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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 56, NWS Tucson, AZ

July 12, 2021Pima County, Santa Cruz County, Arizona

NWS Tucson, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 12, 2021, 8:22 PM MST for Pima County, Santa Cruz County, Arizona. It was in force for 38 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, 8:22 PM MST (03:22 UTC)
Expired
Jul 12, 2021, 9:00 PM MST
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Tucson, AZ
Area
Storm-based polygon
Tornado
Possible
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Pima County, AZ, Santa Cruz County, AZ

The radar

The Tucson radar (KEMX), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:24 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, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 59 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.

925 
WUUS55 KTWC 130322
SVRTWC
AZC019-023-130400-
/O.NEW.KTWC.SV.W.0056.210713T0322Z-210713T0400Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Southeastern Pima County in southeastern Arizona...
  Northeastern Santa Cruz County in southeastern Arizona...

* Until 900 PM MST.

* At 821 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Sonoita, or 
  21 miles east of Tubac, 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...
  Patagonia, Sonoita and Elgin. 

This includes the following highways...
 Route 82 between mile markers 20 and 36.
 Route 83 between mile markers 24 and 36.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3176 11074 3168 11055 3151 11063 3160 11099
TIME...MOT...LOC 0321Z 035DEG 22KT 3167 11069 

TORNADO...POSSIBLE
HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$
1 follow-up statement
782 
WWUS55 KTWC 130359
SVSTWC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
859 PM MST Mon Jul 12 2021

AZC019-023-130409-
/O.EXP.KTWC.SV.W.0056.000000T0000Z-210713T0400Z/
Pima-Santa Cruz-
859 PM MST Mon Jul 12 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTHEASTERN PIMA AND
NORTHEASTERN SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 900 PM MST...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.

LAT...LON 3176 11074 3168 11055 3151 11063 3160 11099
TIME...MOT...LOC 0359Z 035DEG 22KT 3149 11083 

$$

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, 7:49 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCCochise, Pima41 min
Jul 12, 7:50 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC40 min
Jul 12, 8:05 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCGraham3 hr
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.