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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tucson, AZ

June 7, 2017Santa Cruz County, Arizona

NWS Tucson, AZ issued this special weather statement at Jun 7, 2017, 3:13 PM MST for Santa Cruz County, Arizona. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Jun 7, 2017, 3:13 PM MST (22:13 UTC)
Expired
Jun 7, 2017, 3:45 PM MST
In force
32 min
Issued by
NWS Tucson, AZ

County Santa Cruz County, AZ

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 special weather statement went out at Jun 7, 9:40 AM MST, 5 hours 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 7, 9:40 AM MST, 5 hours 33 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 7, 3:03 PM MST, 10 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
303 PM MST WED JUN 7 2017

AZZ508-509-512-072245-
Upper Gila River and Aravaipa Valleys including
Clifton/Safford-Chiricahua Mountains including Chiricahua National
Monument-Eastern Cochise County Below 5000 Feet including
Douglas/Willcox-
303 PM MST WED JUN 7 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN COCHISE COUNTY UNTIL
345 PM MST...

At 302 PM MST, National Weather Service meteorologists were tracking
a strong thunderstorm 9 miles southeast of Bowie, moving northeast
at 15 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph and blowing dust will be possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
San Simon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Areas of blowing dust may briefly reduce visibilities to near or
below 1 mile. If you encounter localized dense blowing dust, do not
drive into it if at all possible.

&&

LAT...LON 3211 10942 3222 10955 3248 10931 3228 10909
TIME...MOT...LOC 2202Z 225DEG 13KT 3220 10942

French
Special weather statement, Jun 7, 3:13 PM MST, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
313 PM MST WED JUN 7 2017

AZZ504-507-514-072245-
Santa Catalina and Rincon Mountains including Mount
Lemmon/Summerhaven-Upper San Pedro River Valley including Sierra
Vista/Benson-Tucson Metro Area including Tucson/Green
Valley/Marana/Vail-
313 PM MST WED JUN 7 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY UNTIL
345 PM MST...

At 311 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 15
miles east of Sahuarita, or 10 miles southeast Tucson, moving north
and northeast at 10 to 15 mph.

Winds in excess of 45 mph will be possible with this storm along
with areas of blowing dust. Outflows will push northwestward along I-
10.

Locations impacted include...
Vail, Corona De Tucson, and areas of I-10 between Vail and Rita
Ranch.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

Areas of blowing dust may briefly reduce visibilities to near or
below 1 mile. If you encounter localized dense blowing dust, do not
drive into it if at all possible.

&&

LAT...LON 3187 11060 3201 11090 3212 11075 3204 11041
TIME...MOT...LOC 2211Z 213DEG 7KT 3199 11065

Meyer

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jun 7, 3:03 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC42 min

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.