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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 55, NWS Tucson, AZ

July 12, 2021Cochise County, Pima County, Arizona

NWS Tucson, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 12, 2021, 7:49 PM MST for Cochise County, Pima County, Arizona. It was in force for 41 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 12, 2021, 7:49 PM MST (02:49 UTC)
Expired
Jul 12, 2021, 8:30 PM MST
In force
41 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), 29 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:52 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, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 43 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 2021-07-13Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1102 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tuscon, AZ at 00:00Z on 2021-07-13The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 7 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
1102 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-105 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2775 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
19 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
7 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
40 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

255 
WUUS55 KTWC 130249
SVRTWC
AZC003-019-130330-
/O.NEW.KTWC.SV.W.0055.210713T0249Z-210713T0330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
749 PM MST Mon Jul 12 2021

The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a

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

* Until 830 PM MST.

* At 747 PM MST, a cluster of severe thunderstorms was located just 
  west through northwest of Benson, moving west at 15 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...
  west of Benson, Vail, Saguaro National Park East and Mescal. 

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 10 between mile markers 283 and 296, and near mile marker
 305. Route 83 between mile markers 54 and 55.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3223 11031 3198 11029 3194 11067 3215 11068
TIME...MOT...LOC 0247Z 078DEG 12KT 3203 11040 

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 12, 6:29 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCGraham31 min
Jul 12, 6:39 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCGraham36 min
Jul 12, 7:09 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCCochise, Pima36 min
Jul 12, 7:28 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCGraham, Pinal47 min
Jul 12, 7:45 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCCochise, Pima, Santa Cruz45 min
Jul 12, 7:50 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC40 min
Jul 12, 8:05 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCGraham3 hr
Jul 12, 8:22 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima, Santa Cruz38 min
Jul 12, 8:37 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPinal38 min
Jul 12, 8:37 PM MSTTornado WarningTWCSanta Cruz23 min
Jul 12, 8:51 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima, Santa Cruz39 min
Jul 12, 9:11 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC34 min
Jul 12, 9:14 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCPinal31 min
Jul 12, 9:22 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCCochise, Pima38 min
Jul 12, 9:30 PM MSTDust Storm WarningTWCPima, Pinal60 min
Jul 12, 9:32 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCSanta Cruz43 min
Jul 12, 9:54 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCCochise, Pima3 hr
Jul 12, 9:58 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC47 min
Jul 12, 10:16 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCPima, Pinal3 hr
Jul 12, 10:24 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCPima3 hr
Jul 12, 10:33 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCPima3 hr
Jul 12, 10:34 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCSanta Cruz56 min
Jul 12, 11:17 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCPima28 min
Jul 13, 2:02 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCCochise43 min
Jul 13, 2:57 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCSanta Cruz33 min
Jul 13, 3:02 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCCochise, Pima, Santa Cruz43 min
Jul 13, 3:21 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima, Santa Cruz2 hr
Jul 13, 3:45 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCSanta Cruz45 min
Jul 13, 4:15 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCSanta Cruz45 min
Jul 13, 4:20 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC25 min
Jul 13, 4:38 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima, Pinal3 hr
Jul 13, 4:44 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCCochise46 min
Jul 13, 4:45 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC30 min
Jul 13, 4:58 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPinal32 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.