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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 86, NWS Tucson, AZ

July 22, 2021Pima County, Santa Cruz County, Arizona

NWS Tucson, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 22, 2021, 2:43 PM MST for Pima County, Santa Cruz County, Arizona. It was in force for 47 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 22, 2021, 2:43 PM MST (21:43 UTC)
Expired
Jul 22, 2021, 3:30 PM MST
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Tucson, AZ
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Pima County, AZ, Santa Cruz County, AZ

The radar

The Tucson radar (KEMX), 14 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:44 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 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 44 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 12:00Z on 2021-07-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 970 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 12:00Z on 2021-07-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -25 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
970 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-227 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1720 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-25 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-68 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

510 
WUUS55 KTWC 222143
SVRTWC
AZC019-023-222230-
/O.NEW.KTWC.SV.W.0086.210722T2143Z-210722T2230Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Warning
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
243 PM MST Thu Jul 22 2021

The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  East central Pima County in southeastern Arizona...
  North central Santa Cruz County in southeastern Arizona...

* Until 330 PM MST.

* At 243 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles north of
  Sonoita, or 19 miles southeast of Sahuarita, moving west at 10 mph.

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

  SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

* Locations impacted include...
  East Sahuarita, Sonoita and Madera Canyon. 

This includes the following highways...
 Route 82 near mile marker 33.
 Route 83 between mile markers 33 and 49.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3186 11057 3168 11064 3169 11095 3193 11091
TIME...MOT...LOC 2143Z 100DEG 9KT 3179 11068 

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

RH
2 follow-up statements
578 
WWUS55 KTWC 222208
SVSTWC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
308 PM MST Thu Jul 22 2021

AZC023-222217-
/O.CAN.KTWC.SV.W.0086.000000T0000Z-210722T2230Z/
Santa Cruz-
308 PM MST Thu Jul 22 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR NORTH CENTRAL SANTA CRUZ
COUNTY IS CANCELLED...
    
The severe thunderstorm which prompted the warning has weakened.
Therefore, the warning has been cancelled.

LAT...LON 3188 11068 3175 11073 3175 11094 3193 11091
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 100DEG 9KT 3180 11075 

$$

AZC019-222230-
/O.CON.KTWC.SV.W.0086.000000T0000Z-210722T2230Z/
Pima-
308 PM MST Thu Jul 22 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 330 PM MST
FOR EAST CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY...

At 307 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles northwest of
Sonoita, or 16 miles southeast of Sahuarita, moving west at 10 mph.

HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

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

Locations impacted include...
East Sahuarita.

This includes Route 83 between mile markers 43 and 48.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3188 11068 3175 11073 3175 11094 3193 11091
TIME...MOT...LOC 2207Z 100DEG 9KT 3180 11075 

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

RH
102 
WWUS55 KTWC 222222
SVSTWC

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
322 PM MST Thu Jul 22 2021

AZC019-222232-
/O.EXP.KTWC.SV.W.0086.000000T0000Z-210722T2230Z/
Pima-
322 PM MST Thu Jul 22 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY WILL
EXPIRE AT 330 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 3188 11068 3175 11073 3175 11094 3193 11091
TIME...MOT...LOC 2222Z 100DEG 9KT 3181 11079 

$$

RH

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 21, 6:15 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCSanta Cruz45 min
Jul 21, 6:35 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCPima55 min
Jul 21, 7:04 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCPima41 min
Jul 21, 9:02 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC43 min
Jul 22, 1:04 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCSanta Cruz26 min
Jul 22, 1:37 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima38 min
Jul 22, 2:34 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCSanta Cruz26 min
Jul 22, 2:36 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCGraham, Pinal3 hr
Jul 22, 2:51 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima39 min
Jul 22, 3:17 PM MSTDust Storm AdvisoryTWCPima, Pinal58 min
Jul 22, 3:27 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima27 min
Jul 22, 3:56 PM MSTDust Storm AdvisoryTWCPima, Pinal34 min
Jul 22, 4:01 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima59 min
Jul 22, 4:11 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima2 hr
Jul 22, 4:35 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCPima2 hr

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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.