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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tucson, AZ
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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
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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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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
CernigliaSpecial 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 Cerniglia
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 12:14 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | Santa Cruz | 46 min |
| Sep 7, 12:33 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | Cochise | 42 min |
| Sep 7, 1:27 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TWC | Cochise | 2 hr |
| Sep 7, 2:07 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | Santa Cruz | 38 min |
| Sep 7, 2:23 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Cochise | 112 min |
| Sep 7, 2:31 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Santa Cruz | 119 min |
| Sep 7, 2:53 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TWC | Cochise | 112 min |
| Sep 7, 3:19 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | Cochise | 26 min |
| Sep 7, 4:46 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TWC | Cochise, Pima | 89 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.