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Flash Flood Warning 13, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this flash flood warning at Jul 10, 2021, 5:10 PM MST for Cochise County, Arizona. It was in force for 2 hr. 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 10, 2021, 5:10 PM MST (00:10 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 10, 2021, 7:15 PM MST
- In force
- 2 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- None
County Cochise County, AZ
The radar
The Tucson radar (KEMX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:11 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
Tuscon, AZ (KTUS), launched 00:00Z, 0.2 hours before the alert went out and 89 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.
- 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
The text
As transmitted.
759
WGUS55 KTWC 110010
FFWTWC
AZC003-110215-
/O.NEW.KTWC.FF.W.0013.210711T0010Z-210711T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Flash Flood Warning
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
510 PM MST Sat Jul 10 2021
The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
* Flash Flood Warning for...
Southwestern Cochise County in southeastern Arizona...
* Until 715 PM MST.
* At 510 PM MST, Doppler radar indicated a cluster of strong to
severe thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area.
Flash flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban
areas, highways, and streets as well as other poor
drainage and low-lying areas.
* Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Sierra Vista, Whetstone, Huachuca City, Tombstone, Fort Huachuca,
Pearce-Sunsites, Charleston and Fairbank.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
&&
LAT...LON 3164 11043 3139 11044 3172 10975 3194 10977
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
JD1 follow-up statement
863
WGUS75 KTWC 110121
FFSTWC
Flash Flood Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
621 PM MST Sat Jul 10 2021
AZC003-110215-
/O.CON.KTWC.FF.W.0013.000000T0000Z-210711T0215Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Cochise AZ-
621 PM MST Sat Jul 10 2021
...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 715 PM MST THIS
EVENING FOR SOUTHWESTERN COCHISE COUNTY...
At 621 PM MST, The heaviest rainfall had ended in the warning area,
but elevated flows in normally dry washes and small streams can
still be expected. Please continue to heed remaining road closures
if there are any.
HAZARD...Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Flash flooding of small creeks and streams as well as
other poor drainage and low-lying areas.
Some locations that will experience flash flooding include...
Sierra Vista, Whetstone, Huachuca City, Tombstone, Fort Huachuca,
Pearce-Sunsites, Charleston and Fairbank.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood
deaths occur in vehicles.
Be aware of your surroundings and do not drive on flooded roads.
&&
LAT...LON 3164 11043 3139 11044 3172 10975 3194 10977
FLASH FLOOD...RADAR INDICATED
$$
JDThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 5:14 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Cochise, Graham | 61 min |
| Jul 10, 5:15 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Cochise | 45 min |
| Jul 10, 5:23 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Santa Cruz | 52 min |
| Jul 10, 5:30 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Cochise | 60 min |
| Jul 10, 5:42 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Santa Cruz | 2 hr |
| Jul 10, 5:46 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Cochise, Pima, Santa Cruz | 59 min |
| Jul 10, 6:05 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Santa Cruz | 40 min |
| Jul 10, 6:13 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Cochise, Graham | 26 min |
| Jul 10, 6:22 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima, Santa Cruz | 53 min |
| Jul 10, 6:50 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | 25 min | |
| Jul 10, 6:57 PM MST | Dust Storm Warning | TWC | Pima, Santa Cruz | 63 min |
| Jul 10, 6:57 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima, Santa Cruz | 48 min |
| Jul 10, 7:06 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Cochise, Pima | 39 min |
| Jul 10, 7:07 PM MST | Dust Storm Warning | TWC | Pima, Pinal | 83 min |
| Jul 10, 7:14 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima | 61 min |
| Jul 10, 7:29 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Cochise, Pima | 2 hr |
| Jul 10, 7:35 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Cochise, Pima | 55 min |
| Jul 10, 8:00 PM MST | Dust Storm Warning | TWC | Pima, Pinal | 86 min |
| Jul 10, 8:06 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima | 39 min |
| Jul 10, 8:12 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima | 48 min |
| Jul 10, 8:22 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Pima | 113 min |
| Jul 10, 8:29 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima | 61 min |
| Jul 10, 8:40 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima, Pinal | 66 min |
| Jul 10, 8:41 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Pima | 2 hr |
| Jul 10, 8:48 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TWC | Pima | 117 min |
| Jul 10, 8:51 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TWC | Pima | 114 min |
| Jul 10, 8:51 PM MST | Tornado Warning | TWC | Pima | 14 min |
| Jul 10, 9:45 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | 60 min | |
| Jul 10, 10:03 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima | 42 min |
| Jul 10, 10:20 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TWC | Pima, Pinal | 3 hr |
| Jul 10, 10:36 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TWC | Pima | 3 hr |
| Jul 11, 4:12 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | Greenlee | 33 min |
| Jul 11, 4:44 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | Greenlee | 46 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.