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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this special weather statement at Sep 3, 2012, 3:03 PM MST for Santa Cruz County, Arizona. It was in force for 42 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 3, 2012, 3:03 PM MST (22:03 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 3, 2012, 3:45 PM MST
- In force
- 42 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
County Santa Cruz County, AZ
The radar
The Tucson radar (KEMX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Phoenix, AZ (KPSR), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 243 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
- 165 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -306 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2142 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 8 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -46 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 15 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
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 Sep 3, 9:30 AM MST, 5 hours 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 3, 9:30 AM MST, 5 hours 33 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 3, 11:20 AM MST, 3 hours 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 1120 AM MST MON SEP 3 2012 CORRECTION TO ADD SECOND PARAGRAPH IN DAY TWO THRU SEVEN SECTION AZZ503-507-508-513-040600- UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY- UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY- EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET- DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS- 1120 AM MST MON SEP 3 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT MOISTURE VALUES HAVE INCREASED IN THE PAST 24 HOURS AND COMBINED WITH A WEAK UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING NORTH ACROSS NORTHERN SONORA MEXICO...EXPECTED WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THE STRONGER STORMS WILL PRODUCE HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. LOCALIZED RAINFALL TOTALS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES WILL INCREASE THE CHANCES FOR FLASH FLOODING TO OCCUR. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY DEEPER MOISTURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THUS EXPECT TYPICAL SUMMER THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. MAIN THREAT FROM STORMS WILL BE HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THERE WILL BE FLASH FLOODING CONCERNS BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. SOME DRIER AIR PUSHES IN THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND...BUT ENOUGH MOISTURE WILL BE AROUND FOR A CHANCE OF STORMS EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ502-515-040600- TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION-BABOQUIVARI MOUNTAINS- 1120 AM MST MON SEP 3 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING HOURS. AS HAS BEEN THE CASE FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS...SOME OF THESE STORMS WILL CAPABLE OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH. ISOLATED AREAS OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF EVENINGS HAVE RECEIVED UP TO TWO INCHES OF RAIN...SO ANY ADDITIONAL RAINFALL WILL BRING ABOUT FLASH FLOODING ISSUES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY DEEPER MOISTURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THUS EXPECT TYPICAL SUMMER THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. MAIN THREAT FROM STORMS WILL BE HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THERE WILL BE FLASH FLOODING CONCERNS BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. SOME DRIER AIR PUSHES IN THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND...BUT ENOUGH MOISTURE WILL BE AROUND FOR A CHANCE OF STORMS EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ504>506-514-040600- TUCSON METRO AREA-SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-CATALINA AND RINCON MOUNTAINS- 1120 AM MST MON SEP 3 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE DEVELOPING THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING HOURS. MAIN THREAT FROM STORMS WILL BE WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH AND BRIEF HEAVY RAIN WHICH MAY CAUSE MINOR FLOODING ISSUES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY DEEPER MOISTURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THUS EXPECT TYPICAL SUMMER THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. MAIN THREAT FROM STORMS WILL BE HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THERE WILL BE FLASH FLOODING CONCERNS BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. SOME DRIER AIR PUSHES IN THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND...BUT ENOUGH MOISTURE WILL BE AROUND FOR A CHANCE OF STORMS EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ501-040600- WESTERN PIMA COUNTY- 1120 AM MST MON SEP 3 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON...THEN A BETTER CHANCE TONIGHT AS STORMS IN CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY PUSH WEST AS FAR AS STATE HIGHWAY 86. MAIN THREAT FROM STORMS INITIALLY WILL BE BLOWING DUST FROM THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOW TO THE EAST...THEY LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH AS STORMS PUSH WEST ACROSS THE AREA. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY DEEPER MOISTURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THUS EXPECT TYPICAL SUMMER THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. MAIN THREAT FROM STORMS WILL BE HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THERE WILL BE FLASH FLOODING CONCERNS BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. SOME DRIER AIR PUSHES IN THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND...BUT ENOUGH MOISTURE WILL BE AROUND FOR A CHANCE OF STORMS EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ509>512-040600- UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY- WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES- GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS- 1120 AM MST MON SEP 3 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE MAIN CONCERNS WITH STORMS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY DEEPER MOISTURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THUS EXPECT TYPICAL SUMMER THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. MAIN THREAT FROM STORMS WILL BE HEAVY RAIN AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH. THERE WILL BE FLASH FLOODING CONCERNS BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. SOME DRIER AIR PUSHES IN THURSDAY INTO THE WEEKEND...BUT ENOUGH MOISTURE WILL BE AROUND FOR A CHANCE OF STORMS EACH AFTERNOON AND EVENING. .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 3, 3:03 PM MST, 0 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
303 PM MST MON SEP 3 2012
AZZ503-513-032245-
DRAGOON/MULE/HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS INCLUDING
BISBEE/CANELO HILLS/MADERA CANYON AZ-UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER AND ALTAR
VALLEYS INCLUDING NOGALES AZ-
303 PM MST MON SEP 3 2012
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ COUNTY UNTIL
345 PM MST...
AT 254 PM MST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES NORTHEAST OF NOGALES...MOVING WEST AT 5
TO 10 MPH TOWARD THE PATAGONIA LAKE AREA.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM...ALONG WITH
HEAVY RAIN.
AREAS AFFECTED BY THIS STORM INCLUDE...NOGALES...KINO SPRINGS AND
PATAGONIA LAKE.
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 3161 11090 3155 11065 3136 11068 3132 11089
3133 11096
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 090DEG 8KT 3145 11078
MEYERThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 5:02 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Pima | 118 min |
| Sep 2, 5:10 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Pima | 80 min |
| Sep 2, 5:25 PM MST | Blowing Dust Advisory | TWC | Pima, Pinal | 100 min |
| Sep 2, 5:52 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | Pima | 38 min |
| Sep 2, 6:59 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Pima, Pinal | 2 hr |
| Sep 2, 8:22 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TWC | Pima, Pinal | 3 hr |
| Sep 2, 8:40 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Pima | 80 min |
| Sep 3, 1:47 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Cochise | 118 min |
| Sep 3, 3:25 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TWC | Santa Cruz | 2 hr |
| Sep 3, 3:35 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | Santa Cruz | 40 min |
| Sep 3, 3:57 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TWC | Cochise | 93 min |
| Sep 3, 4:05 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Cochise | 115 min |
| Sep 3, 4:28 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima | 47 min |
| Sep 3, 4:46 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Pima | 119 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.