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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this special weather statement at Oct 7, 2018, 5:49 PM MST for Pima County, Arizona. It was in force for 41 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
- Oct 7, 2018, 5:49 PM MST (00:49 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 7, 2018, 6:30 PM MST
- In force
- 41 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
County Pima County, AZ
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NWS Tucson, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Oct 7, 1:57 PM MST, 3 hours 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 7, 1:57 PM MST, 3 hours 52 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Oct 7, 1:06 PM MST, 4 hours 43 minutes before
Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Tucson AZ 106 PM MST SUN OCT 7 2018 AZZ502-504-505-072045- Tohono O'odham Nation including Sells-Tucson Metro Area including Tucson/Green Valley/Marana/Vail-South Central Pinal County including Eloy/Picacho Peak State Park- 106 PM MST SUN OCT 7 2018 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR NORTHEASTERN PIMA AND SOUTH CENTRAL PINAL COUNTIES UNTIL 145 PM MST... At 105 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 19 miles south of Arizona City, or 28 miles south of Casa Grande, moving east at 25 mph. Half inch hail and winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm. Locations impacted include... Avra Valley and Friendly Corners. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe shelter inside a building or vehicle. && LAT...LON 3236 11175 3254 11180 3266 11143 3241 11134 TIME...MOT...LOC 2005Z 254DEG 20KT 3247 11169 Cerniglia
Special weather statement, Oct 7, 2:09 PM MST, 3 hours 40 minutes before
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