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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 91, NWS Tucson, AZ

July 22, 2021Cochise County, Arizona

NWS Tucson, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 22, 2021, 8:21 PM MST for Cochise County, Arizona. It was in force for 39 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, 8:21 PM MST (03:21 UTC)
Expired
Jul 22, 2021, 9:00 PM MST
In force
39 min
Issued by
NWS Tucson, AZ
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

County Cochise County, AZ

The radar

The Tucson radar (KEMX), 113 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 3.4 hours before the alert went out and 151 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 2021-07-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2116 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 2021-07-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -15 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
2116 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-88 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1822 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
9 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-15 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-20 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

867 
WUUS55 KTWC 230321
SVRTWC
AZC003-230400-
/O.NEW.KTWC.SV.W.0091.210723T0321Z-210723T0400Z/

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

The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a

* Severe Thunderstorm Warning for...
  South central Cochise County in southeastern Arizona...

* Until 900 PM MST.

* At 821 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located near
  Bisbee-Douglas Airport, or near Douglas, 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...
  Douglas, Bisbee-Douglas Airport and Pirtleville. 

This includes the following highways...
 Route 80 between mile markers 354 and 377.
 Route 191 between mile markers 1 and 11.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3151 10966 3143 10932 3133 10941 3134 10980
TIME...MOT...LOC 0321Z 063DEG 12KT 3139 10963 

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

GL
2 follow-up statements
701 
WWUS55 KTWC 230338
SVSTWC

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

AZC003-230400-
/O.CON.KTWC.SV.W.0091.000000T0000Z-210723T0400Z/
Cochise-
838 PM MST Thu Jul 22 2021

...A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM MST
FOR SOUTH CENTRAL COCHISE COUNTY...

At 838 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Douglas, moving
southwest at 10 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...
Douglas, Bisbee-Douglas Airport and Pirtleville. 

This includes the following highways...
 Route 80 between mile markers 354 and 377.
 Route 191 between mile markers 1 and 11.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

LAT...LON 3151 10966 3143 10932 3133 10941 3134 10980
TIME...MOT...LOC 0338Z 041DEG 10KT 3133 10959 

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

GL
785 
WWUS55 KTWC 230351
SVSTWC

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

AZC003-230400-
/O.EXP.KTWC.SV.W.0091.000000T0000Z-210723T0400Z/
Cochise-
851 PM MST Thu Jul 22 2021

...THE SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR SOUTH CENTRAL COCHISE COUNTY
WILL EXPIRE AT 900 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 and a Flash Flood 
Warning is in effect. 

LAT...LON 3151 10966 3143 10932 3133 10941 3134 10980
TIME...MOT...LOC 0350Z 063DEG 12KT 3132 10962 

$$

GL

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 22, 5:36 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCPinal39 min
Jul 22, 5:42 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima48 min
Jul 22, 5:44 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC46 min
Jul 22, 6:01 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima119 min
Jul 22, 6:19 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC26 min
Jul 22, 6:33 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCCochise, Graham3 hr
Jul 22, 6:37 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC38 min
Jul 22, 6:47 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC43 min
Jul 22, 6:57 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCCochise2 hr
Jul 22, 7:02 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCGraham28 min
Jul 22, 7:05 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPinal115 min
Jul 22, 7:21 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCPinal2 hr
Jul 22, 7:46 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCGraham59 min
Jul 22, 7:58 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCGraham3 hr
Jul 22, 8:11 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCCochise64 min
Jul 22, 8:37 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCCochise, Graham3 hr
Jul 22, 8:41 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCCochise2 hr
Jul 22, 9:15 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCCochise3 hr
Jul 22, 9:54 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCCochise2 hr
Jul 22, 10:10 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCSanta Cruz50 min
Jul 22, 10:15 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima2 hr
Jul 22, 10:18 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCCochise, Pima, Santa Cruz3 hr
Jul 22, 10:19 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPinal116 min
Jul 22, 10:34 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCCochise56 min
Jul 22, 10:45 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC45 min
Jul 22, 10:49 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCPima3 hr
Jul 22, 11:06 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCPinal3 hr
Jul 22, 11:44 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCGraham2 hr
Jul 22, 11:45 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima60 min
Jul 22, 11:52 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCCochise, Graham, Greenlee, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz4 min
Jul 23, 12:07 AM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCPima3 hr
Jul 23, 12:46 AM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima44 min
Jul 23, 12:51 AM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCPima3 hr
Jul 23, 2:13 AM MSTAreal Flood WarningTWCPima6 hr
Jul 23, 6:47 AM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCPima43 min
Jul 23, 9:06 AM MSTAreal Flood WarningTWCPima, Pinal12 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.