Alert archive / Arizona / Wind Advisories in 2021
Wind Advisory 2, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this wind advisory at Mar 13, 2021, 3:05 PM MST for 4 counties in Arizona. It took effect at Mar 14, 2021, 11:00 AM MST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 13, 2021, 3:05 PM MST (22:05 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 14, 2021, 11:00 AM MST
- Expired
- Mar 14, 2021, 7:00 PM MST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
Counties Cochise County, AZ, Graham County, AZ, Greenlee County, AZ, Pinal County, AZ
The radar
The Tucson radar (KEMX), 108 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Tuscon, AZ (KTUS), launched 12:00Z, 10.1 hours before the alert went out and 101 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 592 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -22 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
922 WWUS75 KTWC 132205 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tucson AZ 305 PM MST Sat Mar 13 2021 AZZ508>511-141100- /O.NEW.KTWC.WI.Y.0002.210314T1800Z-210315T0200Z/ Eastern Cochise County below 5000 feet-Upper Gila River Valley- White Mountains of Graham and Greenlee Counties- Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains- Including the cities of Clifton, Safford, Hannagan Meadow, and Mount Graham 305 PM MST Sat Mar 13 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM TO 7 PM MST SUNDAY... * WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Eastern Cochise County below 5000 feet, Upper Gila River Valley, White Mountains of Graham and Greenlee Counties and Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains. * WHEN...From 11 AM to 7 PM MST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Localized blowing dust will be possible, especially for areas that didn't receive a lot of rain this morning. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Visit us on Facebook...Twitter...YouTube...and at weather.gov/Tucson
3 follow-up statements
158 WWUS75 KTWC 140919 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tucson AZ 219 AM MST Sun Mar 14 2021 AZZ508>511-142300- /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0002.210314T1800Z-210315T0200Z/ Eastern Cochise County below 5000 feet-Upper Gila River Valley- White Mountains of Graham and Greenlee Counties- Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains- Including the cities of Clifton, Safford, Hannagan Meadow, and Mount Graham 219 AM MST Sun Mar 14 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Eastern Cochise County below 5000 feet, Upper Gila River Valley, White Mountains of Graham and Greenlee Counties and Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains. * WHEN...From 11 AM to 7 PM MST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Localized blowing dust will be possible, especially for areas that didn't receive a lot of rain with the recent weather system. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Visit us on Facebook...Twitter...YouTube...and at weather.gov/Tucson
351 WWUS75 KTWC 142001 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tucson AZ 101 PM MST Sun Mar 14 2021 AZZ508>511-150200- /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210315T0200Z/ Eastern Cochise County below 5000 feet-Upper Gila River Valley- White Mountains of Graham and Greenlee Counties- Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains- Including the cities of Clifton, Safford, Hannagan Meadow, and Mount Graham 101 PM MST Sun Mar 14 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Eastern Cochise County below 5000 feet, Upper Gila River Valley, White Mountains of Graham and Greenlee Counties and Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains. * WHEN...until 7 PM MST Sunday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. Localized blowing dust will be possible, especially for areas that didn't receive a lot of rain with the recent weather system. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Visit us on Facebook...Twitter...YouTube...and at weather.gov/Tucson
659 WWUS75 KTWC 150157 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tucson AZ 657 PM MST Sun Mar 14 2021 AZZ508>511-150300- /O.EXP.KTWC.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210315T0200Z/ Eastern Cochise County below 5000 feet-Upper Gila River Valley- White Mountains of Graham and Greenlee Counties- Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains- Including the cities of Clifton, Safford, Hannagan Meadow, and Mount Graham 657 PM MST Sun Mar 14 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM MST THIS EVENING... Winds will diminish through the evening hours. $$ Visit us on Facebook...Twitter...YouTube...and at weather.gov/Tucson
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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.