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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 44, NWS Tucson, AZ

July 10, 2021Cochise County, Pima County, Arizona

NWS Tucson, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 10, 2021, 7:35 PM MST for Cochise County, Pima County, Arizona. It was in force for 55 min. 5 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.

The facts

Issued
Jul 10, 2021, 7:35 PM MST (02:35 UTC)
Expired
Jul 10, 2021, 8:30 PM MST
In force
55 min
Issued by
NWS Tucson, AZ
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Cochise County, AZ, Pima County, AZ

The radar

The Tucson radar (KEMX), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

What was reported inside it

TimeReportWhereRemark
Jul 10, 7:43 PM MSTTSTM WND GST 769 E Tucson, AZMESONET STATION CW6532 TUCSON FREEMAN/OLD SPANISH TRL.
Jul 10, 7:45 PM MSTTSTM WND DMG5 E Tucson, AZMULTIPLE PALO VERDE TREES DOWN NEAR S CAMINO SECO AND E BURNING TREE DR. CWOP SITE RECORDED A 53 MPH WIND GUST IN THE AREA.
Jul 10, 7:52 PM MSTTSTM WND DMG3 Ese Tucson, AZLARGE PALO VERDE TREE DOWN.
Jul 10, 7:53 PM MSTTSTM WND DMG2 E Tucson, AZLARGE PALO VERDE TREE DOWN BLOCKING 2 LANES.
Jul 10, 7:58 PM MSTTSTM WND GST 642 Se Tucson, AZASOS STATION KDMA DAVIS MONTHAN AFB.

Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.

The watch it was issued in

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

IssuedProductOfficeLasted
Jul 10, 4:52 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WatchSPC7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Tuscon, AZ (KTUS), launched 00:00Z, 2.6 hours before the alert went out and 24 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 2021-07-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1025 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 2021-07-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -32 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
1025 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-55 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
3304 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-32 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
45 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

230 
WUUS55 KTWC 110235
SVRTWC
AZC003-019-110330-
/O.NEW.KTWC.SV.W.0044.210711T0235Z-210711T0330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
735 PM MST Sat Jul 10 2021

The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Pima County in southeastern Arizona...
  Western Cochise County in southeastern Arizona...

* Until 830 PM MST.

* At 735 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Saguaro
  National Park East, or 16 miles east of Davis-Monthan Air Force
  Base, moving southwest 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.

* Locations impacted include...
  Tucson, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tanque Verde, Vail, Corona De
  Tucson, Saguaro National Park East, Rita Ranch and Mescal.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 10 between mile markers 269 and 298.
 Route 83 between mile markers 52 and 58.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3234 11056 3196 11041 3188 11082 3222 11089
TIME...MOT...LOC 0235Z 051DEG 16KT 3215 11059 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

GL
1 follow-up statement
089 
WWUS55 KTWC 110325
SVSTWC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
825 PM MST Sat Jul 10 2021

AZC003-019-110330-
/O.EXP.KTWC.SV.W.0044.000000T0000Z-210711T0330Z/
Pima-Cochise-
825 PM MST Sat Jul 10 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL PIMA AND WESTERN
COCHISE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 830 PM MST...
        
The storm which prompted the warning has moved out of the area.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However heavy rain
is still possible with this thunderstorm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until midnight MST for
southeastern Arizona.

LAT...LON 3234 11056 3196 11041 3188 11082 3222 11089
TIME...MOT...LOC 0320Z 051DEG 16KT 3204 11075 

$$

GL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 10, 5:10 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningTWCCochise2 hr
Jul 10, 5:14 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCCochise, Graham61 min
Jul 10, 5:15 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCCochise45 min
Jul 10, 5:23 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCSanta Cruz52 min
Jul 10, 5:30 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCCochise60 min
Jul 10, 5:42 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningTWCSanta Cruz2 hr
Jul 10, 5:46 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCCochise, Pima, Santa Cruz59 min
Jul 10, 6:05 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCSanta Cruz40 min
Jul 10, 6:13 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCCochise, Graham26 min
Jul 10, 6:22 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima, Santa Cruz53 min
Jul 10, 6:50 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC25 min
Jul 10, 6:57 PM MSTDust Storm WarningTWCPima, Santa Cruz63 min
Jul 10, 6:57 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima, Santa Cruz48 min
Jul 10, 7:06 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCCochise, Pima39 min
Jul 10, 7:07 PM MSTDust Storm WarningTWCPima, Pinal83 min
Jul 10, 7:14 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima61 min
Jul 10, 7:29 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningTWCCochise, Pima2 hr
Jul 10, 8:00 PM MSTDust Storm WarningTWCPima, Pinal86 min
Jul 10, 8:06 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima39 min
Jul 10, 8:12 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima48 min
Jul 10, 8:22 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningTWCPima113 min
Jul 10, 8:29 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima61 min
Jul 10, 8:40 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima, Pinal66 min
Jul 10, 8:41 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningTWCPima2 hr
Jul 10, 8:48 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima117 min
Jul 10, 8:51 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima114 min
Jul 10, 8:51 PM MSTTornado WarningTWCPima14 min
Jul 10, 9:45 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC60 min
Jul 10, 10:03 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima42 min
Jul 10, 10:20 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima, Pinal3 hr
Jul 10, 10:36 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima3 hr
Jul 11, 4:12 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCGreenlee33 min
Jul 11, 4:44 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCGreenlee46 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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.