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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 152, NWS Tucson, AZ

August 23, 2021Cochise County, Arizona

NWS Tucson, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 23, 2021, 1:50 PM MST for Cochise County, Arizona. It was in force for 40 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 23, 2021, 1:50 PM MST (20:50 UTC)
Expired
Aug 23, 2021, 2:30 PM MST
In force
40 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), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:52 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, 8.8 hours before the alert went out and 107 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 2021-08-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-08-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -6 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2559 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
50 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

389 
WUUS55 KTWC 232050
SVRTWC
AZC003-232130-
/O.NEW.KTWC.SV.W.0152.210823T2050Z-210823T2130Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
150 PM MST Mon Aug 23 2021

The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a

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

* Until 230 PM MST.

* At 149 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hereford, or
  near Sierra Vista, moving northeast at 5 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...
  Sierra Vista and Hereford. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3139 11009 3148 11022 3167 11010 3156 10991
TIME...MOT...LOC 2049Z 211DEG 7KT 3148 11011 

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

$$

AH
2 follow-up statements
499 
WWUS55 KTWC 232108
SVSTWC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
208 PM MST Mon Aug 23 2021

AZC003-232130-
/O.CON.KTWC.SV.W.0152.000000T0000Z-210823T2130Z/
Cochise-
208 PM MST Mon Aug 23 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 230 PM MST
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL COCHISE COUNTY...

At 208 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles east of
Sierra Vista, moving northeast at 10 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly remote areas of
south central Cochise County.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3143 11005 3152 11017 3167 11010 3156 10991
TIME...MOT...LOC 2108Z 211DEG 7KT 3151 11009 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

AH
943 
WWUS55 KTWC 232124
SVSTWC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
224 PM MST Mon Aug 23 2021

AZC003-232133-
/O.EXP.KTWC.SV.W.0152.000000T0000Z-210823T2130Z/
Cochise-
224 PM MST Mon Aug 23 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL COCHISE COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 230 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.

LAT...LON 3143 11005 3152 11017 3167 11010 3156 10991
TIME...MOT...LOC 2123Z 211DEG 7KT 3153 11008 

$$

AH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 22, 6:24 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCCochise36 min
Aug 23, 12:11 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCCochise3 hr
Aug 23, 12:42 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCCochise3 hr
Aug 23, 1:12 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCCochise48 min
Aug 23, 1:26 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCCochise49 min
Aug 23, 1:28 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCCochise2 hr
Aug 23, 1:42 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCCochise3 hr
Aug 23, 1:54 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCCochise3 hr
Aug 23, 2:09 PM MSTExcessive Heat WatchTWCPima, Pinal24 hr
Aug 23, 2:13 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCCochise47 min
Aug 23, 2:22 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCCochise3 hr
Aug 23, 2:37 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCCochise38 min
Aug 23, 2:43 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCCochise24 min
Aug 23, 3:00 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCCochise45 min
Aug 23, 3:32 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCCochise118 min
Aug 23, 4:03 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCGraham42 min
Aug 23, 4:37 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCGraham, Greenlee38 min
Aug 23, 4:59 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCGraham3 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.