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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 166, NWS Flagstaff, AZ

August 17, 2021Coconino County, Arizona

NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 17, 2021, 8:42 PM MST for Coconino County, Arizona. It was in force for 33 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
Aug 17, 2021, 8:42 PM MST (03:42 UTC)
Expired
Aug 17, 2021, 9:15 PM MST
In force
33 min
Issued by
NWS Flagstaff, AZ
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Coconino County, AZ

The radar

The Cedar City radar (KICX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:46 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

Flgstf/Belemont, AZ (KFGZ), launched 00:00Z, 3.7 hours before the alert went out and 200 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, Flgstf/Belemont, AZ at 00:00Z on 2021-08-18Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 284 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Flgstf/Belemont, AZ at 00:00Z on 2021-08-18The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 44 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
284 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-89 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1301 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
18 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
44 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
74 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

570 
WUUS55 KFGZ 180342
SVRFGZ
AZC005-180415-
/O.NEW.KFGZ.SV.W.0166.210818T0342Z-210818T0415Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ
842 PM MST Tue Aug 17 2021

The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Coconino County in north central Arizona...

* Until 915 PM MST.

* At 842 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Fredonia, 
  moving east at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Fredonia.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3700 11230 3687 11229 3687 11256 3690 11257
      3691 11255 3694 11254 3695 11253 3697 11253
      3698 11254 3700 11241
TIME...MOT...LOC 0342Z 261DEG 14KT 3694 11251 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$
JJ
1 follow-up statement
399 
WWUS55 KFGZ 180406
SVSFGZ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ
906 PM MST Tue Aug 17 2021

AZC005-180415-
/O.EXP.KFGZ.SV.W.0166.000000T0000Z-210818T0415Z/
Coconino-
906 PM MST Tue Aug 17 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR COCONINO COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
915 PM MST...
                
The storm which prompted the warning near Fredonia has weakened 
below severe limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life 
or property. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. 
However heavy rain is still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3700 11230 3687 11229 3687 11256 3690 11257
      3691 11255 3694 11254 3695 11253 3697 11253
      3698 11254 3700 11241
TIME...MOT...LOC 0405Z 261DEG 14KT 3695 11245 

$$
JJ

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 17, 5:02 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatFGZCoconino3 hr
Aug 17, 6:23 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatFGZCoconino2 hr
Aug 17, 8:30 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatFGZCoconino2 hr
Aug 17, 9:07 PM MSTFlash Flood WatchFGZApache, Coconino, Gila, Navajo, Yavapai26 hr
Aug 17, 10:42 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatFGZCoconino11 hr
Aug 18, 8:43 AM MSTSpecial Weather StatementFGZ47 min
Aug 18, 9:29 AM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatFGZCoconino3 hr
Aug 18, 9:44 AM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatFGZGila7 hr
Aug 18, 10:37 AM MSTSpecial Weather StatementFGZ38 min
Aug 18, 10:47 AM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatFGZYavapai3 hr
Aug 18, 11:11 AM MSTSpecial Weather StatementFGZ34 min
Aug 18, 11:54 AM MSTSpecial Weather StatementFGZ36 min
Aug 18, 12:01 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementFGZ44 min
Aug 18, 12:07 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatFGZApache, Navajo3 hr
Aug 18, 12:24 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatFGZYavapai3 hr
Aug 18, 12:31 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatFGZYavapai3 hr
Aug 18, 12:51 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatFGZGila, Yavapai4 hr
Aug 18, 1:05 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGZGila, Yavapai40 min
Aug 18, 1:09 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatFGZCoconino3 hr
Aug 18, 1:37 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGZCoconino38 min
Aug 18, 1:47 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatFGZCoconino118 min
Aug 18, 2:19 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryFGZNavajo3 hr
Aug 18, 2:44 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementFGZYavapai31 min
Aug 18, 2:52 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningFGZNavajo3 hr
Aug 18, 3:32 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningFGZCoconino, Yavapai3 hr
Aug 18, 3:45 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementFGZ30 min
Aug 18, 4:12 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatFGZYavapai3 hr

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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.