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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tucson, AZ

July 10, 2017Greenlee County, Arizona

NWS Tucson, AZ issued this special weather statement at Jul 10, 2017, 12:29 PM MST for Greenlee County, Arizona. It was in force for 61 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jul 10, 2017, 12:29 PM MST (19:29 UTC)
Expired: Jul 10, 2017, 1:30 PM MST
In force: 61 min
Issued by: NWS Tucson, AZ

County Greenlee County, AZ

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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 Jul 10, 9:14 AM MST, 3 hours 15 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 10, 9:14 AM MST, 3 hours 15 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 10, 12:29 PM MST, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
1229 PM MST MON JUL 10 2017

AZZ509-510-102030-
Upper Gila River and Aravaipa Valleys including Clifton/Safford-White
Mountains of Graham and Greenlee Counties including Hannagan Meadow-
1229 PM MST MON JUL 10 2017

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTH CENTRAL GRAHAM AND NORTHERN
GREENLEE COUNTIES UNTIL 130 PM MST...

At 1227 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms
along a line from far northeast Graham through northern Greenlee
county, including the Rose Peak and Hannagan Meadow areas. Movement
was south at 15 to 20 mph.

Half inch hail and winds in excess of 45 mph will be possible with
these storms, along with heavy rain.

Locations impacted include...
Point-Of-Pines, Rose Peak, Blue and Arsenic Tubs.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Heavy rainfall is also occurring with these storms, and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3313 10907 3304 10952 3323 10994 3348 10979
      3348 10975 3352 10973 3356 10967 3357 10968
      3358 10962 3361 10961 3357 10933 3360 10905
      3330 10905
TIME...MOT...LOC 1927Z 017DEG 15KT 3357 10964 3345 10937 3351 10909

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 9, 5:15 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	TWC	Pima	45 min
Jul 9, 5:32 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TWC	Pima, Pinal	43 min
Jul 9, 6:13 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TWC	Pima	47 min
Jul 9, 7:03 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	TWC		42 min
Jul 9, 7:09 PM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	TWC	Graham	3 hr
Jul 9, 8:15 PM MST	Blowing Dust Advisory	TWC	Pima, Pinal	105 min
Jul 10, 12:56 PM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	TWC	Cochise	2 hr
Jul 10, 1:33 PM MST	Flash Flood Warning	TWC	Graham	117 min
Jul 10, 2:01 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	TWC	Graham	59 min
Jul 10, 3:05 PM MST	Flash Flood Warning	TWC	Graham	3 hr
Jul 10, 3:48 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	TWC	Cochise	42 min
Jul 10, 3:57 PM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	TWC	Santa Cruz	2 hr
Jul 10, 4:07 PM MST	Areal Flood Advisory	TWC	Cochise, Pima, Santa Cruz	3 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.