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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 210, NWS Tucson, AZ

October 5, 2021Cochise County, Graham County, Arizona

NWS Tucson, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 5, 2021, 5:26 PM MST for Cochise County, Graham County, Arizona. It was in force for 49 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
Oct 5, 2021, 5:26 PM MST (00:26 UTC)
Expired
Oct 5, 2021, 6:15 PM MST
In force
49 min
Issued by
NWS Tucson, AZ
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Cochise County, AZ, Graham County, AZ

The radar

The Tucson radar (KEMX), 126 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Oct 5, 11:46 AM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC8 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tuscon, AZ (KTUS), launched 00:00Z, 0.4 hours before the alert went out and 137 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 2021-10-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 364 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 2021-10-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -16 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
364 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-96 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2251 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
31 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
63 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.5

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The text

As transmitted.

408 
WUUS55 KTWC 060026
SVRTWC
AZC003-009-060115-
/O.NEW.KTWC.SV.W.0210.211006T0026Z-211006T0115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
526 PM MST Tue Oct 5 2021

The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Graham County in southeastern Arizona...
  Northeastern Cochise County in southeastern Arizona...

* Until 615 PM MST.

* At 525 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles north of
  Bowie, or 22 miles northeast of Willcox, moving northeast at 20
  mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage 
           to roofs, siding, and trees.

* This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly remote areas of
  southeastern Graham and northeastern Cochise Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3237 10953 3243 10971 3268 10945 3256 10924
TIME...MOT...LOC 0025Z 223DEG 16KT 3246 10954 

HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.25 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH

$$

GL
1 follow-up statement
815 
WWUS55 KTWC 060053
SVSTWC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
553 PM MST Tue Oct 5 2021

AZC003-009-060115-
/O.CON.KTWC.SV.W.0210.000000T0000Z-211006T0115Z/
Graham-Cochise-
553 PM MST Tue Oct 5 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM MST
FOR SOUTHEASTERN GRAHAM AND NORTHEASTERN COCHISE COUNTIES...

At 553 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles northwest
of Bowie, or 22 miles northeast of Willcox, moving north at 20 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.

This severe thunderstorm will remain over mainly remote areas of
southeastern Graham and northeastern Cochise Counties.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3237 10953 3243 10971 3268 10945 3256 10924
TIME...MOT...LOC 0053Z 199DEG 18KT 3249 10959 

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

$$

GL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 5, 5:06 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCGraham, Pinal35 min
Oct 5, 5:18 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCCochise27 min
Oct 5, 6:11 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCGraham, Greenlee48 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.