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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 94, NWS Flagstaff, AZ

August 9, 2021Yavapai County, Arizona

NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 9, 2021, 6:56 PM MST for Yavapai County, Arizona. It was in force for 34 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 9, 2021, 6:56 PM MST (01:56 UTC)
Expired
Aug 9, 2021, 7:30 PM MST
In force
34 min
Issued by
NWS Flagstaff, AZ
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Yavapai County, AZ

The radar

The Flagstaff radar (KFSX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:59 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Phoenix, AZ (KPSR), launched 00:00Z, 1.9 hours before the alert went out and 100 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, Phoenix, AZ at 00:00Z on 2021-08-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 413 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Phoenix, AZ at 00:00Z on 2021-08-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 88 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
413 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-229 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1911 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
88 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
136 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

850 
WUUS55 KFGZ 100156
SVRFGZ
AZC025-100230-
/O.NEW.KFGZ.SV.W.0094.210810T0156Z-210810T0230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ
656 PM MST Mon Aug 9 2021

The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Yavapai County in west central Arizona...

* Until 730 PM MST.

* At 656 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles west of
  Childs Power Plant, or 18 miles south of Camp Verde, moving south
  at 5 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.

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
  Yavapai County.

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 3438 11193 3437 11179 3423 11178 3425 11199
TIME...MOT...LOC 0156Z 010DEG 5KT 3431 11188 

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

$$

MCT
2 follow-up statements
012 
WWUS55 KFGZ 100209
SVSFGZ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ
709 PM MST Mon Aug 9 2021

AZC025-100230-
/O.CON.KFGZ.SV.W.0094.000000T0000Z-210810T0230Z/
Yavapai-
709 PM MST Mon Aug 9 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM MST
FOR YAVAPAI COUNTY...

At 708 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles west of
Childs Power Plant, or 19 miles south of Camp Verde, moving south at
5 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly rural areas of
Yavapai County.

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 3434 11193 3433 11179 3423 11178 3425 11199
TIME...MOT...LOC 0208Z 010DEG 5KT 3429 11188 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

MCT
357 
WWUS55 KFGZ 100222
SVSFGZ

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ
722 PM MST Mon Aug 9 2021

AZC025-100231-
/O.EXP.KFGZ.SV.W.0094.000000T0000Z-210810T0230Z/
Yavapai-
722 PM MST Mon Aug 9 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR YAVAPAI COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT
730 PM MST...
                
The storm which prompted the warning 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 gusty
winds are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3434 11193 3433 11179 3423 11178 3425 11199
TIME...MOT...LOC 0221Z 010DEG 5KT 3427 11188 

$$

MCT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 9, 5:19 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementFGZ41 min
Aug 9, 6:17 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatFGZYavapai3 hr
Aug 9, 7:27 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementFGZ33 min
Aug 9, 7:50 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementFGZGila25 min
Aug 9, 8:44 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementFGZGila46 min
Aug 9, 9:18 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryFGZGila, Navajo3 hr
Aug 9, 9:32 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementFGZGila43 min
Aug 10, 11:35 AM MSTSpecial Weather StatementFGZ25 min
Aug 10, 11:55 AM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGZCoconino15 min
Aug 10, 12:02 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatFGZCoconino3 hr
Aug 10, 12:14 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementFGZ31 min
Aug 10, 12:46 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatFGZCoconino3 hr
Aug 10, 12:59 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatFGZCoconino, Yavapai3 hr
Aug 10, 1:22 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatFGZCoconino, Yavapai53 min
Aug 10, 2:22 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementFGZYavapai23 min
Aug 10, 2:26 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGZYavapai32 min
Aug 10, 2:35 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGZYavapai40 min
Aug 10, 2:43 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatFGZYavapai3 hr
Aug 10, 2:52 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningFGZCoconino, Yavapai38 min
Aug 10, 3:11 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatFGZCoconino, Yavapai3 hr
Aug 10, 3:46 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatFGZYavapai3 hr
Aug 10, 4:13 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.