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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this special weather statement at Aug 2, 2021, 7:06 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
- Aug 2, 2021, 7:06 PM MST (02:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 2, 2021, 7:45 PM MST
- In force
- 39 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
County Cochise County, AZ
The radar
The Tucson radar (KEMX), 110 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:09 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Tuscon, AZ (KTUS), launched 00:00Z, 2.1 hours before the alert went out and 143 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.
596 WWUS85 KTWC 030206 SPSTWC Special Weather Statement National Weather Service Tucson AZ 706 PM MST Mon Aug 2 2021 AZZ508-512-030245- Chiricahua Mountains including Chiricahua National Monument-Eastern Cochise County Below 5000 Feet including Douglas/Willcox- 706 PM MST Mon Aug 2 2021 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHEASTERN COCHISE COUNTY UNTIL 745 PM MST... At 704 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 10 miles east of Sunizona, or 19 miles southwest of Chiricahua National Monument, moving south at 15 mph. Wind gusts up to 50 mph will be possible with this storm along with small hail and heavy rain. This storm will remain over mainly remote areas of southeastern Cochise County. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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 3184 10956 3187 10938 3150 10930 3149 10962 TIME...MOT...LOC 0204Z 356DEG 13KT 3176 10948 $$ 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, 5:33 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | 42 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, 7:15 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.