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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 178, NWS Tucson, AZ

September 5, 2021Pima County, Santa Cruz County, Arizona

NWS Tucson, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 5, 2021, 3:37 PM MST for Pima County, Santa Cruz County, Arizona. It was in force for 53 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
Sep 5, 2021, 3:37 PM MST (22:37 UTC)
Expired
Sep 5, 2021, 4:30 PM MST
In force
53 min
Issued by
NWS Tucson, AZ
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Pima County, AZ, Santa Cruz County, AZ

The radar

The Tucson radar (KEMX), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:39 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, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 38 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 2021-09-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1016 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 2021-09-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 53 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
1016 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-184 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1856 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
30 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
53 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
20 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

713 
WUUS55 KTWC 052237
SVRTWC
AZC019-023-052330-
/O.NEW.KTWC.SV.W.0178.210905T2237Z-210905T2330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
337 PM MST Sun Sep 5 2021

The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Pima County in southeastern Arizona...
  North central Santa Cruz County in southeastern Arizona...

* Until 430 PM MST.

* At 336 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located near East 
  Sahuarita, or 7 miles east of Green Valley, moving west 
  and southwest at 20 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Sahuarita, Green Valley, Tubac, Tumacacori, Amado, Madera Canyon 
  and Arivaca Junction.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3196 11088 3178 11065 3153 11108 3193 11131
TIME...MOT...LOC 2236Z 055DEG 18KT 3185 11089 

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

$$

Meyer
1 follow-up statement
318 
WWUS55 KTWC 052321
SVSTWC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
421 PM MST Sun Sep 5 2021

AZC019-023-052330-
/O.EXP.KTWC.SV.W.0178.000000T0000Z-210905T2330Z/
Pima-Santa Cruz-
421 PM MST Sun Sep 5 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL PIMA AND NORTH
CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 430 PM MST...
        
The storm near Green Valley which prompted the warning has moved 
west of the area.Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. 
However gusty winds and heavy rain are still possible with this 
thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3196 11088 3178 11065 3153 11108 3193 11131
TIME...MOT...LOC 2320Z 055DEG 18KT 3175 11106 

$$

Meyer

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 5, 11:52 AM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCSanta Cruz23 min
Sep 5, 12:12 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCCochise33 min
Sep 5, 12:24 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCCochise51 min
Sep 5, 12:37 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCCochise7 min
Sep 5, 12:44 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCCochise106 min
Sep 5, 12:58 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCCochise19 min
Sep 5, 1:02 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima, Santa Cruz43 min
Sep 5, 1:26 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCSanta Cruz2 hr
Sep 5, 2:10 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCSanta Cruz50 min
Sep 5, 2:15 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCGraham45 min
Sep 5, 2:25 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCSanta Cruz50 min
Sep 5, 2:29 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCGraham, Greenlee61 min
Sep 5, 2:31 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCCochise, Pima44 min
Sep 5, 2:34 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCGraham41 min
Sep 5, 2:54 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima111 min
Sep 5, 3:08 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTWCPima, Santa Cruz37 min
Sep 5, 3:13 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCPima2 hr
Sep 5, 3:15 PM MSTTornado WarningTWCPima15 min
Sep 5, 3:22 PM MSTDust Storm WarningTWCPima113 min
Sep 5, 3:24 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCGraham, Greenlee66 min
Sep 5, 3:40 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTWCPima50 min
Sep 5, 3:41 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCGraham2 hr
Sep 5, 3:52 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima38 min
Sep 5, 3:55 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima2 hr
Sep 5, 4:00 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTWCGraham45 min
Sep 5, 4:06 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima114 min
Sep 5, 4:12 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCPima3 hr
Sep 5, 4:16 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTWCPima59 min
Sep 5, 4:30 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima45 min
Sep 5, 4:42 PM MSTDust Storm WarningTWCPima, Pinal93 min
Sep 5, 4:42 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCCochise, Graham63 min
Sep 5, 4:47 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima, Pinal43 min
Sep 5, 4:48 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningTWCPima117 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.