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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 66, NWS Tucson, AZ

July 15, 2021Graham County, Arizona

NWS Tucson, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 15, 2021, 5:20 PM MST for Graham County, Arizona. It was in force for 55 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, 5:20 PM MST (00:20 UTC)
Expired
Jul 15, 2021, 6:15 PM MST
In force
55 min
Issued by
NWS Tucson, AZ
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Graham County, AZ

The radar

The Phoenix radar (KIWA), 177 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:21 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, 0.3 hours before the alert went out and 172 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 2021-07-16Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1226 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 2021-07-16The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -6 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
1226 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-59 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1641 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
8 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-6 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
5 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

283 
WUUS55 KTWC 160020
SVRTWC
AZC009-160115-
/O.NEW.KTWC.SV.W.0066.210716T0020Z-210716T0115Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  North central Graham County in southeastern Arizona...

* Until 615 PM MST.

* At 519 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 27 miles northwest
  of Morenci, or 29 miles north of Safford, and is nearly stationary.

  HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  Point-Of-Pines.

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 3349 10981 3348 10980 3349 10980 3347 10978
      3349 10974 3348 10962 3316 10953 3308 10972
      3311 10993 3350 10992
TIME...MOT...LOC 0019Z 240DEG 2KT 3326 10974 

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

Cerniglia
1 follow-up statement
686 
WWUS55 KTWC 160108
SVSTWC

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

AZC009-160118-
/O.EXP.KTWC.SV.W.0066.000000T0000Z-210716T0115Z/
Graham-
608 PM MST Thu Jul 15 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL GRAHAM COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 615 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 3349 10981 3348 10980 3349 10980 3347 10978
      3349 10974 3348 10962 3316 10953 3308 10972
      3311 10993 3350 10992
TIME...MOT...LOC 0108Z 240DEG 2KT 3327 10972 

$$

Cerniglia

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 15, 5:24 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCGraham3 hr
Jul 15, 6:15 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCGraham30 min
Jul 15, 6:45 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCGraham30 min
Jul 16, 10:21 AM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCSanta Cruz39 min
Jul 16, 10:53 AM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima, Santa Cruz3 hr
Jul 16, 11:25 AM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCSanta Cruz2 hr
Jul 16, 11:31 AM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCCochise, Pima, Santa Cruz119 min
Jul 16, 12:07 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCCochise3 hr
Jul 16, 12:11 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC34 min
Jul 16, 12:46 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCCochise44 min
Jul 16, 12:51 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCCochise114 min
Jul 16, 12:57 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCCochise2 hr
Jul 16, 1:26 PM MSTAreal Flood WarningTWCCochise, Pima, Santa Cruz3 hr
Jul 16, 1:30 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCGreenlee30 min
Jul 16, 1:40 PM MSTAreal Flood WarningTWCSanta Cruz3 hr
Jul 16, 1:51 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCCochise3 hr
Jul 16, 1:57 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCCochise2 hr
Jul 16, 2:03 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCGraham, Greenlee42 min
Jul 16, 2:24 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCGraham3 hr
Jul 16, 2:36 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCCochise, Graham3 hr
Jul 16, 2:38 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCCochise3 hr
Jul 16, 2:44 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCGraham46 min
Jul 16, 2:55 PM MSTAreal Flood WarningTWCCochise3 hr
Jul 16, 3:03 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCCochise, Graham, Pima3 hr
Jul 16, 3:11 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCCochise3 hr
Jul 16, 3:13 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC32 min
Jul 16, 3:20 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCGraham25 min
Jul 16, 3:48 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCGraham3 hr
Jul 16, 3:50 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCPima4 hr
Jul 16, 4:53 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCPinal37 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.