Alert archive / Arizona / Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in 2021
Severe Thunderstorm Warning 70, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 18, 2021, 5:27 PM MST for Cochise County, Graham County, Arizona. It was in force for 48 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 18, 2021, 5:27 PM MST (00:27 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 18, 2021, 6:15 PM MST
- In force
- 48 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), 73 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Phoenix, AZ (KPSR), launched 00:00Z, 0.5 hours before the alert went out and 227 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1031 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -48 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2190 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 86 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.2
The text
As transmitted.
738
WUUS55 KTWC 190027
SVRTWC
AZC003-009-190115-
/O.NEW.KTWC.SV.W.0070.210719T0027Z-210719T0115Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
527 PM MST Sun Jul 18 2021
The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
South central Graham County in southeastern Arizona...
North central Cochise County in southeastern Arizona...
* Until 615 PM MST.
* At 526 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles west of
Willcox, moving northwest at 5 mph.
HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.
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 326 and 342.
Route 186 between mile markers 327 and 331.
Route 191 between mile markers 64 and 66.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.
Damaging winds and frequent lightning is occurring with this storm.
Move indoors immediately. Lightning is one of nature's leading
killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to
be struck by lightning.
Torrential rainfall is occurring with this storm, and may lead to
flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
&&
LAT...LON 3223 10977 3210 10999 3215 11008 3226 11019
3238 11011 3245 10996
TIME...MOT...LOC 0026Z 137DEG 5KT 3226 10997
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...60MPH
$$
CernigliaThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18, 5:06 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | 39 min | |
| Jul 18, 5:10 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | Cochise | 35 min |
| Jul 18, 5:30 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Cochise | 3 hr |
| Jul 18, 5:37 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Cochise, Graham, Greenlee | 3 hr |
| Jul 18, 5:42 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TWC | Cochise, Santa Cruz | 3 hr |
| Jul 18, 5:46 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | 44 min | |
| Jul 18, 6:01 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | Cochise | 59 min |
| Jul 18, 6:02 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Cochise, Santa Cruz | 43 min |
| Jul 18, 6:06 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Cochise | 2 hr |
| Jul 18, 6:11 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TWC | Santa Cruz | 3 hr |
| Jul 18, 6:12 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Cochise, Graham | 48 min |
| Jul 18, 6:24 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Cochise, Pima | 36 min |
| Jul 18, 6:33 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Cochise, Graham | 3 hr |
| Jul 18, 6:39 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | 66 min | |
| Jul 18, 6:43 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TWC | Cochise, Graham, Pima | 3 hr |
| Jul 18, 7:00 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Cochise, Pima | 3 hr |
| Jul 18, 7:07 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Cochise, Pima | 38 min |
| Jul 18, 7:23 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TWC | Cochise, Pima, Santa Cruz | 3 hr |
| Jul 18, 7:29 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima | 61 min |
| Jul 18, 7:36 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | Cochise | 39 min |
| Jul 18, 7:45 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TWC | Cochise | 3 hr |
| Jul 18, 7:51 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | 39 min | |
| Jul 18, 8:20 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Pima | 3 hr |
| Jul 18, 9:30 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Pima | 3 hr |
| Jul 19, 3:23 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | Greenlee | 22 min |
| Jul 19, 4:03 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TWC | Greenlee | 3 hr |
| Jul 19, 4:06 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Graham, Greenlee | 39 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.