Alert archive / Arizona / Wind Advisories in 2014
Wind Advisory 4, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this wind advisory at Mar 15, 2014, 10:55 AM MST for 6 counties in Arizona. It took effect at Mar 15, 2014, 1:00 PM MST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- 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, 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 17:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Tuscon, AZ (KDMA), launched 12:00Z, 5.9 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
- 2333 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 137 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 216 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. && $$ AZZ510>513-160200- /O.NEW.KTWC.WI.Y.0004.140315T2000Z-140316T0300Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES- GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS- DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HANNAGAN MEADOW...MOUNT GRAHAM... CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE 1055 AM MST SAT MAR 15 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH AFTER 8 PM THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 3 PM AND 7 PM. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE IN THE 30 TO 45 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS...OR 35 MPH OR GREATER ABOVE 5000 FEET. HIGHER GUSTS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...YOUTUBE...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
1 follow-up statement
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. $$ AZZ510>513-160300- /O.CAN.KTWC.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140316T0300Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES- GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS- DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HANNAGAN MEADOW...MOUNT GRAHAM... CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE 700 PM MST SAT MAR 15 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. SUSTAINED WINDS ACROSS WILL GENERALLY REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY THRESHOLDS THIS EVENING. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER...LOCALIZED GUSTY WINDS WILL STILL OCCUR OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN. $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 2:17 AM MST | Wind Advisory | TWC | Cochise, Graham, Greenlee | 9 hr |
| Mar 15, 2:41 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | TWC | 17 hr | |
| Mar 15, 10:55 AM MST | High Wind Warning | TWC | Cochise, Graham, Greenlee | 8 hr |
Nearby
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.