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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tucson, AZ

September 7, 2019Santa Cruz County, Arizona

NWS Tucson, AZ issued this special weather statement at Sep 7, 2019, 1:14 PM MST for Santa Cruz County, Arizona. It was in force for 46 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
Sep 7, 2019, 1:14 PM MST (20:14 UTC)
Expired
Sep 7, 2019, 2:00 PM MST
In force
46 min
Issued by
NWS Tucson, AZ

County Santa Cruz County, AZ

The radar

The Tucson radar (KEMX), 42 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:14 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Tuscon, AZ (KTUS), launched 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 72 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tuscon, AZ at 12:00Z on 2019-09-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 756 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tuscon, AZ at 12:00Z on 2019-09-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -36 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
756 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-178 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1892 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
3 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-36 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
32 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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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 Sep 7, 9:25 AM MST, 3 hours 49 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Sep 7, 9:25 AM MST, 3 hours 49 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Sep 7, 12:14 PM MST, 1 hour before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
1214 PM MST Sat Sep 7 2019

AZZ503-513-072000-
Dragoon/Mule/Huachuca and Santa Rita Mountains including
Bisbee/Canelo Hills/Madera Canyon-Upper Santa Cruz River and Altar
Valleys including Nogales-
1214 PM MST Sat Sep 7 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN COCHISE AND
SOUTHEASTERN SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES UNTIL 100 PM MST...

At 1214 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Parker Canyon Lake, or 19 miles southwest of Sierra Vista, moving
southwest at 25 mph.

Dime size hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Parker Canyon Lake and Lochiel.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

Persons in campgrounds should consider seeking sturdy shelter until
this storm passes.

&&

LAT...LON 3150 11051 3135 11037 3133 11040 3134 11080
TIME...MOT...LOC 1914Z 052DEG 20KT 3137 11053

Cerniglia
Special weather statement, Sep 7, 12:33 PM MST, 41 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
1233 PM MST Sat Sep 7 2019

AZZ508-512-072015-
Chiricahua Mountains including Chiricahua National Monument-Eastern
Cochise County Below 5000 Feet including Douglas/Willcox-
1233 PM MST Sat Sep 7 2019

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

At 1233 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 11
miles south of Bowie, or 21 miles east of Willcox. This storm was
nearly stationary.

Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.

This storm will remain over mainly remote areas of northeastern
Cochise County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3221 10929 3207 10935 3199 10946 3204 10964
      3218 10976 3232 10957 3228 10941
TIME...MOT...LOC 1933Z 130DEG 0KT 3215 10949

Cerniglia
Special weather statement, Sep 7, 1:14 PM MST, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
114 PM MST Sat Sep 7 2019

AZZ503-507-513-072100-
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-
114 PM MST Sat Sep 7 2019

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EASTERN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY UNTIL
200 PM MST...

At 113 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 8
miles south of Patagonia, or 14 miles east of Nogales, moving west at
25 mph.

Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Nogales, Patagonia, Sonoita, Elgin, Nogales International Airport,
Patagonia Lake State Park, Kino Springs, Canelo and Lochiel.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

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.

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.

&&

LAT...LON 3167 11094 3165 11049 3133 11049 3133 11096
TIME...MOT...LOC 2013Z 089DEG 23KT 3143 11071

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 7, 12:14 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCSanta Cruz46 min
Sep 7, 12:33 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCCochise42 min
Sep 7, 1:27 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCCochise2 hr
Sep 7, 2:07 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCSanta Cruz38 min
Sep 7, 2:23 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningTWCCochise112 min
Sep 7, 2:31 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningTWCSanta Cruz119 min
Sep 7, 2:53 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCCochise112 min
Sep 7, 3:19 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCCochise26 min
Sep 7, 4:46 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCCochise, Pima89 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.