High Wind Warning 1, NWS Tucson, AZ

Issued

Mar 15, 2014, 10:55 AM MST (17:55 UTC)

In effect from

Mar 15, 2014, 1:00 PM MST

Expired

Mar 15, 2014, 7:00 PM MST

In force

6 hr

Issued by

NWS Tucson, AZ

Counties Cochise County, AZ, Graham County, AZ, Greenlee County, AZ

The Tucson radar (KEMX), 128 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 17:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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879 
WWUS75 KTWC 151755
NPWTWC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
1055 AM MST SAT MAR 15 2014

...WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING...

.A STORM SYSTEM OVER NORTHWEST COLORADO WILL MOVE RAPIDLY SOUTH
THROUGH NEW MEXICO BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. AS IT PASSES BY...STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS GRAHAM...COCHISE AND GREENLEE
COUNTIES. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE UPPER GILA RIVER
AND EASTERN HALF OF COCHISE COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING.
THE GUSTY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY EASE BY MIDNIGHT BUT REMAIN GUSTY
AT TIMES IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

AZZ508-509-160200-
/O.UPG.KTWC.WI.Y.0003.140315T2000Z-140316T0300Z/
/O.NEW.KTWC.HW.W.0001.140315T2000Z-140316T0300Z/
EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLCOX...CLIFTON...SAFFORD
1055 AM MST SAT MAR 15 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE
WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* IMPACTS...THE FORECAST WINDS WILL CAUSE AREAS OF BLOWING DUST
  AND MAY CAUSE LOCAL MINOR DAMAGE. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SUCH AS
  TRUCKS...CAMPERS AND BUSES MAY FIND TRAVELING CHALLENGING IN
  CROSS WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH.

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE QUICKLY AFTER NOON AND START TO
  GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER 8 PM THIS EVENING. PEAK WINDS ARE
  EXPECTED FROM 3 PM TO 7 PM.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO
  45 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. THE HIGHEST WIND
  SPEEDS AND GUSTS WILL OCCUR IN THE UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY AND
  THE EASTERN HALF OF COCHISE COUNTY.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED
WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR
HIGHER. SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LOOSE OR
LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS. HIGH WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...BLOW
WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES...AND DOWN POWER LINES. USE EXTREME
CAUTION WHEN DRIVING AND EXPECT AREAS OF BLOWING DUST WHICH MAY
REDUCE VISIBILITIES GREATLY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR THE LATEST ON
THIS HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT.

&&

$$

AZZ510>513-160200-
/O.NEW.KTWC.WI.Y.0004.140315T2000Z-140316T0300Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES-
GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS-
DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HANNAGAN MEADOW...MOUNT GRAHAM...
CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE
1055 AM MST SAT MAR 15 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN
  GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER 8 PM THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS
  WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 3 PM AND 7 PM.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE IN THE 30 TO 45
  MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH.

* FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT 
  WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER
ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS...OR 35 MPH OR GREATER ABOVE
5000 FEET. HIGHER GUSTS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING
DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

&&

$$

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783 
WWUS75 KTWC 160200
NPWTWC

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
700 PM MST SAT MAR 15 2014


AZZ508-509-160300-
/O.CAN.KTWC.HW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140316T0300Z/
EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILLCOX...CLIFTON...SAFFORD
700 PM MST SAT MAR 15 2014

...HIGH WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH
WIND WARNING. 

WINDS ARE NOW SUBSIDING ACROSS THE REGION AND THE THREAT FOR WINDS
EXCEEDING WARNING THRESHOLDS HAS ENDED. HOWEVER...WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO REMAIN GUSTY THROUGHOUT THE EVENING HOURS...ESPECIALLY
IN THE UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY. 

$$

AZZ510>513-160300-
/O.CAN.KTWC.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140316T0300Z/
WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES-
GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS-
DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HANNAGAN MEADOW...MOUNT GRAHAM...
CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE
700 PM MST SAT MAR 15 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

SUSTAINED WINDS ACROSS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY
THRESHOLDS THIS EVENING. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED.
HOWEVER...LOCALIZED GUSTY WINDS WILL STILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT ACROSS
THE HIGHER TERRAIN. 

$$


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