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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 134, NWS Tucson, AZ

August 10, 2021Pima County, Arizona

NWS Tucson, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 10, 2021, 6:19 PM MST for Pima County, Arizona. It was in force for 26 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 10, 2021, 6:19 PM MST (01:19 UTC)
Expired
Aug 10, 2021, 6:45 PM MST
In force
26 min
Issued by
NWS Tucson, AZ
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Pima County, AZ

The radar

The Tucson radar (KEMX), 122 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:22 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, 1.3 hours before the alert went out and 96 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 2021-08-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 684 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 2021-08-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 13 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
684 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-24 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1753 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
68 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

879 
WUUS55 KTWC 110119
SVRTWC
AZC019-110145-
/O.NEW.KTWC.SV.W.0134.210811T0119Z-210811T0145Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
619 PM MST Tue Aug 10 2021

The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Central Pima County in southeastern Arizona...

* Until 645 PM MST.

* At 618 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northwest
  of Sells, moving northeast at 15 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Sells, No:ligk, Comobabi, South Comobabi, Cababi, Sil Nakya, San
  Luis - Sells District and Rincon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3189 11198 3210 11211 3229 11184 3205 11163
TIME...MOT...LOC 0118Z 234DEG 14KT 3203 11196 

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

$$

RH
2 follow-up statements
079 
WWUS55 KTWC 110132
SVSTWC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
632 PM MST Tue Aug 10 2021

AZC019-110145-
/O.CON.KTWC.SV.W.0134.000000T0000Z-210811T0145Z/
Pima-
632 PM MST Tue Aug 10 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MST
FOR CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY...

At 631 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles north of
Sells, moving northeast at 15 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...
Sells, No:ligk, Comobabi, South Comobabi, Cababi, Sil Nakya, San Luis
- Sells District and Rincon.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3189 11198 3210 11211 3229 11184 3205 11163
TIME...MOT...LOC 0131Z 234DEG 14KT 3206 11191 

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

$$

RH
915 
WWUS55 KTWC 110145
SVSTWC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
645 PM MST Tue Aug 10 2021

AZC019-110154-
/O.EXP.KTWC.SV.W.0134.000000T0000Z-210811T0145Z/
Pima-
645 PM MST Tue Aug 10 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 645 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 3189 11198 3210 11211 3229 11184 3205 11163
TIME...MOT...LOC 0144Z 234DEG 14KT 3209 11187 

$$

RH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 10, 5:03 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima, Santa Cruz27 min
Aug 10, 6:15 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima20 min
Aug 10, 6:32 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC28 min
Aug 10, 6:35 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCPima3 hr
Aug 10, 6:41 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCPima4 hr
Aug 10, 6:49 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCPima3 hr
Aug 10, 7:07 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCPima38 min
Aug 10, 7:43 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCPima3 hr
Aug 10, 7:50 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima3 hr
Aug 10, 8:27 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC33 min
Aug 10, 8:31 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCPinal29 min
Aug 10, 9:41 PM MSTAreal Flood WarningTWCPima6 hr
Aug 10, 10:06 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima23 min
Aug 10, 10:29 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCPima2 hr
Aug 10, 11:35 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningTWCPima55 min
Aug 11, 12:21 AM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCPima4 hr
Aug 11, 12:54 AM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPinal111 min
Aug 11, 2:04 AM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCPima3 hr
Aug 11, 3:24 AM MSTAreal Flood WarningTWCPima6 hr
Aug 11, 4:13 AM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCPima4 hr
Aug 11, 4:55 AM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima3 hr
Aug 11, 8:14 AM MSTAreal Flood WarningTWCPima, Pinal6 hr
Aug 11, 1:41 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCCochise, Santa Cruz2 hr
Aug 11, 2:12 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCSanta Cruz45 min
Aug 11, 2:24 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCSanta Cruz21 min
Aug 11, 2:57 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCSanta Cruz2 hr
Aug 11, 3:00 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCCochise31 min
Aug 11, 3:17 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCCochise11 min
Aug 11, 3:28 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCCochise3 hr
Aug 11, 3:56 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC34 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.