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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 57, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 10, 2012, 5:05 PM MST for Pima County, Arizona. It was in force for 25 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
- Aug 10, 2012, 5:05 PM MST (00:05 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 10, 2012, 5:30 PM MST
- In force
- 25 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
County Pima County, AZ
The radar
The Phoenix radar (KIWA), 163 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
374 WUUS55 KTWC 110005 SVRTWC AZC019-110030- /O.NEW.KTWC.SV.W.0057.120811T0005Z-120811T0030Z/ BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 505 PM MST FRI AUG 10 2012 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A * SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR... WEST CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA... * UNTIL 530 PM MST * AT 458 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED 18 MILES SOUTHEAST OF AJO...OR 48 MILES NORTHWEST OF SELLS...AND MOVING WEST AT 20 MPH. * OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO GUNSIGHT AND WHY...AND PARTS OF AJO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SEEK SHELTER INDOORS. EXPECT DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH..FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY RAIN WITH THIS STORM. && LAT...LON 3206 11305 3247 11296 3229 11253 3211 11257 TIME...MOT...LOC 0005Z 102DEG 18KT 3222 11267 $$
2 follow-up statements
525 WWUS55 KTWC 110016 SVSTWC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 516 PM MST FRI AUG 10 2012 AZC019-110030- /O.CON.KTWC.SV.W.0057.000000T0000Z-120811T0030Z/ PIMA AZ- 516 PM MST FRI AUG 10 2012 ...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 530 PM MST FOR WEST CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY... AT 510 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR CONTINUED TO INDICATE A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH. THIS STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR WHY...MOVING WEST AT 20 MPH. LAT...LON 3206 11305 3247 11296 3229 11253 3211 11257 TIME...MOT...LOC 0015Z 102DEG 18KT 3223 11273 $$
204 WWUS55 KTWC 110029 SVSTWC SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 529 PM MST FRI AUG 10 2012 AZC019-110038- /O.EXP.KTWC.SV.W.0057.000000T0000Z-120811T0030Z/ PIMA AZ- 529 PM MST FRI AUG 10 2012 ...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR WEST CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 530 PM MST... THE STORM THAT PROMPTED THE WARNING CONTINUED TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL BUT WAS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO PRODUCE WINDS IN EXCESS OF 58 MPH. HOWEVER...WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 50 MPH WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM AS IT TRACKS WEST AT 20 MPH THROUGH AREAS AROUND AJO. LAT...LON 3206 11305 3247 11296 3229 11253 3211 11257 TIME...MOT...LOC 0028Z 102DEG 18KT 3224 11281 $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 5:32 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima | 43 min |
| Aug 10, 6:23 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | Pima | 52 min |
| Aug 11, 1:19 AM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | Pima | 41 min |
| Aug 11, 2:02 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | Pima | 43 min |
| Aug 11, 2:38 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima | 22 min |
| Aug 11, 3:35 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima | 40 min |
| Aug 11, 3:41 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima | 34 min |
| Aug 11, 3:45 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima | 45 min |
| Aug 11, 4:09 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TWC | Pima | 3 hr |
| Aug 11, 4:19 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima | 26 min |
Nearby
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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.