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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tucson, AZ

June 1, 2020Santa Cruz County, Arizona

NWS Tucson, AZ issued this special weather statement at Jun 1, 2020, 1:15 PM MST for Santa Cruz County, Arizona. It was in force for 30 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: Jun 1, 2020, 1:15 PM MST (20:15 UTC)
Expired: Jun 1, 2020, 1:45 PM MST
In force: 30 min
Issued by: NWS Tucson, AZ

County Santa Cruz County, AZ

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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 Jun 1, 3:30 AM MST, 9 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 1, 3:30 AM MST, 9 hours 45 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 1, 1:15 PM MST, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
115 PM MST Mon Jun 1 2020

AZZ503-513-012045-
Dragoon/Mule/Huachuca and Santa Rita Mountains including
Bisbee/Canelo Hills/Madera Canyon-Upper Santa Cruz River and Altar
Valleys including Nogales-
115 PM MST Mon Jun 1 2020

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
UNTIL 145 PM MST...

At 115 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Patagonia, or 14 miles northeast of Nogales, moving west at 10 mph.

Winds in excess of 40 mph will be possible with this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Nogales, Patagonia, Nogales International Airport and Patagonia Lake
State Park.

LAT...LON 3140 11063 3138 11096 3157 11093 3154 11059
TIME...MOT...LOC 2015Z 090DEG 10KT 3147 11072

Zell

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 1, 2:36 AM MST	Excessive Heat Watch	TWC	Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz	24 hr
Jun 1, 3:54 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	TWC	Santa Cruz	36 min
Jun 1, 4:28 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	TWC	Pima	32 min
Jun 1, 4:57 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	TWC		33 min

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Sources

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