Alert archive / Arizona / Wind Advisories in 2018
Wind Advisory 7, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this wind advisory at May 12, 2018, 2:06 AM MST for 6 counties in Arizona. It took effect at May 12, 2018, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 12, 2018, 2:06 AM MST (09:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 12, 2018, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- May 12, 2018, 8:00 PM MST
- In force
- 9 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 09:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Tuscon, AZ (KDMA), launched 00:00Z, 9.1 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
- 3971 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 97 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 101 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
183 WWUS75 KTWC 120906 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tucson AZ 206 AM MST Sat May 12 2018 AZZ502>515-130300- /O.NEW.KTWC.WI.Y.0007.180512T1800Z-180513T0300Z/ Tohono O'Odham Nation-Upper Santa Cruz River Valley/Altar Valley- Tucson Metro Area-South Central Pinal County- Southeast Pinal County-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- Catalina and Rincon Mountains-Baboquivari Mountains- Including the cities of Sells, Nogales, Tucson, Green Valley, Marana, Vail, Picacho Peak State Park, Mammoth, Oracle, Sierra Vista, Benson, Willcox, Clifton, Safford, Hannagan Meadow, Mount Graham, Chiricahua NM, Bisbee, Canelo Hills, Madera Canyon, Mount Lemmon, and Summerhaven 206 AM MST Sat May 12 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 11 AM this morning to 8 PM MST this evening. * IMPACTS...Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Areas of blowing dust may limit visibilities at times....especially in areas vulnerable to blowing dust such as along Interstate 10 between Picacho Peak and Eloy, and along Interstate 10 near the Willcox playa in Cochise county. * TIMING...Increasing by late this morning, with strongest speeds in the afternoon and early evening. * WINDS...Out of the southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts of 45 mph. * For a detailed view of the hazard area...visit weather.gov/Tucson and click on the Detailed Hazards Icon 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. && $$ Visit us on Facebook...Twitter...YouTube...and at weather.gov/Tucson
2 follow-up statements
760 WWUS75 KTWC 121636 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tucson AZ 936 AM MST Sat May 12 2018 AZZ502>515-130300- /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0007.180512T1800Z-180513T0300Z/ Tohono O'Odham Nation-Upper Santa Cruz River Valley/Altar Valley- Tucson Metro Area-South Central Pinal County- Southeast Pinal County-Upper San Pedro River Valley- Eastern Cochise County below 5000 feet-Upper Gila River Valley- White Mountains of Graham and Greenlee Counties- Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains-Chiricahua Mountains- Dragoon and Mule and Huachuca and Santa Rita Mountains- Catalina and Rincon Mountains-Baboquivari Mountains- Including the cities of Sells, Nogales, Tucson, Green Valley, Marana, Vail, Picacho Peak State Park, Mammoth, Oracle, Sierra Vista, Benson, Willcox, Clifton, Safford, Hannagan Meadow, Mount Graham, Chiricahua NM, Bisbee, Canelo Hills, Madera Canyon, Mount Lemmon, and Summerhaven 936 AM MST Sat May 12 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... * IMPACTS...Winds this strong can make driving difficult... especially for high profile vehicles. Patchy blowing dust may limit visibilities at times. Locales along Interstate 10 between Picacho Peak and Eloy (northwest of Tucson) and along Interstate 10 near the Willcox Playa (east of Tucson) may be particularly vulnerable given the generally southwest wind component. * TIMING...Strong and gusty winds into this evening. * WINDS...Generally southwest 25 to 35 mph with gusts of 45 mph. * For a detailed view of the hazard area...visit weather.gov/Tucson and click on the Detailed Hazards Icon PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 mph or greater are expected in the valleys...or 35 mph or greater above 5000 feet. Higher gusts are also likely. This could make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$ Visit us on Facebook...Twitter...YouTube...and at weather.gov/Tucson
331 WWUS75 KTWC 130301 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tucson AZ 801 PM MST Sat May 12 2018 AZZ502>515-130415- /O.EXP.KTWC.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-180513T0300Z/ Tohono O'Odham Nation-Upper Santa Cruz River Valley/Altar Valley- Tucson Metro Area-South Central Pinal County- Southeast Pinal County-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- Catalina and Rincon Mountains-Baboquivari Mountains- Including the cities of Sells, Nogales, Tucson, Green Valley, Marana, Vail, Picacho Peak State Park, Mammoth, Oracle, Sierra Vista, Benson, Willcox, Clifton, Safford, Hannagan Meadow, Mount Graham, Chiricahua NM, Bisbee, Canelo Hills, Madera Canyon, Mount Lemmon, and Summerhaven 801 PM MST Sat May 12 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... Wind speeds continued to diminish late this evening so the advisory was allowed to expire on time. $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 3:25 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | TWC | Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz | 27 hr |
Nearby
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.