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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 63, NWS Tucson, AZ

July 15, 2021Cochise County, Arizona

NWS Tucson, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 15, 2021, 2:52 PM MST for Cochise 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 15, 2021, 2:52 PM MST (21:52 UTC)
Expired
Jul 15, 2021, 3:30 PM MST
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Tucson, AZ
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.88 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Cochise County, AZ

The radar

The Tucson radar (KEMX), 125 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:54 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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 149 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.

933 
WUUS55 KTWC 152152
SVRTWC
AZC003-152230-
/O.NEW.KTWC.SV.W.0063.210715T2152Z-210715T2230Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  Northeastern Cochise County in southeastern Arizona...

* Until 330 PM MST.

* At 252 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles north of
  Chiricahua National Monument, moving southeast at 15 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Chiricahua National Monument and Paradise. 

This includes Route 181 near mile marker 64.
 
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 3215 10945 3222 10932 3197 10905 3183 10932
TIME...MOT...LOC 2152Z 329DEG 14KT 3214 10935 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Carpenter
2 follow-up statements
705 
WWUS55 KTWC 152215
SVSTWC

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

AZC003-152230-
/O.CON.KTWC.SV.W.0063.000000T0000Z-210715T2230Z/
Cochise-
315 PM MST Thu Jul 15 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM MST
FOR EAST CENTRAL COCHISE COUNTY...

At 315 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Chiricahua
National Monument, moving southeast at 15 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Chiricahua National Monument and Paradise. 

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 3204 10940 3211 10920 3197 10905 3183 10932
TIME...MOT...LOC 2215Z 329DEG 14KT 3206 10929 

HAIL...0.88IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Carpenter
754 
WWUS55 KTWC 152229
SVSTWC

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

AZC003-152239-
/O.EXP.KTWC.SV.W.0063.000000T0000Z-210715T2230Z/
Cochise-
329 PM MST Thu Jul 15 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL COCHISE COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 330 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.

LAT...LON 3204 10940 3211 10920 3197 10905 3183 10932
TIME...MOT...LOC 2229Z 329DEG 14KT 3202 10926 

$$

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, 2:19 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCCochise, Graham41 min
Jul 15, 2:31 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCCochise119 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.