SOME ROADWAYS IN THE ADVISORY AREA. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED THAT IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TO AND FROM AREAS UNDER THE WIND ADVISORY THEN REDUCE SPEED AND ALLOW A GREATER DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
872 WWUS75 KTWC 260932 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 232 AM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 AZZ501>515-261745- /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0003.110226T1800Z-110227T0200Z/ 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- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AJO...ORGAN PIPE CACTUS N.M....SELLS... NOGALES...TUCSON...GREEN VALLEY...MARANA...VAIL... PICACHO PEAK STATE PARK...MAMMOTH...ORACLE...SIERRA VISTA... BENSON...WILLCOX...CLIFTON...SAFFORD...HANNAGAN MEADOW... MOUNT GRAHAM...CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE...CANELO HILLS... MADERA CANYON...MOUNT LEMMON...SUMMERHAVEN 232 AM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST SATURDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. HIGHER GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION. HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE THE MOST VULNERABLE TO THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. IN ADDITION...BLOWING DUST CAN OCCUR AT TIMES RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES UNDER A MILE OVER SOME ROADWAYS IN THE ADVISORY AREA. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED THAT IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TO AND FROM AREAS UNDER THE WIND ADVISORY THEN REDUCE SPEED AND ALLOW A GREATER DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
960 WWUS75 KTWC 261745 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 1045 AM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 AZZ501>515-270200- /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0003.110226T1800Z-110227T0200Z/ 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- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AJO...ORGAN PIPE CACTUS N.M....SELLS... NOGALES...TUCSON...GREEN VALLEY...MARANA...VAIL... PICACHO PEAK STATE PARK...MAMMOTH...ORACLE...SIERRA VISTA... BENSON...WILLCOX...CLIFTON...SAFFORD...HANNAGAN MEADOW... MOUNT GRAHAM...CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE...CANELO HILLS... MADERA CANYON...MOUNT LEMMON...SUMMERHAVEN 1045 AM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. HIGHER GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * IMPACTS...MOTORISTS IN THE ADVISORY AREA ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION. HIGH WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL BE THE MOST VULNERABLE TO THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS. IN ADDITION...BLOWING DUST CAN OCCUR AT TIMES RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILITIES UNDER A MILE OVER SOME ROADWAYS IN THE ADVISORY AREA. MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED THAT IF YOU MUST TRAVEL TO AND FROM AREAS UNDER THE WIND ADVISORY THEN REDUCE SPEED AND ALLOW A GREATER DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED...ALONG WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
693 WWUS75 KTWC 262100 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 200 PM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 AZZ501>515-262200- /O.CAN.KTWC.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110227T0200Z/ 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- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AJO...NOGALES...TUCSON...GREEN VALLEY... MARANA...VAIL...PICACHO PEAK STATE PARK...MAMMOTH...ORACLE... SIERRA VISTA...BENSON...WILLCOX...CLIFTON...SAFFORD... HANNAGAN MEADOW...MOUNT GRAHAM...CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE... CANELO HILLS...MADERA CANYON...MOUNT LEMMON...SUMMERHAVEN 200 PM MST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS ACROSS SOUTHEAST ARIZONA TODAY HAVE NOT BEEN AS STRONG AS ANTICIPATED AND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY THRESHOLDS. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WIND SPEEDS INTO EARLY THIS EVENING WILL GENERALLY BE 15 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 25, 2:01 AM MST | Winter Storm Watch | TWC | Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz | 36 hr |
| Feb 25, 3:39 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | TWC | 27 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.