Alert archive / Arizona / Red Flag Warnings in 2014
Red Flag Warning 21, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this red flag warning at May 21, 2014, 9:09 PM MST for 6 counties in Arizona. It took effect at May 22, 2014, 8:04 AM MST. It was in force for 11 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
- May 21, 2014, 9:09 PM MST (04:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 22, 2014, 8:04 AM MST
- Expired
- May 22, 2014, 7:00 PM MST
- In force
- 11 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 04:15 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 (KDMA), launched 00:00Z, 4.2 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
- 4767 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 71 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 131 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
474 WWUS85 KTWC 220409 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 909 PM MST WED MAY 21 2014 AZZ151-152-221400- /O.NEW.KTWC.FW.W.0021.140522T1700Z-140523T0200Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 151 EASTERN PIMA COUNTY-SOUTHEASTERN PINAL COUNTY- SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-WESTERN COCHISE COUNTY- CORONADO NF-TDC-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 152 SOUTHERN GRAHAM COUNTY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY- SOUTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY- LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE SAN CARLOS APACHE NATION IN GRAHAM COUNTY-CORONADO NF-SAFFORD BLM-TDC- 909 PM MST WED MAY 21 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MST THURSDAY FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ...CENTRAL AND EASTERN PIMA COUNTIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM MST THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF BOTH FIRE ZONES 151 AND 152. THIS INCLUDES COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ... CENTRAL AND EASTERN PIMA COUNTIES. * TIMING...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THURSDAY MORNING TO 7 PM MST THURSDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 AND 5 PM MST. * 20-FOOT WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...11 TO 16 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP OR ARE ONGOING WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$ VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...YOUTUBE...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
4 follow-up statements
557 WWUS85 KTWC 221151 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 451 AM MST THU MAY 22 2014 AZZ151-152-222200- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0021.140522T1700Z-140523T0200Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 151 EASTERN PIMA COUNTY-SOUTHEASTERN PINAL COUNTY- SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-WESTERN COCHISE COUNTY- CORONADO NF-TDC-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 152 SOUTHERN GRAHAM COUNTY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY- SOUTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY- LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE SAN CARLOS APACHE NATION IN GRAHAM COUNTY-CORONADO NF-SAFFORD BLM-TDC- 451 AM MST THU MAY 22 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ...CENTRAL AND EASTERN PIMA COUNTIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF BOTH FIRE ZONES 151 AND 152. THIS INCLUDES COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ...CENTRAL AND EASTERN PIMA COUNTIES. * TIMING...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 AND 5 PM MST. * 20-FOOT WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...9 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP OR ARE ONGOING WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$ VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...YOUTUBE...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
660 WWUS85 KTWC 221504 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 804 AM MST THU MAY 22 2014 AZZ151-152-222315- /O.EXT.KTWC.FW.W.0021.140522T1504Z-140523T0200Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 151 EASTERN PIMA COUNTY-SOUTHEASTERN PINAL COUNTY- SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-WESTERN COCHISE COUNTY- CORONADO NF-TDC-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 152 SOUTHERN GRAHAM COUNTY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY- SOUTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY- LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE SAN CARLOS APACHE NATION IN GRAHAM COUNTY-CORONADO NF-SAFFORD BLM-TDC- 804 AM MST THU MAY 22 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING OR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR COCHISE...SANTA CRUZ...CENTRAL AND EASTERN PIMA COUNTIES... THE RED FLAG WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF BOTH FIRE ZONES 151 AND 152. THIS INCLUDES COCHISE... SANTA CRUZ...CENTRAL AND EASTERN PIMA COUNTIES. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 AND 5 PM MST. * 20-FOOT WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...9 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP OR ARE ONGOING WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$ VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...YOUTUBE...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
911 WWUS85 KTWC 222107 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 207 PM MST THU MAY 22 2014 AZZ153-230200- /O.EXA.KTWC.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140523T0200Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 153 NORTHERN GRAHAM COUNTY-NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY- WHITE AND GILA MOUNTAINS-APACHE SITGREAVES NF-SDC- 207 PM MST THU MAY 22 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...WE HAVE EXTENDED THE AREA OF THE RED FLAG WARNING ACROSS GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 AND 5 PM MST. * 20-FOOT WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...9 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP OR ARE ONGOING WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. * DRY LIGHTNING...SEVERAL WEAK THUNDERSTORMS ARE PRODUCING DRY LIGHTNING WHICH MAY RESULT IN ISOLATED FIRE STARTS. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$ AZZ151-152-230200- /O.CON.KTWC.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140523T0200Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 151 EASTERN PIMA COUNTY-SOUTHEASTERN PINAL COUNTY- SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-WESTERN COCHISE COUNTY- CORONADO NF-TDC-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 152 SOUTHERN GRAHAM COUNTY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY- SOUTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY- LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE SAN CARLOS APACHE NATION IN GRAHAM COUNTY-CORONADO NF-SAFFORD BLM-TDC- 207 PM MST THU MAY 22 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND HIGH TO VERY HIGH FIRE DANGER FOR SANTA CRUZ...COCHISE...CENTRAL AND EASTERN PIMA COUNTIES... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * AFFECTED AREA...THE RED FLAG WARNING IS FOR SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF BOTH FIRE ZONES 151 AND 152. THIS INCLUDES COCHISE... SANTA CRUZ...CENTRAL AND EASTERN PIMA COUNTIES. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS AND LOWEST HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 2 AND 5 PM MST. * 20-FOOT WINDS...SOUTH 20 TO 25 MPH WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...9 TO 15 PERCENT. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP OR ARE ONGOING WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO SPREAD RAPIDLY. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE THE POTENTIAL FOR RAPID AND ERRATIC FIRE GROWTH. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD OF THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST ARIZONA. && $$ VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...YOUTUBE...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
223 WWUS85 KTWC 230147 RFWTWC URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 647 PM MST THU MAY 22 2014 AZZ151>153-230300- /O.EXP.KTWC.FW.W.0021.000000T0000Z-140523T0200Z/ ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 151 EASTERN PIMA COUNTY-SOUTHEASTERN PINAL COUNTY- SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-WESTERN COCHISE COUNTY- CORONADO NF-TDC-ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 152 SOUTHERN GRAHAM COUNTY-CENTRAL AND EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY- SOUTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY- LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE SAN CARLOS APACHE NATION IN GRAHAM COUNTY-CORONADO NF-SAFFORD BLM-TDC- ARIZONA FIRE WEATHER ZONE 153 NORTHERN GRAHAM COUNTY-NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY- WHITE AND GILA MOUNTAINS-APACHE SITGREAVES NF-SDC- 647 PM MST THU MAY 22 2014 ...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST FOR THE NEXT HOUR OR SO...THE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS THAT PROMPTED THE RED FLAG WARNING HAVE DECREASED BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST. BREEZY TO LOCALLY WINDY SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE NEAR THE HUACHUCA MOUNTAINS OVERNIGHT WITH NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THROUGH MIDNIGHT. $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2:18 PM MST | Blowing Dust Advisory | TWC | Pima, Pinal | 4 hr |
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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.