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Dust Storm Warning 3, NWS Tucson, AZ

July 10, 2021Pima County, Pinal County, Arizona

NWS Tucson, AZ issued this dust storm warning at Jul 10, 2021, 7:07 PM MST for Pima County, Pinal County, Arizona. It was in force for 83 min. 3 reports 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, 7:07 PM MST (02:07 UTC)
Expired
Jul 10, 2021, 8:30 PM MST
In force
83 min
Issued by
NWS Tucson, AZ
Area
Storm-based polygon

Counties Pima County, AZ, Pinal County, AZ

The radar

The Tucson radar (KEMX), 82 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:09 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.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 10, 7:23 PM MSTTSTM WND DMG3 Wnw Tucson, AZLARGE TREE DOWN.
Jul 10, 7:53 PM MSTTSTM WND DMG2 E Tucson, AZLARGE PALO VERDE TREE DOWN BLOCKING 2 LANES.
Jul 10, 7:58 PM MSTTSTM WND GST 642 Se Tucson, AZASOS STATION KDMA DAVIS MONTHAN AFB.

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

The nearest sounding before it

Tuscon, AZ (KTUS), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 42 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, Tuscon, AZ at 00:00Z on 2021-07-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1025 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, Tuscon, AZ at 00:00Z on 2021-07-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -32 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
1025 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-55 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3304 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-32 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
45 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

136 
WWUS55 KTWC 110207
DSWTWC

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Dust Storm Warning
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
707 PM MST Sat Jul 10 2021

AZC019-021-110330-
/O.NEW.KTWC.DS.W.0003.210711T0207Z-210711T0330Z/
Pima-Pinal-
707 PM MST Sat Jul 10 2021

The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a

* Dust Storm Warning for...
  Northeastern Pima County in southeastern Arizona...
  South central Pinal County in southeastern Arizona...

* Until 830 PM MST.

* At 706 PM MST, a dust storm was near Tucson, moving west to 
  northwest at 30 mph.

  HAZARD...Less than a quarter mile visibility with strong wind in 
           excess of 40 mph.

  SOURCE...Detected by National Weather Service meteorologists.

  IMPACT...Dangerous life-threatening travel.

* This includes the following highways...
   Interstate 10 between mile markers 219 and 265.
   Interstate 19 near mile marker 63.
   Route 77 between mile markers 70 and 95.
   Route 79 between mile markers 92 and 102.

Locations impacted include...
Tucson, Catalina, Oro Valley, Marana, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base,
Casas Adobes, Flowing Wells, Saddlebrooke, South Tucson, Avra Valley,
Tortolita, Picacho Peak State Park, Catalina State Park, Saguaro
National Park West, Catalina Foothills, Picture Rocks, Red Rock, Dove
Mountain, Oracle Junction and Silver Bell.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should not drive into a dust storm. PULL ASIDE STAY ALIVE!

Strong to severe thunderstorms are also possible behind this dust
channel. Keep updated with this quickly evolving situation.

&&

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

LAT...LON 3263 11088 3213 11084 3240 11161 3274 11136
TIME...MOT...LOC 0206Z 095DEG 13KT 3225 11097 

$$

GL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 10, 5:10 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningTWCCochise2 hr
Jul 10, 5:14 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCCochise, Graham61 min
Jul 10, 5:15 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCCochise45 min
Jul 10, 5:23 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCSanta Cruz52 min
Jul 10, 5:30 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCCochise60 min
Jul 10, 5:42 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningTWCSanta Cruz2 hr
Jul 10, 5:46 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCCochise, Pima, Santa Cruz59 min
Jul 10, 6:05 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCSanta Cruz40 min
Jul 10, 6:13 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCCochise, Graham26 min
Jul 10, 6:22 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima, Santa Cruz53 min
Jul 10, 6:50 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC25 min
Jul 10, 6:57 PM MSTDust Storm WarningTWCPima, Santa Cruz63 min
Jul 10, 6:57 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima, Santa Cruz48 min
Jul 10, 7:06 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCCochise, Pima39 min
Jul 10, 7:14 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima61 min
Jul 10, 7:29 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningTWCCochise, Pima2 hr
Jul 10, 7:35 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCCochise, Pima55 min
Jul 10, 8:00 PM MSTDust Storm WarningTWCPima, Pinal86 min
Jul 10, 8:06 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima39 min
Jul 10, 8:12 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima48 min
Jul 10, 8:22 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningTWCPima113 min
Jul 10, 8:29 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima61 min
Jul 10, 8:40 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima, Pinal66 min
Jul 10, 8:41 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningTWCPima2 hr
Jul 10, 8:48 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima117 min
Jul 10, 8:51 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima114 min
Jul 10, 8:51 PM MSTTornado WarningTWCPima14 min
Jul 10, 9:45 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC60 min
Jul 10, 10:03 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima42 min
Jul 10, 10:20 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima, Pinal3 hr
Jul 10, 10:36 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima3 hr
Jul 11, 4:12 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCGreenlee33 min
Jul 11, 4:44 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCGreenlee46 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.