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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 74, NWS Tucson, AZ

July 18, 2021Cochise County, Pima County, Arizona

NWS Tucson, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 18, 2021, 7:07 PM MST for Cochise County, Pima 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 18, 2021, 7:07 PM MST (02:07 UTC)
Expired
Jul 18, 2021, 7:45 PM MST
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Tucson, AZ
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Cochise County, AZ, Pima County, AZ

The radar

The Tucson radar (KEMX), 25 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:11 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

Phoenix, AZ (KPSR), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 200 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, Phoenix, AZ at 00:00Z on 2021-07-19Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1031 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, Phoenix, AZ at 00:00Z on 2021-07-19The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -20 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
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

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The text

As transmitted.

318 
WUUS55 KTWC 190207
SVRTWC
AZC003-019-190245-
/O.NEW.KTWC.SV.W.0074.210719T0207Z-210719T0245Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
707 PM MST Sun Jul 18 2021

The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Pima County in southeastern Arizona...
  West central Cochise County in southeastern Arizona...

* Until 745 PM MST.

* At 707 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles northwest
  of Benson, moving west at 15 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...
  Vail, Saguaro National Park East and Mescal. 

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 10 between mile markers 278 and 297.
 Route 83 near mile marker 58.

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 11039 3195 11043 3201 11077 3223 11067
TIME...MOT...LOC 0207Z 104DEG 12KT 3205 11048 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

AH
2 follow-up statements
861 
WWUS55 KTWC 190228
SVSTWC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
728 PM MST Sun Jul 18 2021

AZC003-019-190245-
/O.CON.KTWC.SV.W.0074.000000T0000Z-210719T0245Z/
Pima-Cochise-
728 PM MST Sun Jul 18 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM MST
FOR EAST CENTRAL PIMA AND WEST CENTRAL COCHISE COUNTIES...

At 728 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northeast of
Vail, or 16 miles northwest of Benson, moving west at 15 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...
Vail, Saguaro National Park East and Mescal. 

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 10 between mile markers 278 and 297.
 Route 83 near mile marker 58.

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 11039 3195 11043 3201 11077 3223 11067
TIME...MOT...LOC 0228Z 104DEG 12KT 3207 11056 

HAIL...1.00IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

AH
855 
WWUS55 KTWC 190241
SVSTWC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
741 PM MST Sun Jul 18 2021

AZC003-019-190251-
/O.EXP.KTWC.SV.W.0074.000000T0000Z-210719T0245Z/
Pima-Cochise-
741 PM MST Sun Jul 18 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL PIMA AND WEST
CENTRAL COCHISE COUNTIES WILL EXPIRE AT 745 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.

LAT...LON 3215 11039 3195 11043 3201 11077 3223 11067
TIME...MOT...LOC 0241Z 104DEG 12KT 3208 11060 

$$

AH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 18, 5:06 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC39 min
Jul 18, 5:10 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCCochise35 min
Jul 18, 5:27 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCCochise, Graham48 min
Jul 18, 5:30 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCCochise3 hr
Jul 18, 5:37 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCCochise, Graham, Greenlee3 hr
Jul 18, 5:42 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCCochise, Santa Cruz3 hr
Jul 18, 5:46 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC44 min
Jul 18, 6:01 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCCochise59 min
Jul 18, 6:02 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCCochise, Santa Cruz43 min
Jul 18, 6:06 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCCochise2 hr
Jul 18, 6:11 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCSanta Cruz3 hr
Jul 18, 6:12 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCCochise, Graham48 min
Jul 18, 6:24 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCCochise, Pima36 min
Jul 18, 6:33 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCCochise, Graham3 hr
Jul 18, 6:39 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC66 min
Jul 18, 6:43 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCCochise, Graham, Pima3 hr
Jul 18, 7:00 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCCochise, Pima3 hr
Jul 18, 7:23 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCCochise, Pima, Santa Cruz3 hr
Jul 18, 7:29 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima61 min
Jul 18, 7:36 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCCochise39 min
Jul 18, 7:45 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCCochise3 hr
Jul 18, 7:51 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC39 min
Jul 18, 8:20 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCPima3 hr
Jul 18, 9:30 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCPima3 hr
Jul 19, 3:23 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCGreenlee22 min
Jul 19, 4:03 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCGreenlee3 hr
Jul 19, 4:06 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCGraham, Greenlee39 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.