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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, 5:48 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, 5:48 PM MST (00:48 UTC)
Expired
Aug 2, 2021, 6:30 PM MST
In force
42 min
Issued by
NWS Tucson, AZ

The radar

The Tucson radar (KEMX), 40 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:47 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Tuscon, AZ (KTUS), launched 00:00Z, 0.8 hours before the alert went out and 18 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.

215 
WWUS85 KTWC 030048
SPSTWC

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
548 PM MST Mon Aug 2 2021
 
AZZ504-514-030130-
Santa Catalina and Rincon Mountains including Mount
Lemmon/Summerhaven-Tucson Metro Area including Tucson/Green
Valley/Marana/Vail-
548 PM MST Mon Aug 2 2021

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR EAST CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY UNTIL
630 PM MST...

At 547 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Tanque Verde, or 9 miles northeast of Davis-Monthan Air Force Base,
moving southwest at 5 mph.

Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea sized hail will be possible with 
this storm.

Locations impacted include...
Tucson, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tanque Verde, Saguaro National
Park East, Catalina Foothills and Seven Falls.

LAT...LON 3234 11076 3225 11056 3206 11067 3222 11092
TIME...MOT...LOC 0047Z 028DEG 5KT 3225 11074 

$$

AH

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, 5:33 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.