Alert archive / Arizona / Winter Storm Warnings in 2013
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this winter storm warning at Feb 18, 2013, 1:59 PM MST for 6 counties in Arizona. It took effect at Feb 20, 2013, 6:00 AM MST. It was in force for 21 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
- Feb 18, 2013, 1:59 PM MST (20:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 20, 2013, 6:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Feb 21, 2013, 3:18 AM MST
- In force
- 21 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 21:01 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, 9.0 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
- 2858 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 53 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 134 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
177 WWUS45 KTWC 182059 WSWTWC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 159 PM MST MON FEB 18 2013 ...WINTER STORM WEDNESDAY... AZZ503-504-506>515-190500- /O.UPG.KTWC.WS.A.0002.130220T1300Z-130221T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KTWC.WS.W.0001.130220T1300Z-130221T0600Z/ UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY-TUCSON METRO AREA- 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...ORACLE...SIERRA VISTA...WILLCOX... HANNAGAN MEADOW...MOUNT GRAHAM...CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE... CANELO HILLS...MADERA CANYON...MOUNT LEMMON...SUMMERHAVEN 159 PM MST MON FEB 18 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3800 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3800 FEET. THIS UPGRADES THE WINTER STORM WATCH THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...SHOWERS WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...AND INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING WEDNESDAY. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED BETWEEN NOON AND 9 PM WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES BETWEEN 3000 AND 3800 FEET...FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES BETWEEN 3800 AND 5000 FEET...FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET... AND FROM 10 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE AT HIGHEST MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS. * SNOW LEVELS...BETWEEN 4000 AND 5500 FEET AHEAD OF THE FRONT WEDNESDAY MORNING...FALLING AS LOW AS 3000 FEET BEHIND THE FRONT DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY...THEN AS LOW AS 2500 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT... ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WIND PRONE LOCATIONS EAST OF TUCSON CAN ALSO EXPECT THE STRONGEST WINDS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TWC 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. && $$ VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...YOUTUBE...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
12 follow-up statements
618 WWUS45 KTWC 190425 WSWTWC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 925 PM MST MON FEB 18 2013 ...WINTER STORM WEDNESDAY... AZZ503-504-506>515-191230- /O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0001.130220T1300Z-130221T0600Z/ UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY-TUCSON METRO AREA- 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...ORACLE...SIERRA VISTA...WILLCOX... HANNAGAN MEADOW...MOUNT GRAHAM...CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE... CANELO HILLS...MADERA CANYON...MOUNT LEMMON...SUMMERHAVEN 925 PM MST MON FEB 18 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3800 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...SHOWERS WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA FROM THE WEST LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...AND INCREASE THROUGH THE MORNING WEDNESDAY. HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED BETWEEN NOON AND 9 PM WEDNESDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES BETWEEN 3000 AND 3800 FEET...FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES BETWEEN 3800 AND 5000 FEET... FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET...AND FROM 10 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE AT HIGHEST MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS. * SNOW LEVELS...BETWEEN 4000 AND 5500 FEET AHEAD OF THE FRONT WEDNESDAY MORNING...FALLING AS LOW AS 3000 FEET BEHIND THE FRONT DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY...THEN AS LOW AS 2500 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT... ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WIND PRONE LOCATIONS EAST OF TUCSON CAN ALSO EXPECT THE STRONGEST WINDS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TWC 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. && $$ VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...YOUTUBE...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
625 WWUS45 KTWC 191030 WSWTWC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 330 AM MST TUE FEB 19 2013 AZZ503-504-506>515-192200- /O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0001.130220T1300Z-130221T0600Z/ UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY-TUCSON METRO AREA- 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...NOGALES...ORACLE...SIERRA VISTA... BENSON...WILLCOX...CLIFTON...HANNAGAN MEADOW...MOUNT GRAHAM... CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE...CANELO HILLS...MADERA CANYON... MOUNT LEMMON...SUMMERHAVEN 330 AM MST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...EXPECT ACCUMULATING SNOW TO BEGIN AROUND OR SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE WEDNESDAY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM WEDNESDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST WEDNESDAY EVENING AND DIMINISH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES BETWEEN 3000 AND 3500 FEET...FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES BETWEEN 3500 AND 5000 FEET... FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET...AND FROM 10 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE AT HIGHEST MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS. * SNOW LEVELS...BETWEEN 4000 AND 5500 FEET AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY MORNING...FALLING AS LOW AS 3000 FEET BEHIND THE COLD FRONT DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY...THEN AS LOW AS 2500 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT... AND ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. WIND PRONE LOCATIONS EAST OF TUCSON CAN ALSO EXPECT THE STRONGEST WINDS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TWC 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. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. && $$ VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...YOUTUBE...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
439 WWUS45 KTWC 192110 WSWTWC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 210 PM MST TUE FEB 19 2013 AZZ503-504-506>515-200515- /O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0001.130220T1300Z-130221T0600Z/ UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY-TUCSON METRO AREA- 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...NOGALES...ORACLE...SIERRA VISTA... BENSON...WILLCOX...CLIFTON...HANNAGAN MEADOW...MOUNT GRAHAM... CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE...CANELO HILLS...MADERA CANYON... MOUNT LEMMON...SUMMERHAVEN 210 PM MST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...EXPECT ACCUMULATING SNOW TO BEGIN AROUND SUNRISE WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM WEDNESDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST WEDNESDAY EVENING AND DIMINISH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES BETWEEN 3000 AND 3500 FEET...FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES BETWEEN 3500 AND 5000 FEET... FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET... AND FROM 10 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE AT HIGHEST MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS. * SNOW LEVELS...BETWEEN 4000 AND 5500 FEET AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY MORNING...FALLING AS LOW AS 3000 FEET BEHIND THE COLD FRONT DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY...THEN AS LOW AS 2500 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 50 AND 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AS WELL AS ACROSS COCHISE AND GRAHAM COUNTIES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TWC 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. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. && $$ VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...YOUTUBE...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
635 WWUS45 KTWC 192139 CCA WSWTWC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 238 PM MST TUE FEB 19 2013 CORRECTED HEADLINE AZZ503-504-506>515-200600- /O.COR.KTWC.WS.W.0001.130220T1300Z-130221T0600Z/ UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY-TUCSON METRO AREA- 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...NOGALES...ORACLE...SIERRA VISTA... BENSON...WILLCOX...CLIFTON...HANNAGAN MEADOW...MOUNT GRAHAM... CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE...CANELO HILLS...MADERA CANYON... MOUNT LEMMON...SUMMERHAVEN 238 PM MST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...EXPECT ACCUMULATING SNOW TO BEGIN AROUND SUNRISE WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM 9 AM TO 5 PM WEDNESDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST WEDNESDAY EVENING AND DIMINISH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES BETWEEN 3000 AND 3500 FEET...FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES BETWEEN 3500 AND 5000 FEET... FROM 6 TO 12 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET... AND FROM 10 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE AT HIGHEST MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS. * SNOW LEVELS...BETWEEN 4000 AND 5500 FEET AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY MORNING...FALLING AS LOW AS 3000 FEET BEHIND THE COLD FRONT DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY...THEN AS LOW AS 2500 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 50 AND 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AS WELL AS ACROSS COCHISE AND GRAHAM COUNTIES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TWC 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. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. && $$ VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...YOUTUBE...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
089 WWUS45 KTWC 200118 WSWTWC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 618 PM MST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...HEAVY SNOW EXPECTED... THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN LOWERED TO 3000 FEET. THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A BLIZZARD WARNING IN SOME MOUNTAIN LOCATIONS. AZZ511>514-200930- /O.CAN.KTWC.WS.W.0001.130220T1300Z-130221T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KTWC.BZ.W.0001.130220T1300Z-130221T0600Z/ GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS- DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS- CATALINA AND RINCON MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT GRAHAM...CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE... CANELO HILLS...MADERA CANYON...MOUNT LEMMON...SUMMERHAVEN 618 PM MST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY... ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THIS REPLACES THE WINTER STORM WARNING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WHITEOUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING...EXPECT ACCUMULATING SNOW TO BEGIN AROUND SUNRISE WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM WEDNESDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST BY LATE WEDNESDAY EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 7 TO 14 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET...AND FROM 14 TO 19 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE AT HIGHEST MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS. * WINDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 50 AND 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TWC PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. && $$ AZZ503-504-506>510-515-200930- /O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0001.130220T1300Z-130221T0600Z/ UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY-TUCSON METRO AREA- 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- BABOQUIVARI MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NOGALES...VAIL...ORACLE... SIERRA VISTA...BENSON...WILLCOX...CLIFTON...HANNAGAN MEADOW 618 PM MST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 11 PM MST WEDNESDAY. THE ELEVATION HAS BEEN ADJUSTED DOWNWARD TO INCLUDE LOCATIONS AT AND ABOVE 3000 FEET. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...EXPECT ACCUMULATING SNOW TO BEGIN AROUND SUNRISE WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM 9 AM TO 7 PM WEDNESDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST WEDNESDAY EVENING AND DIMINISH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES BETWEEN 3000 AND 5000 FEET... FROM 7 TO 14 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET... AND FROM 14 TO 19 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE AT HIGHEST MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS. * SNOW LEVELS...BETWEEN 3500 AND 5500 FEET AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT WEDNESDAY MORNING...FALLING AS LOW AS 2800 FEET BEHIND THE COLD FRONT DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY...THEN AS LOW AS 2200 FEET WEDNESDAY NIGHT. * WINDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 AND 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AS WELL AS ACROSS COCHISE AND GRAHAM COUNTIES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TWC 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. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. && $$ VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...YOUTUBE...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
964 WWUS45 KTWC 200935 WSWTWC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 235 AM MST WED FEB 20 2013 AZZ511>514-201900- /O.CON.KTWC.BZ.W.0001.130220T1300Z-130221T0600Z/ GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS- DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS- CATALINA AND RINCON MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT GRAHAM...CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE... CANELO HILLS...MOUNT LEMMON...SUMMERHAVEN 235 AM MST WED FEB 20 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING...EXPECT ACCUMULATING SNOW TO BEGIN AROUND SUNRISE THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST BY LATE THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 7 TO 14 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET...AND FROM 14 TO 19 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE AT HIGHEST MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS. * WINDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 50 AND 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TWC PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. && $$ AZZ503-504-506>510-515-201900- /O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0001.130220T1300Z-130221T0600Z/ UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY-TUCSON METRO AREA- 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- BABOQUIVARI MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NOGALES...VAIL...ORACLE... SIERRA VISTA...BENSON...WILLCOX...CLIFTON...HANNAGAN MEADOW 235 AM MST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...EXPECT ACCUMULATING SNOW TO BEGIN AROUND SUNRISE THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING AND DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES BETWEEN 3000 AND 5000 FEET...FROM 7 TO 14 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET...AND FROM 14 TO 19 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS. * SNOW LEVELS...BETWEEN 3500 AND 5500 FEET AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT THIS MORNING...FALLING AS LOW AS 2800 FEET BEHIND THE COLD FRONT LATER TODAY...THEN AS LOW AS 2200 FEET TONIGHT. * WINDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 AND 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AS WELL AS ACROSS COCHISE AND GRAHAM COUNTIES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TWC 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. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. && $$ VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...YOUTUBE...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
637 WWUS45 KTWC 201204 CCA WSWTWC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 501 AM MST WED FEB 20 2013 CORRECTED HEADLINE AZZ511>514-202145- /O.CON.KTWC.BZ.W.0001.130220T1300Z-130221T0600Z/ GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS- DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS- CATALINA AND RINCON MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT GRAHAM...CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE... CANELO HILLS...MOUNT LEMMON...SUMMERHAVEN 501 AM MST WED FEB 20 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. * TIMING...EXPECT ACCUMULATING SNOW TO BEGIN AROUND SUNRISE THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST BY LATE THIS EVENING. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 7 TO 14 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET...AND FROM 14 TO 19 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE AT HIGHEST MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS. * WINDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 50 AND 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TWC PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. && $$ AZZ503-504-506>510-515-202145- /O.COR.KTWC.WS.W.0001.130220T1300Z-130221T0600Z/ UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY-TUCSON METRO AREA- 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- BABOQUIVARI MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NOGALES...VAIL...ORACLE... SIERRA VISTA...BENSON...WILLCOX...CLIFTON...HANNAGAN MEADOW 501 AM MST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. * TIMING...EXPECT ACCUMULATING SNOW TO BEGIN AROUND SUNRISE THIS MORNING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DECREASE FROM WEST TO EAST THIS EVENING AND DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES BETWEEN 3000 AND 5000 FEET...FROM 7 TO 14 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET...AND FROM 14 TO 19 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS. * SNOW LEVELS...BETWEEN 3500 AND 5500 FEET AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT THIS MORNING...FALLING AS LOW AS 2800 FEET BEHIND THE COLD FRONT LATER TODAY...THEN AS LOW AS 2200 FEET TONIGHT. * WINDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50 AND 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AS WELL AS ACROSS COCHISE AND GRAHAM COUNTIES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TWC 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. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. && $$ VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...YOUTUBE...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
840 WWUS45 KTWC 201725 WSWTWC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 1025 AM MST WED FEB 20 2013 AZZ511>514-210130- /O.CON.KTWC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130221T0600Z/ GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS- DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS- CATALINA AND RINCON MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT GRAHAM...CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE... CANELO HILLS...MOUNT LEMMON...SUMMERHAVEN 1025 AM MST WED FEB 20 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...ALTHOUGH ISOLATED SNOW SHOWERS HAVE OCCURRED IN SPOTS THIS MORNING...THE BULK OF THE SNOWFALL WILL BE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 7 TO 14 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET...AND FROM 14 TO 19 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE AT HIGHEST MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS. * WINDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 50 AND 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TWC PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. && $$ AZZ503-504-506>510-515-210130- /O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130221T0600Z/ UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY-TUCSON METRO AREA- 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- BABOQUIVARI MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NOGALES...VAIL...ORACLE... SIERRA VISTA...BENSON...WILLCOX...CLIFTON...HANNAGAN MEADOW 1025 AM MST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING ABOVE 3000 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR ABOVE 3000 FEET. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH SNOW AND POSSIBLY BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW CAN STILL BE ANTICIPATED TODAY...ALTHOUGH SOMEWHAT DELAYED THIS MORNING. EXPECT SHOWERS TO BE ON THE INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES BETWEEN 3000 AND 5000 FEET...FROM 7 TO 14 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET...AND FROM 14 TO 19 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS. * SNOW LEVELS...BETWEEN 3500 AND 5500 FEET AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT THEN FALLING AS LOW AS 2800 FEET BEHIND THE COLD FRONT LATER THIS EVENING...THEN AS LOW AS 2200 FEET OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. * WINDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AS WELL AS ACROSS COCHISE AND GRAHAM COUNTIES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TWC 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. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. && $$ VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...YOUTUBE...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
774 WWUS45 KTWC 201904 WSWTWC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 1204 PM MST WED FEB 20 2013 AZZ511>514-210315- /O.CON.KTWC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130221T0600Z/ GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS- DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS- CATALINA AND RINCON MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT GRAHAM...CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE... CANELO HILLS...MOUNT LEMMON...SUMMERHAVEN 1204 PM MST WED FEB 20 2013 ...BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A BLIZZARD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW. WHITE-OUT CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE MOUNTAINS. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 7 TO 14 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET...AND FROM 14 TO 19 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE AT HIGHEST MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS. * WINDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO BETWEEN 50 AND 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TWC PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WITH STRONG WINDS AND POOR VISIBILITIES ARE LIKELY. THIS WILL LEAD TO WHITEOUT CONDITIONS...MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS DANGEROUS WINTER STORM. && $$ AZZ503-504-506>510-515-210315- /O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130221T0600Z/ UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY-TUCSON METRO AREA- 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- BABOQUIVARI MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NOGALES...VAIL...ORACLE... SIERRA VISTA...BENSON...WILLCOX...CLIFTON...HANNAGAN MEADOW 1204 PM MST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING ABOVE 2500 FEET... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING ABOVE 2500 FEET. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH SNOW AND POSSIBLY BLOWING SNOW AT TIMES. * TIMING...RAIN AND SNOW CAN STILL BE ANTICIPATED TODAY... ALTHOUGH SOMEWHAT DELAYED THIS MORNING. EXPECT SHOWERS TO BE ON THE INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES BETWEEN 2500 AND 5000 FEET...FROM 7 TO 14 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET...AND FROM 14 TO 19 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS. * SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVEL AS LOW AS 2000 FEET. * WINDS...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED. SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN...AS WELL AS ACROSS COCHISE AND GRAHAM COUNTIES. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TWC 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. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. && $$ VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...YOUTUBE...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
219 WWUS45 KTWC 210354 WSWTWC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 854 PM MST WED FEB 20 2013 AZZ511>514-210600- /O.CAN.KTWC.BZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130221T0600Z/ /O.EXA.KTWC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130221T0600Z/ GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS- DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS- CATALINA AND RINCON MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOUNT GRAHAM...CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE... CANELO HILLS...MADERA CANYON...MOUNT LEMMON...SUMMERHAVEN 854 PM MST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...BLIZZARD WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE BLIZZARD WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 7 TO 14 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET...AND FROM 14 TO 19 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE AT HIGHEST MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TWC PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. && $$ AZZ503-504-506>510-515-210600- /O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130221T0600Z/ UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY-TUCSON METRO AREA- 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- BABOQUIVARI MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NOGALES...TUCSON...GREEN VALLEY... MARANA...VAIL...MAMMOTH...ORACLE...SIERRA VISTA...BENSON... WILLCOX...CLIFTON...SAFFORD...HANNAGAN MEADOW 854 PM MST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES BETWEEN 2500 AND 5000 FEET...FROM 7 TO 14 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET...AND FROM 14 TO 19 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS. * SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVEL AS LOW AS 2000 FEET. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TWC 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. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. && $$ VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...YOUTUBE...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
031 WWUS45 KTWC 210530 WSWTWC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 1030 PM MST WED FEB 20 2013 AZZ503-504-506>508-512>515-210630- /O.CAN.KTWC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130221T0600Z/ UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY-TUCSON METRO AREA- SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY- EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS- DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS- CATALINA AND RINCON MOUNTAINS-BABOQUIVARI MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NOGALES...TUCSON...GREEN VALLEY... MARANA...VAIL...MAMMOTH...ORACLE...SIERRA VISTA...BENSON... WILLCOX...CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE...CANELO HILLS...MADERA CANYON... MOUNT LEMMON...SUMMERHAVEN 1030 PM MST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. SNOW SHOWERS HAVE DIMINISHED THIS EVENING AND LITTLE TO NO ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. $$ AZZ509>511-211200- /O.EXT.KTWC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130221T1200Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY- WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES- GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON...SAFFORD...HANNAGAN MEADOW... MOUNT GRAHAM 1030 PM MST WED FEB 20 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY... THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH SNOW. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTALS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES BETWEEN 3500 AND 5000 FEET...FROM 7 TO 14 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET...AND FROM 14 TO 19 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS. * SNOW LEVELS...SNOW LEVEL AS LOW AS 3000 FEET. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/WRH/WHV/?WFO=TWC PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. && $$ VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...YOUTUBE...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
427 WWUS45 KTWC 211018 WSWTWC URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 318 AM MST THU FEB 21 2013 AZZ509>511-211130- /O.CAN.KTWC.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130221T1200Z/ UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY- WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES- GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLIFTON...SAFFORD...HANNAGAN MEADOW... MOUNT GRAHAM 318 AM MST THU FEB 21 2013 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS CAN CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. THE SNOW SHOWERS HAVE GREATLY DIMINISHED OVER GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES. NO ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE ANTICIPATED. $$ VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...YOUTUBE...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this winter storm warning 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 winter storm warning went out at Feb 18, 9:25 AM MST, 4 hours 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 18, 9:25 AM MST, 4 hours 34 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 925 AM MST MON FEB 18 2013 .SYNOPSIS...DRY AND WARM TO START THE WEEK. A STRONG AND COLD PACIFIC WINTER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG GUSTY WINDS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. EXPECT RAIN AND SNOW ALONG WITH MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. COLD AIR WILL THEN SETTLE IN FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK WITH A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS. && .DISCUSSION...SHEAVES OF CIRRUS LEVEL MOISTURE ACROSS SOUTHERN AREAS...OTHERWISE DRY AND WARM. SOUNDING PRECIPITABLE WATER ABOUT 1/5 OF AN INCH WITH POTENTIAL HIGH IN THE LOWER 70S TODAY. FIRST SHOT OF ENERGY ROTATING FROM THE BASE OF THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC TROUGH INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST TODAY WITH A MUCH STRONGER IMPULSE DIGGING DOWN THE COAST OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. THIS WILL ALLOW A FAST TRACK INTO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA TOMORROW. NAM COMING IN A LITTLE STRONGER WITH THE WINDS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND TIMING TRENDS ON THE WINTER STORM SUPPORT THIS. WE WILL BE CONSIDERING A RED FLAG WARNING FOR MUCH OF THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH A POSSIBLE WIND ADVISORY FOR WIND PRONE LOCATIONS (PRIMARILY COCHISE COUNTY). WINTER STORM WATCH WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING ON TRACK. CONSIDERING ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES IN SOUTHEAST ARIZONA LATER THIS WEEK WE WILL NEED TO KEEP IN MIND THE RECENT TREND OF MEAN TROUGH POSITIONS SETTING UP OVER SEVERAL DAYS WITH REINFORCING ENERGY AND COLD AIR. WE MAY NEED TO ADJUST OUR POPS UP A BIT IN THE WAKE OF THE SYSTEM THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AND THEN ASSOCIATED WITH ANOTHER STRONG SHOT OF ENERGY SUNDAY. NAMDNG5 AND ECMWF CONTINUE TO HAVE A GOOD HANDLE ON THINGS. && .PREV DISCUSSION...TUESDAY...PRESSURE GRADIENT INCREASES IN ADVANCE OF OUR WEDNESDAY STORM WHICH WILL BE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA IN THE AFTERNOON. LOOK FOR BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY CONDITIONS WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST IN THE AFTERNOON. FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ARE ADDRESSED IN THE FIRE WEATHER SECTION BELOW. WEDNESDAY...CONFIDENCE REMAINS HIGH WILL WINTER STORM BRING WIDESPREAD VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW TO THE REGION. SNOW LEVELS WILL BE DROPPING THROUGHOUT THE DAY...POSSIBLY DOWN TO 3000 FEET. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE BREACH THROUGH THE SAN DIEGO...NORTHERN BAJA MOUNTAINS WILL LATE TUESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING WITH SHOWERS DEVELOPING OVER WESTERN PIMA COUNTY SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. EXPECT AREAL COVERAGE OF SHOWERS TO INCREASE WEST OF TUCSON AS STRONG UPPER HEIGHT FALL MOVE IN. THESE SHOWERS WILL THEN SLOWLY PROGRESS EAST ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY. THIS IS SHOWN NICELY WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE NAMDNG5 MODEL 3 HOUR POP OUTPUT. MAINTAINED WINTER STORM WATCH FOR AREAS ABOVE 4000 FEET. SIGNIFICANTLY COLDER WEDNESDAY VERSUS TUESDAY WITH WESTERN 2/3RDS OF FORECAST AREA RECORDING THEIR HIGH FOR THE DAY BEFORE 5 AM. WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING...RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST THEN TURNING COLDER WITH AREAS OF FROST POSSIBLE. THURSDAY...COOL WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AS WEAKER UPPER TROUGH PUSHES ACROSS THE AREA. ANOTHER COLD NIGHT THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. FRIDAY...A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN/SNOW SHOWERS...MAINLY IN THE WHITES...OTHERWISE REMAINING COOL UNDER NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. UPCOMING WEEKEND...A LITTLE WARMER BUT STILL BELOW NORMAL. ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM WILL PASS THROUGH ON SUNDAY. && .AVIATION...SCT-BKN CLOUDS ABOVE 20K FT AGL AND SURFACE WIND MAINLY LESS THAN 10 KTS THRU EARLY TUESDAY MORNING OR 19/12Z. CLOUDS INCREASING TUESDAY AFTERNOON WITH SURFACE WIND SLY/SWLY 15-25 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 35-40 KTS. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR TAF AMENDMENTS. && .FIRE WEATHER...DRY CONDITIONS WITH ABOVE NORMAL HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TUESDAY. NORMAL DIURNAL WIND TRENDS WILL OCCUR TODAY. AN APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM WILL THEN RESULT IN BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON FROM TUCSON AND NOGALES EASTWARD TO THE NEW MEXICO BORDER. THE COMBINATION OF STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHWEST WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND A HIGH FIRE DANGER RATING MAY RESULT IN RED FLAG CRITERIA OCCURRING TUESDAY AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ACROSS COCHISE COUNTY. A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL THEN BRING VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW WEDNESDAY...AS WELL AS WINDY CONDITIONS AND COLDER DAYTIME TEMPERATURES. EXPECT A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH ANOTHER WEATHER SYSTEM POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY. && .TWC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WATCH ABOVE 4000 FEET FROM 6 AM WEDNESDAY THROUGH 11 PM WEDNESDAY FOR PUBLIC ZONE 503-504-506>515. && VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...YOUTUBE...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON MEYER/ZELL
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 18, 3:55 AM MST, 10 hours 4 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 355 AM MST MON FEB 18 2013 AZZ510>515-182200- 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- 355 AM MST MON FEB 18 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY STRONG GUSTY WINDS DEVELOPING TUESDAY. A STRONG AND COLD WINTER STORM WILL BRING SNOW...GUSTY WINDS AND MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. PLEASE SEE WINTER STORM WATCH PHXWSWTWC OR WWUS45 KTWC FOR DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ503-504-506>509-182200- UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY-TUCSON METRO AREA- SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY- EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY- 355 AM MST MON FEB 18 2013 ...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY EVENING ABOVE 4000 FEET... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY STRONG GUSTY WINDS WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST POSSIBLE TUESDAY. A STRONG AND COLD WINTER STORM WILL BRING WIDESPREAD SHOWERS...GUSTY WINDS AND MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 4000 FEET. PLEASE SEE WINTER STORM WATCH PHXWSWTWC OR WWUS45 KTWC FOR DETAILS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. AZZ501-502-505-182200- WESTERN PIMA COUNTY-TOHONO O'ODHAM NATION- SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- 355 AM MST MON FEB 18 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY STRONG GUSTY WINDS DEVELOPING TUESDAY. A STRONG AND COLD WINTER STORM WILL BRING PERIODS OF SHOWERS...GUSTY WINDS AND MUCH COOLER TEMPERATURES ON WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES. VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...YOUTUBE...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 1:10 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | TWC | 30 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.