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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 200, NWS Tucson, AZ

September 30, 2021Pinal County, Arizona

NWS Tucson, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Sep 30, 2021, 12:40 AM MST for Pinal County, Arizona. It was in force for 50 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 30, 2021, 12:40 AM MST (07:40 UTC)
Expired
Sep 30, 2021, 1:30 AM MST
In force
50 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), 92 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:41 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, 7.7 hours before the alert went out and 103 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 2021-09-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 314 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 2021-09-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 11 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
314 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-91 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2898 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
11 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
31 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.4

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The text

As transmitted.

759 
WUUS55 KTWC 300740
SVRTWC
AZC021-300830-
/O.NEW.KTWC.SV.W.0200.210930T0740Z-210930T0830Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
1240 AM MST Thu Sep 30 2021

The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a

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

* Until 130 AM MST.

* At 1240 AM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Kearny, or 9
  miles west of Hayden, moving east at 25 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, Dudleyville, Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness, Kelvin and San
  Carlos Reservoir.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3298 11078 3303 11073 3307 11073 3308 11069
      3314 11064 3313 11059 3316 11053 3318 11053
      3318 11050 3290 11047 3288 11102 3316 11107
      3325 11095
TIME...MOT...LOC 0740Z 251DEG 20KT 3305 11094 

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

$$

RH
2 follow-up statements
838 
WWUS55 KTWC 300808
SVSTWC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
108 AM MST Thu Sep 30 2021

AZC021-300830-
/O.CON.KTWC.SV.W.0200.000000T0000Z-210930T0830Z/
Pinal-
108 AM MST Thu Sep 30 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM MST
FOR NORTHEASTERN PINAL COUNTY...

At 108 AM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Christmas,
moving east at 25 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, Dudleyville, Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness and San Carlos
Reservoir.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3298 11078 3303 11073 3307 11073 3308 11069
      3314 11064 3313 11059 3316 11053 3318 11053
      3318 11050 3290 11047 3288 11093 3313 11094
      3325 11095
TIME...MOT...LOC 0808Z 251DEG 20KT 3310 11076 

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

$$

RH
388 
WWUS55 KTWC 300828
SVSTWC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
128 AM MST Thu Sep 30 2021

AZC021-300837-
/O.EXP.KTWC.SV.W.0200.000000T0000Z-210930T0830Z/
Pinal-
128 AM MST Thu Sep 30 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTHEASTERN PINAL COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 130 AM 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 3298 11078 3303 11073 3307 11073 3308 11069
      3314 11064 3313 11059 3316 11053 3318 11053
      3318 11050 3290 11047 3288 11093 3313 11094
      3325 11095
TIME...MOT...LOC 0827Z 251DEG 20KT 3313 11066 

$$

RH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 29, 11:08 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCPima112 min
Sep 29, 11:25 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima3 hr
Sep 29, 11:51 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningTWCPima3 hr
Sep 29, 11:57 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPinal48 min
Sep 30, 12:13 AM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima47 min
Sep 30, 12:24 AM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima, Pinal3 hr
Sep 30, 12:57 AM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCPinal33 min
Sep 30, 3:21 AM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC39 min
Sep 30, 4:05 AM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCCochise115 min
Sep 30, 12:58 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCSanta Cruz47 min
Sep 30, 2:23 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCCochise97 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.