Alert archive / Arizona / Winter Storm Warnings in 2011
Winter Storm Warning 3, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this winter storm warning at Dec 12, 2011, 3:48 AM MST for 6 counties in Arizona. It took effect at Dec 12, 2011, 12:00 PM MST. It was in force for 39 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 12, 2011, 3:48 AM MST (10:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 12, 2011, 12:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Dec 14, 2011, 3:16 AM MST
- In force
- 39 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 10:51 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 00:00Z, 10.8 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
- 2423 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 57 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 234 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
530 WWUS45 KTWC 121048 WSWTWC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 348 AM MST MON DEC 12 2011 AZZ510>512-122200- /O.UPG.KTWC.WS.A.0003.111212T1900Z-111214T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KTWC.WS.W.0003.111212T1900Z-111214T1200Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES- GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HANNAGAN MEADOW...MOUNT GRAHAM 348 AM MST MON DEC 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 6500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 6500 FEET. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 15 TO 30 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 6500 FEET ACROSS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES AS WELL AS THE GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 24 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 6500 FEET ACROSS THE CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. TRAVELERS WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. && $$ AZZ513-514-122200- /O.UPG.KTWC.WS.A.0003.111212T1900Z-111214T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KTWC.WS.W.0003.111212T1900Z-111214T1200Z/ DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS- CATALINA AND RINCON MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT LEMMON...SUMMERHAVEN 348 AM MST MON DEC 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 6500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 6500 FEET. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...LIGHT SNOW IS FORECAST TO DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND INCREASE IN INTENSITY THIS AFTERNOON. SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 6500 FEET ACROSS THE CATALINA...RINCON... SANTA RITA AND HUACHUCA MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. TRAVELERS MAY EXPERIENCE PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
6 follow-up statements
756 WWUS45 KTWC 122046 WSWTWC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 146 PM MST MON DEC 12 2011 AZZ510>512-131200- /O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-111214T1200Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES- GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HANNAGAN MEADOW...MOUNT GRAHAM 146 PM MST MON DEC 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 6500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 6500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 15 TO 30 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 6500 FEET ACROSS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES AS WELL AS THE GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS. SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 24 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 6500 FEET ACROSS THE CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. TRAVELERS WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. && $$ AZZ513-514-131200- /O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-111214T1200Z/ DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS- CATALINA AND RINCON MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT LEMMON...SUMMERHAVEN 146 PM MST MON DEC 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 6500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 6500 FEET. * TIMING...SNOW WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH DAYBREAK WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO 16 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 6500 FEET ACROSS THE CATALINA...RINCON... SANTA RITA AND HUACHUCA MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...ROADWAYS WILL BECOME SNOW PACKED AND ICY. TRAVELERS MAY EXPERIENCE PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
077 WWUS45 KTWC 130436 WSWTWC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 936 PM MST MON DEC 12 2011 AZZ510>512-131245- /O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-111214T1200Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES- GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HANNAGAN MEADOW...MOUNT GRAHAM 936 PM MST MON DEC 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...A LULL IN THE HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...BUT SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TUESDAY WITH PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 30 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 6500 FEET ACROSS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES AS WELL AS THE GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 24 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 6500 FEET ACROSS THE CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...ROADWAYS WILL BE SNOW PACKED AND ICY. TRAVELERS WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO FOG OR HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. && $$ AZZ513-514-131245- /O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-111214T1200Z/ DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS- CATALINA AND RINCON MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT LEMMON...SUMMERHAVEN 936 PM MST MON DEC 12 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...A LULL IN THE HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...BUT SNOWFALL RATES WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TUESDAY WITH PERIODS OF SNOW THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING EXPECTED. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 24 INCHES CAN BE ANTICIPATED ABOVE 6500 FEET ACROSS THE CATALINA...RINCON...SANTA RITA AND HUACHUCA MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...ROADWAYS WILL BE SNOW PACKED AND ICY. TRAVELERS MAY EXPERIENCE PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO FOG OR HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
703 WWUS45 KTWC 131105 WSWTWC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 405 AM MST TUE DEC 13 2011 AZZ515-131900- /O.EXB.KTWC.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-111214T0300Z/ BABOQUIVARI MOUNTAINS- 405 AM MST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING ABOVE 6500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR THE BABOQUIVARI MOUNTAINS ABOVE 6500 FEET...INCLUDING KITT PEAK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES CAN BE ANTICIPATED ABOVE 6500 FEET. * IMPACTS...ROADWAYS WILL BE SNOW PACKED AND ICY. TRAVELERS MAY EXPERIENCE PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO FOG OR HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. && $$ AZZ510>512-131900- /O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-111214T1200Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES- GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HANNAGAN MEADOW...MOUNT GRAHAM 405 AM MST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 6500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...A LULL IN THE HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE UNTIL AFTER SUNRISE WHEN SNOWFALL RATES START TO INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 30 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 6500 FEET ACROSS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES AS WELL AS THE GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 27 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 6500 FEET ACROSS THE CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...ROADWAYS WILL BE SNOW PACKED AND ICY. TRAVELERS WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO FOG OR HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. && $$ AZZ513-514-131900- /O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-111214T1200Z/ DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS- CATALINA AND RINCON MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT LEMMON...SUMMERHAVEN 405 AM MST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 6500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...AFTER A LULL IN THE HEAVY SNOWFALL SINCE LAST NIGHT...SNOW WILL RETURN TO THE AREA BY 5 AM WITH SNOWFALL RATES INCREASING DURING THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING HOURS. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 15 TO 27 INCHES CAN BE ANTICIPATED ABOVE 6500 FEET ACROSS THE CATALINA...RINCON...SANTA RITA AND HUACHUCA MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...ROADWAYS WILL BE SNOW PACKED AND ICY. TRAVELERS MAY EXPERIENCE PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO FOG OR HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
397 WWUS45 KTWC 131916 WSWTWC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 1216 PM MST TUE DEC 13 2011 AZZ510>512-140330- /O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-111214T1200Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES- GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HANNAGAN MEADOW...MOUNT GRAHAM 1216 PM MST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...EXPECT PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO30 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 6500 FEET ACROSS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES AS WELL AS THE GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 27 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 6500 FEET ACROSS THE CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...ROADWAYS WILL BE SNOW PACKED AND ICY. TRAVELERS WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO FOG OR HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. && $$ AZZ513-514-140330- /O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-111214T1200Z/ DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS- CATALINA AND RINCON MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT LEMMON...SUMMERHAVEN 1216 PM MST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...EXPECT PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 15 TO 27 INCHES CAN BE ANTICIPATED ABOVE 6500 FEET ACROSS THE CATALINA...RINCON...SANTA RITA AND HUACHUCA MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...ROADWAYS WILL BE SNOW PACKED AND ICY. TRAVELERS MAY EXPERIENCE PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO FOG OR HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. && $$ AZZ515-140300- /O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-111214T0300Z/ BABOQUIVARI MOUNTAINS- 1216 PM MST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE AT TIMES UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO8 INCHES CAN BE ANTICIPATED ABOVE 6500 FEET. * IMPACTS...ROADWAYS WILL BE SNOW PACKED AND ICY. TRAVELERS MAY EXPERIENCE PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO FOG OR HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
156 WWUS45 KTWC 140304 WSWTWC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 804 PM MST TUE DEC 13 2011 AZZ515-140415- /O.EXP.KTWC.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-111214T0300Z/ BABOQUIVARI MOUNTAINS- 804 PM MST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL HORUS ACROSS THE KITT PEAK AREA AND BABOQUIVARI MOUNTAINS BUT THE BULK OF THE SNOW IS NOW OVER WITH ONLY MINOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS. THUS...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ AZZ510>512-141200- /O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-111214T1200Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES- GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HANNAGAN MEADOW...MOUNT GRAHAM 804 PM MST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...EXPECT PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF UP TO 30 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 6500 FEET ACROSS THE WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES AS WELL AS THE GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 12 TO 27 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ABOVE 6500 FEET ACROSS THE CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...ROADWAYS WILL BE SNOW PACKED AND ICY. TRAVELERS WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO FOG OR HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. && $$ AZZ513-514-141200- /O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-111214T1200Z/ DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS- CATALINA AND RINCON MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT LEMMON...SUMMERHAVEN 804 PM MST TUE DEC 13 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...EXPECT PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 15 TO 27 INCHES CAN BE ANTICIPATED ABOVE 6500 FEET ACROSS THE CATALINA...RINCON...SANTA RITA AND HUACHUCA MOUNTAINS. * IMPACTS...ROADWAYS WILL BE SNOW PACKED AND ICY. TRAVELERS MAY EXPERIENCE PERIODS OF POOR VISIBILITY DUE TO FOG OR HEAVY SNOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. && $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
967 WWUS45 KTWC 141016 WSWTWC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 316 AM MST WED DEC 14 2011 ...THE STORM SYSTEM THAT BROUGHT SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA WILL MOVE AWAY FROM ARIZONA. AZZ510>514-141130- /O.CAN.KTWC.WS.W.0003.000000T0000Z-111214T1200Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES- GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS- DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS- CATALINA AND RINCON MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HANNAGAN MEADOW...MOUNT GRAHAM... MOUNT LEMMON...SUMMERHAVEN 316 AM MST WED DEC 14 2011 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED ABOVE 6500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE STORM SYSTEM RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCING SIGNIFICANT SNOW TO THE MOUNTAINS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA HAS MOVED INTO NEW MEXICO THIS MORNING. A FEW SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE AROUND TODAY WITH SOME MINOR ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS BUT THE THREAT OF HEAVY SNOW IS OVER. $$ HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
Nearby
Winter Storm Warnings in Arizona, 2011Every winter storm warning 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.