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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 24, NWS Tucson, AZ

July 9, 2021Pima County, Arizona

NWS Tucson, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 9, 2021, 4:08 PM MST for Pima County, Arizona. It was in force for 52 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
Jul 9, 2021, 4:08 PM MST (23:08 UTC)
Expired
Jul 9, 2021, 5:00 PM MST
In force
52 min
Issued by
NWS Tucson, AZ
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.25 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Pima County, AZ

The radar

The Tucson radar (KEMX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:10 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, 11.1 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 12:00Z on 2021-07-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1372 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 2021-07-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 13 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
1372 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-170 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1795 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
23 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
13 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
38 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

906 
WUUS55 KTWC 092308
SVRTWC
AZC019-100000-
/O.NEW.KTWC.SV.W.0024.210709T2308Z-210710T0000Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
408 PM MST Fri Jul 9 2021

The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  South central Pima County in southeastern Arizona...

* Until 500 PM MST.

* At 407 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Topawa, or 10
  miles southeast of Sells, moving west 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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Sells, Topawa, San Miguel, Ali Chukson, Vamori, Cowlic, Choulic,
  Coldfields, Fresnal Canyon, Artesia, Ali Molina, South Komelik and
  Itak.

This includes Route 86 between mile markers 110 and 120.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3190 11159 3156 11158 3166 11207 3197 11202
TIME...MOT...LOC 2307Z 103DEG 21KT 3181 11175 

HAIL...1.25IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
1 follow-up statement
229 
WWUS55 KTWC 092352
SVSTWC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
452 PM MST Fri Jul 9 2021

AZC019-100002-
/O.EXP.KTWC.SV.W.0024.000000T0000Z-210710T0000Z/
Pima-
452 PM MST Fri Jul 9 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 500 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.

LAT...LON 3190 11159 3156 11158 3166 11207 3197 11202
TIME...MOT...LOC 2352Z 103DEG 21KT 3187 11203 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 8, 5:17 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC43 min
Jul 9, 2:52 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCSanta Cruz23 min
Jul 9, 3:06 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima39 min
Jul 9, 3:29 PM MSTTornado WarningTWCPima31 min
Jul 9, 3:45 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima30 min
Jul 9, 3:52 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningTWCPima113 min
Jul 9, 4:58 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCGraham, Pinal19 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.