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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this special weather statement at Mar 6, 2012, 3:41 PM MST for Pinal County, Arizona. It was in force for 64 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
- Mar 6, 2012, 3:41 PM MST (22:41 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 6, 2012, 4:45 PM MST
- In force
- 64 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
County Pinal County, AZ
The radar
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The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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</html>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 Mar 6, 2:25 PM MST, 1 hour 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 6, 2:25 PM MST, 1 hour 16 minutes before
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 330 PM MST TUE MAR 6 2012 AZZ503-507>509-511>513-071100- UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY- UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY- EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY- GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS- DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS- 330 PM MST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY INCLUDING SOUTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY...EASTERN GRAHAM COUNTY...AND MUCH OF COCHISE COUNTY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A RED FLAG WARNING...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY AND WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY. ALSO...A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY FOR SOUTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY...EASTERN GRAHAM COUNTY...AND MUCH OF COCHISE COUNTY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY DRY CONDITIONS WITH A WARMING TREND FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ510-071100- WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES- 330 PM MST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A RED FLAG WARNING AND WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM MST WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY DRY CONDITIONS WITH A WARMING TREND FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ501-502-504>506-514-515-071100- WESTERN PIMA COUNTY-TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION-TUCSON METRO AREA- SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY-SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY- CATALINA AND RINCON MOUNTAINS-BABOQUIVARI MOUNTAINS- 330 PM MST TUE MAR 6 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT A RED FLAG WARNING...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY AND WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY STILL SOME BREEZINESS AND MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS REGION. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THURSDAY FOLLOWED BY DRY CONDITIONS WITH A WARMING TREND FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
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Special weather statement, Mar 6, 3:41 PM MST, 0 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2:56 PM MST | Wind Advisory | TWC | Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz | 27 hr |
| Mar 6, 3:29 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.