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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 77, NWS Tucson, AZ

July 19, 2021Pima County, Santa Cruz County, Arizona

NWS Tucson, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 19, 2021, 5:37 PM MST for Pima County, Santa Cruz 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 19, 2021, 5:37 PM MST (00:37 UTC)
Expired
Jul 19, 2021, 6:15 PM MST
In force
38 min
Issued by
NWS Tucson, AZ
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Pima County, AZ, Santa Cruz County, AZ

The radar

The Tucson radar (KEMX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:37 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, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 71 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 2021-07-20Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 134 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 2021-07-20The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -3 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
134 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-35 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2677 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
17 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
94 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

018 
WUUS55 KTWC 200037
SVRTWC
AZC019-023-200115-
/O.NEW.KTWC.SV.W.0077.210720T0037Z-210720T0115Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
537 PM MST Mon Jul 19 2021

The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  South central Pima County in southeastern Arizona...
  Northwestern Santa Cruz County in southeastern Arizona...

* Until 615 PM MST.

* At 537 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Arivaca, or
  12 miles west of Tubac, moving southwest 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...
  Arivaca, Ruby and Arivaca Lake. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3174 11132 3161 11109 3142 11123 3158 11148
TIME...MOT...LOC 0037Z 039DEG 14KT 3157 11126 

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

GL
2 follow-up statements
731 
WWUS55 KTWC 200055
SVSTWC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
555 PM MST Mon Jul 19 2021

AZC019-023-200115-
/O.CON.KTWC.SV.W.0077.000000T0000Z-210720T0115Z/
Pima-Santa Cruz-
555 PM MST Mon Jul 19 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 PM MST
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL PIMA AND NORTHWESTERN SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES...

At 555 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Arivaca, or 16
miles southwest of Tubac, moving southwest at 15 mph.

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

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
Arivaca, Ruby and Arivaca Lake. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

For your protection move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a
building.

&&

LAT...LON 3174 11132 3161 11109 3142 11123 3158 11148
TIME...MOT...LOC 0055Z 039DEG 14KT 3151 11131 

HAIL...0.75IN
WIND...60MPH
 
$$

GL
171 
WWUS55 KTWC 200105
SVSTWC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
605 PM MST Mon Jul 19 2021

AZC019-023-200115-
/O.EXP.KTWC.SV.W.0077.000000T0000Z-210720T0115Z/
Pima-Santa Cruz-
605 PM MST Mon Jul 19 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL PIMA AND
NORTHWESTERN SANTA CRUZ COUNTIES 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.  However heavy rain
is still possible with this thunderstorm.

LAT...LON 3174 11132 3161 11109 3142 11123 3158 11148
TIME...MOT...LOC 0105Z 039DEG 14KT 3150 11132 

$$

GL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 20, 4:12 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCPima33 min
Jul 20, 4:40 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCGraham50 min
Jul 20, 4:52 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCPima53 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.