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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tucson, AZ

August 1, 2021Cochise County, Arizona

NWS Tucson, AZ issued this special weather statement at Aug 1, 2021, 8:28 PM MST for Cochise 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
Aug 1, 2021, 8:28 PM MST (03:28 UTC)
Expired
Aug 1, 2021, 9:15 PM MST
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Tucson, AZ

County Cochise County, AZ

The radar

The Tucson radar (KEMX), 74 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Tuscon, AZ (KTUS), launched 00:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 104 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 2021-08-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 972 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 2021-08-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -27 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
972 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-30 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2391 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
20 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-27 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
19 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

397 
WWUS85 KTWC 020328
SPSTWC

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
828 PM MST Sun Aug 1 2021
 
AZZ507-508-512-513-020415-
Upper San Pedro River Valley including Sierra
Vista/Benson-Dragoon/Mule/Huachuca and Santa Rita Mountains including
Bisbee/Canelo Hills/Madera Canyon-Chiricahua Mountains including
Chiricahua National Monument-Eastern Cochise County Below 5000 Feet
including Douglas/Willcox-
828 PM MST Sun Aug 1 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR CENTRAL COCHISE COUNTY UNTIL 915
PM MST...

At 828 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Pearce-Sunsites, or 24 miles east of Benson. This storm was nearly
stationary.

Winds in excess of 45 mph will be possible with this storm along 
with small hail and heavy rain.

Locations impacted include...
Pearce-Sunsites, Sunizona and Kansas Settlement. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Heavy rainfall is also occurring with this storm, and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

This storm may intensify, so be certain to monitor local radio
stations and available television stations for additional information
and possible warnings from the National Weather Service.

&&

LAT...LON 3178 11005 3209 10996 3211 10942 3171 10974
TIME...MOT...LOC 0328Z 288DEG 4KT 3186 10992 

$$

Meyer

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 1, 5:23 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC52 min
Aug 1, 6:03 PM MSTFlash Flood WarningTWCGraham3 hr
Aug 1, 6:35 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCGraham3 hr
Aug 1, 6:44 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC31 min
Aug 1, 8:40 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCCochise2 hr
Aug 2, 12:43 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCGreenlee47 min
Aug 2, 1:27 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCGreenlee48 min
Aug 2, 2:26 PM MSTExcessive Heat WarningTWCGraham, Greenlee, Pima, Pinal54 hr
Aug 2, 2:43 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCCochise47 min
Aug 2, 2:50 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCCochise40 min
Aug 2, 2:51 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCCochise114 min
Aug 2, 3:20 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCSanta Cruz115 min
Aug 2, 4:04 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCGraham56 min
Aug 2, 4:22 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCCochise113 min
Aug 2, 4:47 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC43 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.