Alert archive / Arizona / Wind Advisories in 2021
Wind Advisory 3, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this wind advisory at Mar 22, 2021, 1:52 PM MST for 6 counties in Arizona. It took effect at Mar 23, 2021, 12:00 PM MST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 22, 2021, 1:52 PM MST (20:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 23, 2021, 12:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Mar 23, 2021, 6:00 PM MST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
Counties Cochise County, AZ, Graham County, AZ, Greenlee County, AZ, Pima County, AZ, Pinal County, AZ, Santa Cruz County, AZ
The radar
The Tucson radar (KEMX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:57 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, 8.9 hours before the alert went out and 49 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
- 2966 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 44 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 125 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
575 WWUS75 KTWC 222052 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tucson AZ 152 PM MST Mon Mar 22 2021 AZZ503-507>509-511>513-231100- /O.NEW.KTWC.WI.Y.0003.210323T1900Z-210324T0100Z/ Upper Santa Cruz River Valley/Altar Valley- Upper San Pedro River Valley- Eastern Cochise County below 5000 feet-Upper Gila River Valley- Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains-Chiricahua Mountains- Dragoon and Mule and Huachuca and Santa Rita Mountains- Including the cities of Nogales, Sierra Vista, Douglas, Chiricahua NM, Bisbee, and Canelo Hills 152 PM MST Mon Mar 22 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM MST TUESDAY... * WHAT...Southwest to west winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. Higher gusts up to 55 mph will be possible in wind prone areas and in the mountains briefly. * WHERE...Upper Santa Cruz River Valley/Altar Valley, Upper San Pedro River Valley, Eastern Cochise County below 5000 feet, Upper Gila River Valley, Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains, Chiricahua Mountains and Dragoon and Mule and Huachuca and Santa Rita Mountains. * WHEN...From noon to 6 PM MST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Visit us on Facebook...Twitter...YouTube...and at weather.gov/Tucson
3 follow-up statements
993 WWUS75 KTWC 230942 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tucson AZ 242 AM MST Tue Mar 23 2021 AZZ503-507>509-511>513-232200- /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0003.210323T1900Z-210324T0100Z/ Upper Santa Cruz River Valley/Altar Valley- Upper San Pedro River Valley- Eastern Cochise County below 5000 feet-Upper Gila River Valley- Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains-Chiricahua Mountains- Dragoon and Mule and Huachuca and Santa Rita Mountains- Including the cities of Nogales, Sierra Vista, Douglas, Chiricahua NM, Bisbee, and Canelo Hills 242 AM MST Tue Mar 23 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest to west winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. Higher gusts up to 55 mph will be possible in wind prone areas and in the mountains briefly. * WHERE...Upper Santa Cruz River Valley/Altar Valley, Upper San Pedro River Valley, Eastern Cochise County below 5000 feet, Upper Gila River Valley, Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains, Chiricahua Mountains and Dragoon and Mule and Huachuca and Santa Rita Mountains. * WHEN...From noon to 6 PM MST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Visit us on Facebook...Twitter...YouTube...and at weather.gov/Tucson
679 WWUS75 KTWC 232000 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tucson AZ 100 PM MST Tue Mar 23 2021 AZZ503-507>509-511>513-240100- /O.CON.KTWC.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-210324T0100Z/ Upper Santa Cruz River Valley/Altar Valley- Upper San Pedro River Valley- Eastern Cochise County below 5000 feet-Upper Gila River Valley- Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains-Chiricahua Mountains- Dragoon and Mule and Huachuca and Santa Rita Mountains- Including the cities of Nogales, Sierra Vista, Douglas, Chiricahua NM, Bisbee, and Canelo Hills 100 PM MST Tue Mar 23 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southwest to west winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. Higher gusts up to 55 mph will be possible in wind prone areas and in the mountains briefly. Patchy blowing dust will be possible due to the strong winds and dry conditions. * WHERE...Upper Santa Cruz River Valley/Altar Valley, Upper San Pedro River Valley, Eastern Cochise County below 5000 feet, Upper Gila River Valley, Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains, Chiricahua Mountains and Dragoon and Mule and Huachuca and Santa Rita Mountains. * WHEN...until 6 PM MST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ Visit us on Facebook...Twitter...YouTube...and at weather.gov/Tucson
267 WWUS75 KTWC 240056 NPWTWC URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Tucson AZ 556 PM MST Tue Mar 23 2021 AZZ503-507>509-511>513-240200- /O.EXP.KTWC.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-210324T0100Z/ Upper Santa Cruz River Valley/Altar Valley- Upper San Pedro River Valley- Eastern Cochise County below 5000 feet-Upper Gila River Valley- Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains-Chiricahua Mountains- Dragoon and Mule and Huachuca and Santa Rita Mountains- Including the cities of Nogales, Sierra Vista, Douglas, Chiricahua NM, Bisbee, and Canelo Hills 556 PM MST Tue Mar 23 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM MST THIS EVENING... The Wind Advisory will be allowed to expire. The strongest winds are ending, but breezy winds will continue this evening. $$ Visit us on Facebook...Twitter...YouTube...and at weather.gov/Tucson
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2:27 AM MST | Red Flag Warning | TWC | Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz | 16 hr |
| Mar 22, 1:50 PM MST | Red Flag Warning | TWC | Cochise, Graham, Greenlee, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz | 28 hr |
Nearby
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.