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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this special weather statement at Aug 20, 2018, 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
- Aug 20, 2018, 3:13 PM MST (22:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 20, 2018, 3:45 PM MST
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
County Santa Cruz County, AZ
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NWS Tucson, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 20, 1:44 PM MST, 1 hour 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 20, 1:44 PM MST, 1 hour 29 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 20, 2:47 PM MST, 26 minutes before
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Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Tucson AZ 313 PM MST MON AUG 20 2018 AZZ503-507-513-202245- Upper San Pedro River Valley including Sierra Vista/Benson-Dragoon/Mule/Huachuca and Santa Rita Mountains including Bisbee/Canelo Hills/Madera Canyon-Upper Santa Cruz River and Altar Valleys including Nogales- 313 PM MST MON AUG 20 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY UNTIL 345 PM MST... At 313 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 13 miles east of Rio Rico Southeast, or 14 miles northeast of Nogales, moving west at 5 mph. Dime size hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Rio Rico Southeast, Patagonia, Kino Springs, Canelo, Sonoita, Elgin, Patagonia Lake and Lochiel. LAT...LON 3167 11050 3133 11051 3133 11092 3172 11090 TIME...MOT...LOC 2213Z 111DEG 5KT 3145 11071 RH
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 5:04 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Cochise | 29 min |
| Aug 19, 5:05 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | Santa Cruz | 25 min |
| Aug 19, 5:36 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Santa Cruz | 39 min |
| Aug 19, 5:41 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | Cochise | 34 min |
| Aug 19, 6:12 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Santa Cruz | 93 min |
| Aug 19, 6:24 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Santa Cruz | 14 min |
| Aug 20, 2:47 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | Santa Cruz | 28 min |
| Aug 20, 3:07 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | Cochise | 23 min |
| Aug 20, 3:29 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TWC | Santa Cruz | 2 hr |
| Aug 20, 3:44 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | Santa Cruz | 31 min |
| Aug 20, 3:44 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Cochise | 27 min |
| Aug 20, 3:53 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Santa Cruz | 52 min |
| Aug 20, 4:08 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | Cochise | 52 min |
| Aug 20, 4:09 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | 51 min | |
| Aug 20, 4:11 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | 49 min | |
| Aug 20, 4:23 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima, Santa Cruz | 52 min |
| Aug 20, 4:44 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TWC | Cochise | 2 hr |
| Aug 20, 4:57 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | 63 min |
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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.