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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 62, NWS Tucson, AZ

July 15, 2021Cochise County, Graham County, Arizona

NWS Tucson, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 15, 2021, 2:19 PM MST for Cochise County, Graham 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 15, 2021, 2:19 PM MST (21:19 UTC)
Expired
Jul 15, 2021, 3:00 PM MST
In force
41 min
Issued by
NWS Tucson, AZ
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Cochise County, AZ, Graham County, AZ

The radar

The Tucson radar (KEMX), 80 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:20 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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 89 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 2021-07-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1024 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 2021-07-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 14 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
1024 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-67 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1408 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
14 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
41 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

299 
WUUS55 KTWC 152119
SVRTWC
AZC003-009-152200-
/O.NEW.KTWC.SV.W.0062.210715T2119Z-210715T2200Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
219 PM MST Thu Jul 15 2021

The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  South central Graham County in southeastern Arizona...
  Northwestern Cochise County in southeastern Arizona...

* Until 300 PM MST.

* At 219 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 17 miles northwest
  of Willcox, moving south at 20 mph.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

  IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

* Locations impacted include...
  Willcox.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 10 between mile markers 329 and 341.
 Route 186 between mile markers 327 and 329.
 Route 191 between mile markers 65 and 66.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3252 11005 3252 10990 3214 10979 3215 11015
TIME...MOT...LOC 2119Z 000DEG 17KT 3246 10999 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Carpenter
2 follow-up statements
303 
WWUS55 KTWC 152138
SVSTWC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
238 PM MST Thu Jul 15 2021

AZC003-009-152200-
/O.CON.KTWC.SV.W.0062.000000T0000Z-210715T2200Z/
Graham-Cochise-
238 PM MST Thu Jul 15 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 300 PM MST
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL GRAHAM AND NORTHWESTERN COCHISE COUNTIES...

At 238 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 12 miles northwest
of Willcox, moving south at 20 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and penny size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Expect damage to roofs, siding, and trees.

Locations impacted include...
Willcox.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 10 between mile markers 329 and 341.
 Route 186 between mile markers 327 and 328.
 Route 191 between mile markers 65 and 66.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3248 11005 3248 10989 3214 10979 3215 11015
TIME...MOT...LOC 2138Z 000DEG 17KT 3237 10999 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Carpenter
577 
WWUS55 KTWC 152157
SVSTWC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
257 PM MST Thu Jul 15 2021

AZC003-009-152206-
/O.EXP.KTWC.SV.W.0062.000000T0000Z-210715T2200Z/
Graham-Cochise-
257 PM MST Thu Jul 15 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL GRAHAM AND
NORTHWESTERN COCHISE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 300 PM MST...
                
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.  However heavy rain
is still possible with this thunderstorm.

Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for
Northeastern Cochise County until 330 PM MST.

LAT...LON 3248 11005 3248 10989 3214 10979 3215 11015
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 000DEG 17KT 3229 10999 

$$

Carpenter

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 14, 5:33 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC27 min
Jul 14, 5:41 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC49 min
Jul 15, 6:07 AM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima113 min
Jul 15, 6:33 AM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCPima3 hr
Jul 15, 8:12 AM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima2 hr
Jul 15, 8:32 AM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCPima3 hr
Jul 15, 8:40 AM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCPima114 min
Jul 15, 1:51 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCCochise, Graham3 hr
Jul 15, 1:55 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCGreenlee35 min
Jul 15, 2:31 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCCochise119 min
Jul 15, 2:52 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCCochise38 min
Jul 15, 3:15 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCGraham45 min
Jul 15, 3:30 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCGraham, Greenlee3 hr
Jul 15, 3:57 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCGraham33 min
Jul 15, 4:29 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCGraham2 hr
Jul 15, 4:42 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCGraham33 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.