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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 125, NWS Tucson, AZ

August 8, 2021Santa Cruz County, Arizona

NWS Tucson, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 8, 2021, 4:19 PM MST for Santa Cruz County, Arizona. It was in force for 86 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 8, 2021, 4:19 PM MST (23:19 UTC)
Expired
Aug 8, 2021, 5:45 PM MST
In force
86 min
Issued by
NWS Tucson, AZ
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Santa Cruz County, AZ

The radar

The Tucson radar (KEMX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:20 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, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 88 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 2021-08-08Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 359 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 2021-08-08The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -31 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
359 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-232 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1832 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-31 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
51 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

984 
WUUS55 KTWC 082319
SVRTWC
AZC023-090045-
/O.NEW.KTWC.SV.W.0125.210808T2319Z-210809T0045Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
419 PM MST Sun Aug 8 2021

The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  South central Santa Cruz County in southeastern Arizona...

* Until 545 PM MST.

* At 418 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Nogales 
  International Airport, or 10 miles east of Nogales, and is slowly 
  moving west around 5 to 10 mph. Addiiotnal storms are expected to 
  rapidly develop ahead of this line.  

  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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Nogales, Nogales International Airport and Kino Springs. 

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 3136 11098 3149 11091 3142 11066 3133 11067
      3133 11097
TIME...MOT...LOC 2318Z 098DEG 2KT 3137 11075 

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

$$

JRM
2 follow-up statements
352 
WWUS55 KTWC 082350
SVSTWC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
450 PM MST Sun Aug 8 2021

AZC023-090045-
/O.CON.KTWC.SV.W.0125.000000T0000Z-210809T0045Z/
Santa Cruz-
450 PM MST Sun Aug 8 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 545 PM MST
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ COUNTY...

At 449 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Nogales 
International Airport, or 10 miles east of Nogales, and is slowly 
moving west around 5 to 10 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.

Locations impacted include...
Nogales, Nogales International Airport and Kino Springs. 

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 3136 11098 3149 11091 3144 11072 3133 11075
      3133 11097
TIME...MOT...LOC 2349Z 100DEG 3KT 3141 11076 

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

$$

JRM
898 
WWUS55 KTWC 090035
SVSTWC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
535 PM MST Sun Aug 8 2021

AZC023-090045-
/O.EXP.KTWC.SV.W.0125.000000T0000Z-210809T0045Z/
Santa Cruz-
535 PM MST Sun Aug 8 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ
COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 545 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 and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

To report severe weather, contact your nearest law enforcement
agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service
Tucson.

LAT...LON 3136 11098 3149 11091 3144 11072 3133 11075
      3133 11097
TIME...MOT...LOC 0035Z 098DEG 2KT 3141 11079 

$$

JRM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 7, 5:46 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC44 min
Aug 7, 5:54 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCGreenlee36 min
Aug 7, 6:19 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima116 min
Aug 8, 2:48 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima42 min
Aug 8, 2:54 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCGreenlee36 min
Aug 8, 3:08 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCPima3 hr
Aug 8, 3:42 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCCochise33 min
Aug 8, 3:46 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC44 min
Aug 8, 4:11 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCPima49 min
Aug 8, 4:12 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCSanta Cruz33 min
Aug 8, 4:21 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCCochise114 min
Aug 8, 4:21 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCSanta Cruz84 min
Aug 8, 4:26 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima2 hr
Aug 8, 4:33 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCCochise27 min
Aug 8, 4:48 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCSanta Cruz3 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.