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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 187, NWS Tucson, AZ

September 5, 2021Cochise County, Graham County, Pima County, Arizona

NWS Tucson, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 5, 2021, 5:18 PM MST for Cochise County, Graham County, Pima County, Arizona. It was in force for 42 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, 5:18 PM MST (00:18 UTC)
Expired
Sep 5, 2021, 6:00 PM MST
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Tucson, AZ
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Cochise County, AZ, Graham County, AZ, Pima County, AZ

The radar

The Tucson radar (KEMX), 53 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:21 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

Phoenix, AZ (KPSR), launched 00:00Z, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 205 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, Phoenix, AZ at 00:00Z on 2021-09-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 48 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, Phoenix, AZ at 00:00Z on 2021-09-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 19 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
48 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-147 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3562 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
19 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
36 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

615 
WUUS55 KTWC 060018
SVRTWC
AZC003-009-019-060100-
/O.NEW.KTWC.SV.W.0187.210906T0018Z-210906T0100Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
518 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...
  Southwestern Graham County in southeastern Arizona...
  Northwestern Cochise County in southeastern Arizona...

* Until 600 PM MST.

* At 518 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 20 miles west of
  Willcox, moving southwest at 30 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Saguaro National Park East, Muleshoe Ranch Preserve, Texas Canyon
  and Cascabel.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Wind damage with this storm may occur before any rain or lightning.
Do not wait for the sound of thunder before taking cover. SEEK
SHELTER IMMEDIATELY inside a sturdy structure and stay away from
windows.

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3244 11033 3221 10990 3194 11019 3227 11064
TIME...MOT...LOC 0018Z 039DEG 24KT 3233 11018 

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

$$

JRM
2 follow-up statements
656 
WWUS55 KTWC 060037
SVSTWC

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

AZC009-060046-
/O.CAN.KTWC.SV.W.0187.000000T0000Z-210906T0100Z/
Graham-
537 PM MST Sun Sep 5 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHWESTERN GRAHAM COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has moved out of 
the warned area. Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3235 11015 3223 11002 3194 11019 3227 11064
      3236 11018
TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 039DEG 24KT 3224 11027 

$$

AZC003-019-060100-
/O.CON.KTWC.SV.W.0187.000000T0000Z-210906T0100Z/
Pima-Cochise-
537 PM MST Sun Sep 5 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 600 PM MST
FOR EAST CENTRAL PIMA AND NORTHWESTERN COCHISE COUNTIES...

At 536 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 19 miles northwest
of Dragoon, or 19 miles north of Benson, moving southwest at 30 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Saguaro National Park East, Muleshoe Ranch Preserve and Cascabel. 

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 3235 11015 3223 11002 3194 11019 3227 11064
      3236 11018
TIME...MOT...LOC 0036Z 039DEG 24KT 3224 11027 

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

$$

JRM
721 
WWUS55 KTWC 060054
SVSTWC

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

AZC003-019-060103-
/O.EXP.KTWC.SV.W.0187.000000T0000Z-210906T0100Z/
Pima-Cochise-
554 PM MST Sun Sep 5 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL PIMA AND
NORTHWESTERN COCHISE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 600 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 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 3235 11015 3223 11002 3194 11019 3227 11064
      3236 11018
TIME...MOT...LOC 0053Z 039DEG 24KT 3214 11036 

$$

JRM

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 5, 5:01 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCGraham, Pinal59 min
Sep 5, 5:09 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCPima111 min
Sep 5, 5:37 PM MSTDust Storm AdvisoryTWCPima, Pinal95 min
Sep 5, 5:41 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningTWCPinal2 hr
Sep 5, 5:58 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima, Pinal47 min
Sep 5, 6:02 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC43 min
Sep 5, 6:39 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima, Pinal2 hr
Sep 5, 7:05 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCPima40 min
Sep 5, 10:09 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima3 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.