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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 80, NWS Flagstaff, AZ

July 29, 2021Apache County, Arizona

NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 29, 2021, 1:10 PM MST for Apache County, Arizona. It was in force for 50 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
Jul 29, 2021, 1:10 PM MST (20:10 UTC)
Expired
Jul 29, 2021, 2:00 PM MST
In force
50 min
Issued by
NWS Flagstaff, AZ
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Apache County, AZ

The radar

The Flagstaff radar (KFSX), 186 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:09 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 12:00Z, 8.2 hours before the alert went out and 222 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 12:00Z on 2021-07-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 156 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 12:00Z on 2021-07-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 37 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
156 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-113 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1821 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
35 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

079 
WUUS55 KFGZ 292010
SVRFGZ
AZC001-292100-
/O.NEW.KFGZ.SV.W.0080.210729T2010Z-210729T2100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ
110 PM MST Thu Jul 29 2021

The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Apache County in northeastern Arizona...

* Until 200 PM MST/300 PM MDT/.

* At 110 PM MST/210 PM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located over 
  Houck, or 22 miles northwest of Zuni Pueblo, moving northwest at 
  35 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Wide Ruins, Sanders, Houck, Pine Springs and Chambers. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3526 10961 3554 10944 3537 10905 3502 10905
TIME...MOT...LOC 2010Z 119DEG 34KT 3526 10917 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
1 follow-up statement
949 
WWUS55 KFGZ 292055
SVSFGZ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ
155 PM MST Thu Jul 29 2021

AZC001-292104-
/O.EXP.KFGZ.SV.W.0080.000000T0000Z-210729T2100Z/
Apache-
155 PM MST Thu Jul 29 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR APACHE COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
200 PM MST/300 PM MDT/...
                
The thunderstorm which prompted the Severe Thunderstorm Warning near 
Houck has weakened. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

However, small hail and very heavy rain are still possible with this 
thunderstorm from Houck to Chambers.

LAT...LON 3526 10961 3554 10944 3537 10905 3502 10905
TIME...MOT...LOC 2054Z 119DEG 34KT 3545 10960 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 28, 6:47 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementFGZ28 min
Jul 28, 7:06 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatFGZNavajo3 hr
Jul 28, 7:18 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatFGZNavajo3 hr
Jul 29, 11:48 AM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatFGZApache3 hr
Jul 29, 11:57 AM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGZApache, Navajo33 min
Jul 29, 12:21 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGZApache24 min
Jul 29, 12:36 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGZCoconino24 min
Jul 29, 12:44 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGZApache31 min
Jul 29, 12:53 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatFGZApache3 hr
Jul 29, 12:57 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatFGZApache, Navajo3 hr
Jul 29, 1:07 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGZApache, Navajo38 min
Jul 29, 1:13 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGZApache32 min
Jul 29, 1:23 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGZYavapai37 min
Jul 29, 2:05 PM MSTFlash Flood WatchFGZApache, Coconino, Navajo, Yavapai31 hr
Jul 29, 2:09 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatFGZYavapai3 hr
Jul 29, 2:16 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatFGZApache, Navajo3 hr
Jul 29, 2:41 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGZYavapai34 min
Jul 29, 3:03 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGZApache, Navajo27 min
Jul 29, 3:41 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatFGZCoconino, Navajo3 hr
Jul 29, 4:03 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatFGZCoconino3 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.