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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 22, NWS Phoenix, AZ

July 10, 2021Maricopa County, Pinal County, Arizona

NWS Phoenix, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 10, 2021, 9:00 PM MST for Maricopa County, Pinal County, Arizona. It was in force for 45 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jul 10, 2021, 9:00 PM MST (04:00 UTC)
Expired
Jul 10, 2021, 9:45 PM MST
In force
45 min
Issued by
NWS Phoenix, AZ
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Maricopa County, AZ, Pinal County, AZ

The radar

The Phoenix radar (KIWA), 83 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:02 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 10, 9:14 PM MSTTSTM WND GST 652 Se Mobile, AZ***DELAYED REPORT*** MESONET STATION MAMO 2.2 SE MOBILE (AZ ALERT).

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 10, 4:52 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Phoenix, AZ (KPSR), launched 00:00Z, 4.0 hours before the alert went out and 79 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 2021-07-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 965 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 2021-07-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 2 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
965 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-311 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3378 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
116 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

858 
WUUS55 KPSR 110400
SVRPSR
AZC013-021-110445-
/O.NEW.KPSR.SV.W.0022.210711T0400Z-210711T0445Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
900 PM MST Sat Jul 10 2021

The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Maricopa County in south central Arizona...
  Pinal County in southeastern Arizona...

* Until 945 PM MST.

* At 859 PM MST, the leading edge of strong outflow winds from 
  strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 10 
  miles south of Estrella Mountain Ranch to Estrella to Freeman, 
  moving west at 40 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Gila Bend, Maricopa, Estrella, Big Horn, Bosque, Cotton Center,
  Freeman, Gila Bend Auxiliary Field, Estrella Sailport, Sonoran
  National Monument, Mobile, Rainbow Valley, Stanfield and Ak-
  Chin Village.

* This includes the following highways...
  AZ Interstate 8 between mile markers 100 and 170.
  AZ Route 238 between mile markers 1 and 44.
  AZ Route 85 between mile markers 1 and 24, and between mile markers
  119 and 140.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Large hail and damaging winds and continuous cloud to ground
lightning is occurring with these storms. Move indoors immediately.
Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can
hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

&&

LAT...LON 3257 11284 3288 11300 3318 11299 3326 11238
      3312 11202 3276 11177 3279 11187 3276 11205
      3272 11207 3272 11214 3268 11215 3268 11220
      3255 11220 3252 11227
TIME...MOT...LOC 0359Z 070DEG 36KT 3318 11244 3301 11241 3283 11229 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

SDB
2 follow-up statements
706 
WWUS55 KPSR 110429
SVSPSR

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
929 PM MST Sat Jul 10 2021

AZC013-021-110445-
/O.CON.KPSR.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-210711T0445Z/
Maricopa AZ-Pinal AZ-
929 PM MST Sat Jul 10 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 945 PM MST
FOR MARICOPA AND PINAL COUNTIES...

At 928 PM MST, the leading edge of strong outflow winds from strong 
thunderstorms was located along a line extending from near Cotton 
Center to near Gila Bend Auxiliary Field to 13 miles southwest of 
Big Horn, moving west at 40 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Gila Bend, Maricopa, Estrella, Freeman, Big Horn, Gila Bend Auxiliary
Field, Bosque, Estrella Sailport, Sonoran National Monument,
Stanfield, Ak-Chin Village and Mobile.

This includes the following highways...
AZ Interstate 8 between mile markers 100 and 168.
AZ Route 238 between mile markers 1 and 44.
AZ Route 85 between mile markers 1 and 24, and between mile markers
119 and 127.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with these storms.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.

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

&&

LAT...LON 3292 11300 3303 11273 3310 11214 3310 11201
      3278 11182 3278 11183 3279 11187 3276 11205
      3272 11207 3272 11214 3268 11215 3268 11220
      3255 11220 3252 11227 3257 11284 3288 11300
TIME...MOT...LOC 0428Z 070DEG 34KT 3307 11272 3290 11268 3272 11256 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

SDB
748 
WWUS55 KPSR 110444
SVSPSR

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Phoenix AZ
944 PM MST Sat Jul 10 2021

AZC013-021-110454-
/O.EXP.KPSR.SV.W.0022.000000T0000Z-210711T0445Z/
Maricopa AZ-Pinal AZ-
944 PM MST Sat Jul 10 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR MARICOPA AND PINAL COUNTIES
WILL EXPIRE AT 945 PM MST...
            
The storms which prompted the warning have weakened below severe
limits, and no longer pose an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However gusty
winds and heavy rain are still possible with these thunderstorms.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight MST for
south central and southeastern Arizona.

LAT...LON 3292 11300 3303 11273 3310 11214 3310 11201
      3278 11182 3278 11183 3279 11187 3276 11205
      3272 11207 3272 11214 3268 11215 3268 11220
      3255 11220 3252 11227 3257 11284 3288 11300
TIME...MOT...LOC 0444Z 070DEG 36KT 3302 11288 3285 11284 3267 11272 

$$

SDB

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 10, 5:37 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSRGila38 min
Jul 10, 5:45 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSRGila45 min
Jul 10, 6:06 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSRGila39 min
Jul 10, 6:24 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSRGila, Maricopa, Pinal36 min
Jul 10, 6:42 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSRMaricopa33 min
Jul 10, 7:00 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSRGila, Maricopa, Pinal45 min
Jul 10, 7:10 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatPSRGila4 hr
Jul 10, 7:12 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSRMaricopa33 min
Jul 10, 7:27 PM MSTDust Storm WarningPSRMaricopa63 min
Jul 10, 7:31 PM MSTDust Storm WarningPSRMaricopa, Pinal59 min
Jul 10, 7:45 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSRMaricopa, Pinal30 min
Jul 10, 8:16 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningPSRMaricopa, Pinal44 min
Jul 10, 8:29 PM MSTDust Storm WarningPSRMaricopa, Pinal91 min
Jul 10, 8:42 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryPSRMaricopa, Pinal3 hr
Jul 10, 9:48 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR57 min
Jul 10, 9:54 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSRPinal36 min
Jul 10, 10:25 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementPSR35 min
Jul 10, 10:31 PM MSTDust Storm AdvisoryPSRMaricopa, Yuma89 min
Jul 10, 10:43 PM MSTDust Storm WarningPSRMaricopa, Yuma62 min
Jul 10, 11:19 PM MSTDust Storm WarningPSRYuma56 min

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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.