Alert archive / Arizona / Wind Advisories in 2014
Wind Advisory 5, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this wind advisory at Mar 25, 2014, 2:31 PM MST for 6 counties in Arizona. It took effect at Mar 26, 2014, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 25, 2014, 2:31 PM MST (21:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 26, 2014, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Mar 26, 2014, 7:00 PM MST
- In force
- 8 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 21:30 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
Tuscon, AZ (KDMA), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 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
- 3336 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
291 WWUS75 KTWC 252131 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 231 PM MST TUE MAR 25 2014 AZZ503-507>513-261215- /O.NEW.KTWC.WI.Y.0005.140326T1800Z-140327T0200Z/ UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...HANNAGAN MEADOW... CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE...CANELO HILLS 231 PM MST TUE MAR 25 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE MAIN IMPACTS WILL BE TO TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN WITH THESE HIGH WINDS. THIS COULD RESTRICT VISIBILITIES AT TIMES MAKING DRIVING HAZARDOUS. * TIMING...THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE DURING THE LATE MORNING...BUT BECOME THE STRONGEST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH HIGHER WIND SPEEDS OVER THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN PEAKS. * 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. && $$ VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...YOUTUBE...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
6 follow-up statements
137 WWUS75 KTWC 252147 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 247 PM MST TUE MAR 25 2014 AZZ505-260000- /O.NEW.KTWC.DS.W.0001.140325T2200Z-140326T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PICACHO PEAK STATE PARK 247 PM MST TUE MAR 25 2014 ...DUST STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A DUST STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...AREAS OF BLOWING DUST DUE TO STRONG WINDS FROM SHOWERS IN THE AREA WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. THIS WILL CAUSE TREACHEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY ALONG INTERSTATE 10. * TIMING...THE DUST STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM. * WINDS...GUSTY MAINLY SOUTHWEST WINDS OF UP TO 40 MPH IS POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED TO ZERO LOCALLY. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DUST STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERELY LIMITED VISIBILITIES ARE EXPECTED WITH BLOWING DUST. BLOWING DUST CAN QUICKLY REDUCE VISIBILITY...CAUSING ACCIDENTS THAT MAY INVOLVE CHAIN COLLISIONS AND MULTIPLE PILEUPS. IF DENSE DUST IS OBSERVED BLOWING ACROSS OR APPROACHING A ROADWAY...PULL YOUR VEHICLE OFF THE PAVEMENT AS FAR AS POSSIBLE TO STOP. TURN OFF THE LIGHTS...SET THE EMERGENCY BRAKE...AND TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL TO ENSURE BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT ILLUMINATED. PERSONS WITH RESPIRATORY PROBLEMS SHOULD STAY INDOORS UNTIL THE STORM PASSES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR LATER STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS DUST STORM. && $$ AZZ503-507>513-260600- /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0005.140326T1800Z-140327T0200Z/ UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...HANNAGAN MEADOW... CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE...CANELO HILLS 247 PM MST TUE MAR 25 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE MAIN IMPACTS WILL BE TO TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN WITH THESE HIGH WINDS. THIS COULD RESTRICT VISIBILITIES AT TIMES MAKING DRIVING HAZARDOUS. * TIMING...THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE DURING THE LATE MORNING...BUT BECOME THE STRONGEST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH HIGHER WIND SPEEDS OVER THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN PEAKS. * 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. && $$ VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...YOUTUBE...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
543 WWUS75 KTWC 260012 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 512 PM MST TUE MAR 25 2014 AZZ505-260115- /O.EXP.KTWC.DS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140326T0000Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PICACHO PEAK STATE PARK 512 PM MST TUE MAR 25 2014 ...DUST STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE DUST STORM WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. VISIBILITIES HAVE IMPROVED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY. HOWEVER...VISIBILITIES MAY BRIEFLY BE REDUCED TO AS LOW AS ONE MILE IN BLOWING DUST DURING THE NEXT 1 TO 2 HOURS. USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING EARLY THIS EVENING. $$ AZZ503-507>513-260600- /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0005.140326T1800Z-140327T0200Z/ UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...HANNAGAN MEADOW... CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE...CANELO HILLS 512 PM MST TUE MAR 25 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...THE MAIN IMPACTS WILL BE TO TRAVELERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST WILL ALSO BE A CONCERN WITH THESE HIGH WINDS. THIS COULD RESTRICT VISIBILITIES AT TIMES MAKING DRIVING HAZARDOUS. * TIMING...THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE DURING THE LATE MORNING...BUT BECOME THE STRONGEST DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH ARE LIKELY WITH HIGHER WIND SPEEDS OVER THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN PEAKS. * 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. && $$ VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...YOUTUBE...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
155 WWUS75 KTWC 260349 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 849 PM MST TUE MAR 25 2014 AZZ503-507>513-261200- /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0005.140326T1800Z-140327T0200Z/ UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY- UPPER SAN PEDRO RIVER VALLEY- EASTERN COCHISE COUNTY BELOW 5000 FEET-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY- WHITE MOUNTAINS OF GRAHAM AND GREENLEE COUNTIES- GALIURO AND PINALENO MOUNTAINS-CHIRICAHUA MOUNTAINS- DRAGOON AND MULE AND HUACHUCA AND SANTA RITA MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...HANNAGAN MEADOW... CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE...CANELO HILLS 849 PM MST TUE MAR 25 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...EXPECT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND POTENTIALLY VERY LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE LATE MORNING WEDNESDAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS TO OCCUR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH. HIGHER WIND SPEEDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PEAKS. * VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES MAY FALL TO LESS THAN ONE MILE IN BLOWING DUST...ESPECIALLY IN THE DUST PRONE AREAS ALONG INTERSTATE 10 BETWEEN TUCSON AND PHOENIX...AND ADJACENT THE WILLCOX PLAYA IN COCHISE COUNTY. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED IN THE VALLEYS...OR 35 MPH OR GREATER ABOVE 5000 FEET. HIGHER GUSTS ARE ALSO LIKELY. THIS COULD MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...YOUTUBE...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
652 WWUS75 KTWC 260929 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 229 AM MST WED MAR 26 2014 AZZ503-507>513-262200- /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0005.140326T1800Z-140327T0200Z/ UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...HANNAGAN MEADOW... MOUNT GRAHAM...CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE...CANELO HILLS 229 AM MST WED MAR 26 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...EXPECT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND POTENTIALLY VERY LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS... WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS OCCURRING THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH IN THE EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH. HIGHER WIND SPEEDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PEAKS. * VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES MAY FALL TO LESS THAN ONE MILE IN BLOWING DUST...ESPECIALLY IN THE DUST PRONE AREAS ADJACENT TO THE WILLCOX PLAYA IN 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 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. && $$ VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...YOUTUBE...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
754 WWUS75 KTWC 261819 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 1119 AM MST WED MAR 26 2014 AZZ505-270200- /O.NEW.KTWC.DU.Y.0002.140326T1819Z-140327T0200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PICACHO PEAK STATE PARK 1119 AM MST WED MAR 26 2014 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE MAIN IMPACTS WILL BE THE POTENTIAL FOR HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FROM AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. * TIMING...THE WINDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN INCREASING DURING THE MORNING HOURS...BUT WILL PEAK DURING THE MIDDLE TO LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH. * VISIBILITY...REDUCED VISIBILITIES WILL RESULT FROM AREAS OF BLOWING DUST. THE MORE DUST PRONE AREAS COULD SEE VISIBILITIES FALL TO AROUND A HALF MILE IN PLACES...ESPECIALLY NEAR MILE MARKERS 213 AND 214 ON INTERSTATE 10 NEAR PICACHO. * FOR A DETAILED VIEW OF THE HAZARD AREA...VISIT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON AND CLICK ON THE DETAILED HAZARDS TAB PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A BLOWING DUST ADVISORY MEANS THAT BLOWING DUST WILL RESTRICT VISIBILITIES BELOW ONE MILE IN SOME AREAS. TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION. IF YOU ENCOUNTER LOCALIZED DENSE BLOWING DUST... ESPECIALLY NEAR PLOWED FIELDS OR CONSTRUCTION SITES...DO NOT DRIVE INTO IT IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. && $$ AZZ503-507>513-270200- /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140327T0200Z/ UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...HANNAGAN MEADOW... MOUNT GRAHAM...CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE...CANELO HILLS 1119 AM MST WED MAR 26 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...EXPECT TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS AND POTENTIALLY VERY LOW VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING DUST. * TIMING...WINDS HAVE ALREADY BEEN INCREASING THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE MIDDLE TO LATTER PART OF THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY EVENING. THE WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH IN THE MIDDLE TO LATE EVENING HOURS. * WINDS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 MPH. HIGHER WIND SPEEDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS THE HIGHER MOUNTAIN PEAKS. * VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES MAY FALL TO BETWEEN A HALF MILE AND A MILE IN BLOWING DUST...ESPECIALLY IN THE DUST PRONE AREAS ADJACENT TO THE WILLCOX PLAYA IN 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 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. && $$ VISIT US ON FACEBOOK...TWITTER...YOUTUBE...AND AT WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
524 WWUS75 KTWC 270207 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 707 PM MST WED MAR 26 2014 AZZ505-270315- /O.EXP.KTWC.DU.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140327T0200Z/ SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PICACHO PEAK STATE PARK 707 PM MST WED MAR 26 2014 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTY EARLY THIS EVENING. ALTHOUGH OCCASIONALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS...REDUCED VISIBILITIES DUE TO BLOWING DUST ARE NOT EXPECTED TO OCCUR. THUS...THE BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ AZZ503-507>513-270315- /O.EXP.KTWC.WI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-140327T0200Z/ UPPER SANTA CRUZ RIVER VALLEY/ALTAR VALLEY- 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOUGLAS...HANNAGAN MEADOW... MOUNT GRAHAM...CHIRICAHUA NM...BISBEE...CANELO HILLS 707 PM MST WED MAR 26 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA EARLY THIS EVENING. OCCASIONALLY GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. HOWEVER...THESE SPEEDS WILL REMAIN BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ 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 25, 2:32 AM MST | Fire Weather Watch | TWC | 12 hr | |
| Mar 25, 2:30 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | TWC | 29 hr | |
| Mar 25, 2:47 PM MST | Dust Storm Warning | TWC | Pinal | 2 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.