Alert archive / Arizona / Special Weather Statements in 2021
Special Weather Statement, NWS Tucson, AZ
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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 5:15 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | Santa Cruz | 30 min |
| Aug 2, 5:19 PM MST | Dust Storm Advisory | TWC | Cochise | 41 min |
| Aug 2, 5:48 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | 42 min | |
| Aug 2, 5:51 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TWC | Pima | 114 min |
| Aug 2, 5:58 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Pima | 3 hr |
| Aug 2, 6:24 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TWC | Pima | 2 hr |
| Aug 2, 6:26 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TWC | Cochise, Santa Cruz | 2 hr |
| Aug 2, 6:31 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | 59 min | |
| Aug 2, 6:37 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima | 38 min |
| Aug 2, 6:55 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Pima | 3 hr |
| Aug 2, 7:06 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TWC | Pinal | 114 min |
| Aug 2, 7:06 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | Cochise | 39 min |
| Aug 2, 7:15 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | Santa Cruz | 45 min |
| Aug 2, 7:25 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | 50 min | |
| Aug 2, 7:31 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima | 44 min |
| Aug 2, 8:13 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima | 33 min |
| Aug 2, 8:14 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Pima | 3 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.