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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 122, NWS Tucson, AZ

August 7, 2021Cochise County, Arizona

NWS Tucson, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 7, 2021, 3:17 PM MST for Cochise County, Arizona. It was in force for 43 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 7, 2021, 3:17 PM MST (22:17 UTC)
Expired
Aug 7, 2021, 4:00 PM MST
In force
43 min
Issued by
NWS Tucson, AZ
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Cochise County, AZ

The radar

The Tucson radar (KEMX), 101 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:17 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 12:00Z, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 133 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 12:00Z on 2021-08-07Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 174 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 12:00Z on 2021-08-07The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 38 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
174 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-334 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2050 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
38 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
6 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

168 
WUUS55 KTWC 072217
SVRTWC
AZC003-072300-
/O.NEW.KTWC.SV.W.0122.210807T2217Z-210807T2300Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
317 PM MST Sat Aug 7 2021

The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Cochise County in southeastern Arizona...

* Until 400 PM MST.

* At 317 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 20 miles southeast
  of Pearce-Sunsites, or 30 miles north of Douglas, and is nearly
  stationary.

  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 remote areas of
  southeastern Cochise 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 3181 10966 3186 10955 3174 10939 3163 10962
TIME...MOT...LOC 2217Z 332DEG 4KT 3179 10958 

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

$$

JRM
2 follow-up statements
911 
WWUS55 KTWC 072236
SVSTWC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
336 PM MST Sat Aug 7 2021

AZC003-072300-
/O.CON.KTWC.SV.W.0122.000000T0000Z-210807T2300Z/
Cochise-
336 PM MST Sat Aug 7 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM MST
FOR CENTRAL COCHISE COUNTY...

At 334 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 20 miles north of
Bisbee-Douglas Airport, or 28 miles north of Douglas, moving south at
5 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly remote areas of
central Cochise 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 3180 10953 3172 10943 3163 10962 3177 10964
TIME...MOT...LOC 2234Z 350DEG 5KT 3177 10959 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

JRM
945 
WWUS55 KTWC 072252
SVSTWC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
352 PM MST Sat Aug 7 2021

AZC003-072302-
/O.EXP.KTWC.SV.W.0122.000000T0000Z-210807T2300Z/
Cochise-
352 PM MST Sat Aug 7 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL COCHISE COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 400 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 heavy rain 
is still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3180 10953 3172 10943 3163 10962 3177 10964
TIME...MOT...LOC 2252Z 332DEG 4KT 3175 10958 

$$

JRM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 6, 5:01 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima44 min
Aug 6, 5:02 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCPima43 min
Aug 6, 5:14 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCGreenlee46 min
Aug 6, 5:18 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima42 min
Aug 6, 5:27 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima2 hr
Aug 6, 5:28 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima2 hr
Aug 6, 5:29 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima, Pinal46 min
Aug 6, 5:40 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima3 hr
Aug 6, 5:50 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCGraham25 min
Aug 6, 6:00 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCPima3 hr
Aug 6, 6:02 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima, Pinal58 min
Aug 6, 6:19 PM MSTTornado WarningTWCPima26 min
Aug 6, 6:23 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCPima, Pinal4 hr
Aug 6, 7:02 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC43 min
Aug 6, 9:25 PM MSTAreal Flood WarningTWCPima3 hr
Aug 7, 12:54 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCCochise51 min
Aug 7, 1:41 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCCochise49 min
Aug 7, 2:47 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCCochise28 min
Aug 7, 2:55 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCCochise34 min
Aug 7, 3:09 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCCochise111 min
Aug 7, 3:25 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCGreenlee50 min
Aug 7, 3:53 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC52 min
Aug 7, 4:51 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCPima39 min
Aug 7, 4:57 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCCochise48 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.