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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tucson, AZ

August 2, 2021

NWS Tucson, AZ issued this special weather statement at Aug 2, 2021, 5:33 PM MST. It was in force for 42 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 2, 2021, 5:33 PM MST (00:33 UTC)
Expired
Aug 2, 2021, 6:15 PM MST
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Tucson, AZ

The radar

The Tucson radar (KEMX), 103 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:34 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Tuscon, AZ (KTUS), launched 00:00Z, 0.6 hours before the alert went out and 77 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 2021-08-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1093 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 2021-08-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -18 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
1093 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-27 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
2632 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
0 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-18 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

054 
WWUS85 KTWC 030033
SPSTWC

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
533 PM MST Mon Aug 2 2021
 
AZZ506-509-511-030115-
Upper Gila River and Aravaipa Valleys including
Clifton/Safford-Southeast Pinal County including
Kearny/Mammoth/Oracle-Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains including Mount
Graham-
533 PM MST Mon Aug 2 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN GRAHAM AND EAST
CENTRAL PINAL COUNTIES UNTIL 615 PM MST...

At 532 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles southwest of Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness, or 8 miles north of
Mammoth, moving south at 15 mph.

Half inch hail and wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this
storm.

Locations impacted include...
Mammoth, Dudleyville and Aravaipa Canyon Wilderness. 

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 3288 11074 3294 11054 3273 11035 3265 11066
TIME...MOT...LOC 0032Z 339DEG 11KT 3285 11062 

$$

Meyer

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Aug 2, 5:15 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCSanta Cruz30 min
Aug 2, 5:19 PM MSTDust Storm AdvisoryTWCCochise41 min
Aug 2, 5:48 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC42 min
Aug 2, 5:51 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima114 min
Aug 2, 5:58 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCPima3 hr
Aug 2, 6:24 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima2 hr
Aug 2, 6:26 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCCochise, Santa Cruz2 hr
Aug 2, 6:31 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC59 min
Aug 2, 6:37 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima38 min
Aug 2, 6:55 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCPima3 hr
Aug 2, 7:06 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPinal114 min
Aug 2, 7:06 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCCochise39 min
Aug 2, 7:15 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCSanta Cruz45 min
Aug 2, 7:25 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC50 min
Aug 2, 7:31 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima44 min
Aug 2, 8:13 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima33 min
Aug 2, 8:14 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCPima3 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.