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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tucson, AZ

June 18, 2022Pinal County, Arizona

NWS Tucson, AZ issued this special weather statement at Jun 18, 2022, 2:03 PM MST for Pinal County, Arizona. It was in force for 42 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

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The facts

Issued: Jun 18, 2022, 2:03 PM MST (21:03 UTC)
Expired: Jun 18, 2022, 2:45 PM MST
In force: 42 min
Issued by: NWS Tucson, AZ
Hail: 0.25 in
Wind: 50

County Pinal County, AZ

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What forecasters said that day

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NWS Tucson, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Jun 18, 2:42 AM MST, 11 hours 21 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 18, 2:42 AM MST, 11 hours 21 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jun 18, 1:28 PM MST, 35 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 18, 1:46 PM MST, 17 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jun 18, 2:03 PM MST, 0 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
203 PM MST SAT JUN 18 2022

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0200 PM     HEAVY RAIN       16 ESE TUCSON           32.08N 110.66W
06/18/2022  M0.25 INCH       PIMA               AZ   TRAINED SPOTTER

            WIND SPEED RECORDED OF 30MPH WITH .25IN OF
            RAIN IN 10-15 MINUTES IN ADDITION TO PEA
            SIZE HAIL FOR 5 MINUTES.

&&

GRG

Special weather statement, Jun 18, 2:03 PM MST, 0 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
203 PM MST Sat Jun 18 2022

AZZ505-182145-
South Central Pinal County including Eloy/Picacho Peak State Park-
203 PM MST Sat Jun 18 2022

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of south central Pinal
County through 245 PM MST...

At 202 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Picacho, or 20 miles southeast of Casa Grande, moving north at 25
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Blowing dust may reduce visibility
         down to 1 mile. Minor damage to outdoor objects is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Eloy, Picacho and Picacho Peak State Park.

This includes the following highways...
 Interstate 10 between mile markers 206 and 218.
 Route 87 between mile markers 116 and 124.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

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LAT...LON 3286 11131 3251 11150 3255 11171 3273 11168
      3276 11161 3284 11154 3289 11147
TIME...MOT...LOC 2102Z 200DEG 23KT 3265 11157

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH

TGD

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 17, 5:10 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	TWC	Pima	50 min
Jun 17, 6:01 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	TWC	Pima	44 min
Jun 17, 7:07 PM MST	Dust Storm Advisory	TWC	Pima, Pinal	38 min
Jun 18, 1:28 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	TWC		32 min
Jun 18, 2:51 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	TWC	Pima	39 min
Jun 18, 2:56 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	TWC	Pinal	34 min
Jun 18, 3:48 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	TWC	Pinal	42 min
Jun 18, 4:17 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TWC	Pima	25 min
Jun 18, 4:20 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	TWC		40 min

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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.