Alert archive / Arizona / Wind Advisories in 2020
Wind Advisory 3, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this wind advisory at Jun 29, 2020, 2:28 AM MST for 6 counties in Arizona. It took effect at Jun 29, 2020, 12:00 PM MST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 29, 2020, 2:28 AM MST (09:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 29, 2020, 12:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Jun 29, 2020, 8:00 PM MST
- In force
- 8 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 09:33 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 (KTUS), launched 00:00Z, 9.5 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
- 3929 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 5 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -61 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -42 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
558 WWUS75 KTWC 290928 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tucson AZ 228 AM MST Mon Jun 29 2020 AZZ502>515-300300- /O.NEW.KTWC.WI.Y.0003.200629T1900Z-200630T0300Z/ 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, Mammoth, Oracle, Sierra Vista, Benson, Willcox, Douglas, Clifton, Safford, Hannagan Meadow, Mount Graham, Chiricahua NM, Bisbee, Canelo Hills, Madera Canyon, Mount Lemmon, and Summerhaven 228 AM MST Mon Jun 29 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Portions of Southeast Arizona. * WHEN...From noon today to 8 PM MST this evening. * IMPACTS...Difficult driving conditions, especially for larger vehicles traveling along roads with crosswinds. Light, unsecured objects may become airborne. Minor tree damage possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Visit us on Facebook...Twitter...YouTube...and at weather.gov/Tucson
2 follow-up statements
465 WWUS75 KTWC 292102 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tucson AZ 202 PM MST Mon Jun 29 2020 AZZ502>515-300300- /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-200630T0300Z/ Tohono O'odham Nation-Upper Santa Cruz River Valley/Altar Valley- Tucson Metro Area-South Central Pinal County- Southeast Pinal County-Upper San Pedro River Valley- Eastern Cochise County below 5000 feet-Upper Gila River Valley- White Mountains of Graham and Greenlee Counties- Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains-Chiricahua Mountains- Dragoon and Mule and Huachuca and Santa Rita Mountains- Catalina and Rincon Mountains-Baboquivari Mountains- Including the cities of Sells, Nogales, Tucson, Green Valley, Marana, Vail, Mammoth, Oracle, Sierra Vista, Benson, Willcox, Douglas, Clifton, Safford, Hannagan Meadow, Mount Graham, Chiricahua NM, Bisbee, Canelo Hills, Madera Canyon, Mount Lemmon, and Summerhaven 202 PM MST Mon Jun 29 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Most of Southeast Arizona. * WHEN...Until 8 PM MST this evening. * IMPACTS...Difficult driving conditions, especially for larger vehicles traveling along roads with crosswinds. Light, unsecured objects may become airborne. Minor tree damage possible. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Visit us on Facebook...Twitter...YouTube...and at weather.gov/Tucson
212 WWUS75 KTWC 300307 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tucson AZ 807 PM MST Mon Jun 29 2020 AZZ502>515-300415- /O.EXP.KTWC.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-200630T0300Z/ 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, Mammoth, Oracle, Sierra Vista, Benson, Willcox, Douglas, Clifton, Safford, Hannagan Meadow, Mount Graham, Chiricahua NM, Bisbee, Canelo Hills, Madera Canyon, Mount Lemmon, and Summerhaven 807 PM MST Mon Jun 29 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... Winds are gradually diminishing across southeast Arizona this evening. Thus, the Wind Advisory has been allowed to expire. Expect some gusty southwest to west winds again Tuesday afternoon. However, wind speeds not be as strong versus wind speeds observed earlier today. $$ Visit us on Facebook...Twitter...YouTube...and at weather.gov/Tucson
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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.