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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 165, NWS Tucson, AZ

August 28, 2021Pinal County, Arizona

NWS Tucson, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Aug 28, 2021, 5:20 PM MST for Pinal 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 28, 2021, 5:20 PM MST (00:20 UTC)
Expired
Aug 28, 2021, 6:00 PM MST
In force
40 min
Issued by
NWS Tucson, AZ
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Pinal County, AZ

The radar

The Phoenix radar (KIWA), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 92 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 2021-08-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 68 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 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 2021-08-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 3 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 km3 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
68 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-165 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2343 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
113 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

986 
WUUS55 KTWC 290020
SVRTWC
AZC021-290100-
/O.NEW.KTWC.SV.W.0165.210829T0020Z-210829T0100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
520 PM MST Sat Aug 28 2021

The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Pinal County in southeastern Arizona...

* Until 600 PM MST.

* At 520 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Kearny, or
  near Hayden, moving west 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...
  Kearny and Dudleyville. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3298 11078 3299 11076 3300 11076 3303 11072
      3293 11063 3285 11095 3308 11106 3311 11086
TIME...MOT...LOC 0020Z 071DEG 12KT 3304 11087 

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

$$

GL
2 follow-up statements
528 
WWUS55 KTWC 290037
SVSTWC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
537 PM MST Sat Aug 28 2021

AZC021-290100-
/O.CON.KTWC.SV.W.0165.000000T0000Z-210829T0100Z/
Pinal-
537 PM MST Sat Aug 28 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM MST
FOR NORTHEASTERN PINAL COUNTY...

At 536 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Kearny, or 8
miles west of Hayden, moving west at 15 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Kearny and Dudleyville. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3298 11078 3299 11076 3300 11076 3303 11072
      3293 11063 3285 11095 3308 11106 3311 11086
TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 071DEG 12KT 3302 11093 

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

$$

GL
537 
WWUS55 KTWC 290057
SVSTWC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
557 PM MST Sat Aug 28 2021

AZC021-290107-
/O.EXP.KTWC.SV.W.0165.000000T0000Z-210829T0100Z/
Pinal-
557 PM MST Sat Aug 28 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PINAL COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 600 PM MST...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and has exited the warned area. Therefore, the warning will 
be allowed to expire. However gusty winds resulting in dense blowing 
dust and heavy rain are still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3298 11078 3299 11076 3300 11076 3303 11072
      3293 11063 3285 11095 3308 11106 3311 11086
TIME...MOT...LOC 0057Z 071DEG 12KT 3301 11097 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 28, 5:03 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCPima, Pinal117 min
Aug 28, 5:12 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCPinal48 min
Aug 28, 6:31 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima44 min
Aug 28, 6:47 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCPinal43 min
Aug 28, 7:01 PM MSTAreal Flood WarningTWCPima, Pinal3 hr
Aug 28, 7:14 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima61 min
Aug 28, 7:41 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningTWCPima109 min
Aug 28, 8:03 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima57 min
Aug 28, 8:25 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCPima2 hr
Aug 29, 2:32 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCCochise43 min
Aug 29, 3:53 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCPima37 min
Aug 29, 4:23 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima112 min
Aug 29, 4:46 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCPinal59 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.