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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 75, NWS Tucson, AZ

July 18, 2021Pima County, Arizona

NWS Tucson, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 18, 2021, 7:29 PM MST for Pima County, Arizona. It was in force for 61 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, 7:29 PM MST (02:29 UTC)
Expired
Jul 18, 2021, 8:30 PM MST
In force
61 min
Issued by
NWS Tucson, AZ
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Pima County, AZ

The radar

The Tucson radar (KEMX), 7 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:30 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, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 217 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.

411 
WUUS55 KTWC 190229
SVRTWC
AZC019-190330-
/O.NEW.KTWC.SV.W.0075.210719T0229Z-210719T0330Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
729 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...

* Until 830 PM MST.

* At 729 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles west of
  Kartchner Caverns State Park, or 14 miles southwest of Benson,
  moving north 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 and Corona De Tucson. 

This includes Route 83 between mile markers 39 and 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 3181 11080 3203 11084 3196 11045 3174 11045
      3173 11051 3173 11063
TIME...MOT...LOC 0229Z 163DEG 12KT 3182 11052 

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

KG
2 follow-up statements
475 
WWUS55 KTWC 190311
SVSTWC

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

AZC019-190330-
/O.CON.KTWC.SV.W.0075.000000T0000Z-210719T0330Z/
Pima-
811 PM MST Sun Jul 18 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM MST
FOR EAST CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY...

At 810 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles southeast of
Vail, or 14 miles west of Benson, moving north 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 and Corona De Tucson. 

This includes Route 83 between mile markers 39 and 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 3181 11080 3203 11084 3196 11045 3174 11045
      3173 11051 3173 11063
TIME...MOT...LOC 0310Z 163DEG 12KT 3195 11057 

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

KG
877 
WWUS55 KTWC 190322
SVSTWC

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

AZC019-190332-
/O.EXP.KTWC.SV.W.0075.000000T0000Z-210719T0330Z/
Pima-
822 PM MST Sun Jul 18 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 830 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 3181 11080 3203 11084 3196 11045 3174 11045
      3173 11051 3173 11063
TIME...MOT...LOC 0322Z 163DEG 12KT 3198 11058 

$$

KG

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, 7:07 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCCochise, Pima38 min
Jul 18, 7:23 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCCochise, Pima, Santa Cruz3 hr
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.