Alert archive / Arizona / Wind Advisories in 2020
Wind Advisory 4, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this wind advisory at Nov 6, 2020, 2:03 PM MST for 6 counties in Arizona. It took effect at Nov 7, 2020, 12:00 PM MST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 6, 2020, 2:03 PM MST (21:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 7, 2020, 12:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Nov 7, 2020, 6:00 PM MST
- In force
- 6 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 21:00 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 12:00Z, 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
- 3919 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 245 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 294 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
046 WWUS75 KTWC 062103 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tucson AZ 203 PM MST Fri Nov 6 2020 AZZ502>515-071200- /O.NEW.KTWC.WI.Y.0004.201107T1900Z-201108T0100Z/ 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 203 PM MST Fri Nov 6 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM MST SATURDAY... * WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts 40 to 50 mph. * WHERE...All of southeast Arizona except for western Pima County. * WHEN...From noon to 6 PM MST Saturday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Patchy blowing dust expected. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Visit us on Facebook...Twitter...YouTube...and at weather.gov/Tucson
3 follow-up statements
870 WWUS75 KTWC 070940 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tucson AZ 240 AM MST Sat Nov 7 2020 AZZ502>515-080100- /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0004.201107T1900Z-201108T0100Z/ Tohono O'odham Nation-Upper Santa Cruz River Valley/Altar Valley- Tucson Metro Area-South Central Pinal County- Southeast Pinal County-Upper San Pedro River Valley- Eastern Cochise County below 5000 feet-Upper Gila River Valley- White Mountains of Graham and Greenlee Counties- Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains-Chiricahua Mountains- Dragoon and Mule and Huachuca and Santa Rita Mountains- Catalina and Rincon Mountains-Baboquivari Mountains- Including the cities of Sells, Nogales, Tucson, Green Valley, Marana, Vail, Picacho Peak State Park, Mammoth, Oracle, Sierra Vista, Benson, Willcox, Clifton, Safford, Hannagan Meadow, Mount Graham, Chiricahua NM, Bisbee, Canelo Hills, Madera Canyon, Mount Lemmon, and Summerhaven 240 AM MST Sat Nov 7 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts 40 to 50 mph. * WHERE...All of southeast Arizona except for western Pima County. * WHEN...From noon to 6 PM MST today. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Patchy blowing dust expected. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Visit us on Facebook...Twitter...YouTube...and at weather.gov/Tucson
401 WWUS75 KTWC 071726 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tucson AZ 1026 AM MST Sat Nov 7 2020 AZZ505-080100- /O.NEW.KTWC.DU.Y.0003.201107T1726Z-201108T0100Z/ /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0004.201107T1900Z-201108T0100Z/ South Central Pinal County- Including the city of Picacho Peak State Park 1026 AM MST Sat Nov 7 2020 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...For the Blowing Dust Advisory, visibility between one quarter mile and one mile in blowing dust. For the Wind Advisory, southwest winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. * WHERE...South Central Pinal County. * WHEN...The Blowing Dust Advisory is in effect until 6 PM MST this evening. The Wind Advisory goes into effect at noon and also lasts until 6 PM MST this evening. * IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to reduced visibility. Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Visibility may briefly drop below one quarter mile in typical dust prone locations such as near MP 214 at Picacho Peak. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Motorists should not drive into an area of blowing dust. Remember, Pull Aside, Stay Alive. Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ AZZ502>504-506>515-080100- /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0004.201107T1900Z-201108T0100Z/ Tohono O'odham Nation-Upper Santa Cruz River Valley/Altar Valley- Tucson Metro Area-Southeast Pinal County- Upper San Pedro River Valley- Eastern Cochise County below 5000 feet-Upper Gila River Valley- White Mountains of Graham and Greenlee Counties- Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains-Chiricahua Mountains- Dragoon and Mule and Huachuca and Santa Rita Mountains- Catalina and Rincon Mountains-Baboquivari Mountains- Including the cities of Sells, Nogales, Tucson, Green Valley, Marana, Vail, Mammoth, Oracle, Sierra Vista, Benson, Willcox, Clifton, Safford, Hannagan Meadow, Mount Graham, Chiricahua NM, Bisbee, Canelo Hills, Madera Canyon, Mount Lemmon, and Summerhaven 1026 AM MST Sat Nov 7 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts 40 to 50 mph. * WHERE...All of southeast Arizona except for western Pima County. * WHEN...From noon to 6 PM MST today. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Patchy blowing dust expected. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Visit us on Facebook...Twitter...YouTube...and at weather.gov/Tucson
181 WWUS75 KTWC 080106 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tucson AZ 606 PM MST Sat Nov 7 2020 AZZ505-080215- /O.EXP.KTWC.DU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-201108T0100Z/ /O.EXP.KTWC.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-201108T0100Z/ South Central Pinal County- Including the city of Picacho Peak State Park 606 PM MST Sat Nov 7 2020 ...BLOWING DUST ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... Winds continued to diminish in speed this evening. As a result, the concern for low visibilities in blowing dust had ended. Thus, both the wind and blowing dust advisories were allowed to expire. $$ AZZ502>504-506>515-080215- /O.EXP.KTWC.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-201108T0100Z/ Tohono O'odham Nation-Upper Santa Cruz River Valley/Altar Valley- Tucson Metro Area-Southeast Pinal County- Upper San Pedro River Valley- Eastern Cochise County below 5000 feet-Upper Gila River Valley- White Mountains of Graham and Greenlee Counties- Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains-Chiricahua Mountains- Dragoon and Mule and Huachuca and Santa Rita Mountains- Catalina and Rincon Mountains-Baboquivari Mountains- Including the cities of Sells, Nogales, Tucson, Green Valley, Marana, Vail, Mammoth, Oracle, Sierra Vista, Benson, Willcox, Clifton, Safford, Hannagan Meadow, Mount Graham, Chiricahua NM, Bisbee, Canelo Hills, Madera Canyon, Mount Lemmon, and Summerhaven 606 PM MST Sat Nov 7 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... Winds continued to diminish in speed this evening. Therefore, the wind advisory was allowed to expire. $$ 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.