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Special Weather Statement, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this special weather statement at Aug 7, 2022, 1:44 PM MST for Santa Cruz County, Arizona. It was in force for 46 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 7, 2022, 1:44 PM MST (20:44 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 7, 2022, 2:30 PM MST
- In force
- 46 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
- Hail
- 0.88 in
- Wind
- 50
County Santa Cruz County, AZ
The radar
The Tucson radar (KEMX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:46 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, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 90 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
- 2136 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 175 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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The local office's own words before this special weather statement went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Tucson, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special weather statement went out at Aug 7, 10:04 AM MST, 3 hours 40 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Aug 7, 10:04 AM MST, 3 hours 40 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Aug 7, 1:44 PM MST, 0 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
144 PM MST Sun Aug 7 2022
AZZ503-513-072130-
Dragoon/Mule/Huachuca and Santa Rita Mountains including
Bisbee/Canelo Hills/Madera Canyon-Upper Santa Cruz River and Altar
Valleys including Nogales-
144 PM MST Sun Aug 7 2022
...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Cochise
and southeastern Santa Cruz Counties through 230 PM MST...
At 144 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles west of Parker Canyon Lake, or 21 miles west of Sierra Vista,
moving southwest at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 50 mph and nickel size hail.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Parker Canyon Lake and Lochiel.
This includes Route 83 between mile markers 3 and 4.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.
Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.
Frequent cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm.
Lightning can strike 10 miles away from a thunderstorm. Seek a safe
shelter inside a building or vehicle.
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 3139 11081 3150 11057 3144 11052 3144 11041
3136 11041 3133 11052 3133 11077
TIME...MOT...LOC 2044Z 050DEG 13KT 3143 11058
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.88 IN
MAX WIND GUST...50 MPH
JRMThe office that day
Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 6, 5:58 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Cochise | 47 min |
| Aug 6, 6:51 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Cochise | 39 min |
| Aug 6, 7:21 PM MST | Dust Storm Advisory | TWC | Cochise, Pima, Santa Cruz | 39 min |
| Aug 6, 7:27 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Cochise | 48 min |
| Aug 6, 7:46 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Santa Cruz | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 7:50 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Cochise, Pima, Santa Cruz | 40 min |
| Aug 6, 8:00 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Cochise | 45 min |
| Aug 6, 8:30 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TWC | Cochise, Pima, Santa Cruz | 3 hr |
| Aug 6, 8:41 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | Santa Cruz | 64 min |
| Aug 6, 9:09 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima, Santa Cruz | 51 min |
| Aug 6, 9:34 PM MST | Dust Storm Advisory | TWC | Pima, Pinal | 56 min |
| Aug 6, 10:25 PM MST | Dust Storm Advisory | TWC | Pima, Pinal | 65 min |
| Aug 6, 10:43 PM MST | Dust Storm Warning | TWC | Pima, Pinal | 62 min |
| Aug 7, 2:13 AM MST | Blowing Dust Advisory | TWC | Pima, Pinal | 21 hr |
| Aug 7, 8:05 AM MST | Flood Watch | TWC | Cochise, Graham, Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz | 16 hr |
| Aug 7, 1:49 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Cochise, Santa Cruz | 41 min |
| Aug 7, 2:53 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | 52 min | |
| Aug 7, 3:51 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | Greenlee | 39 min |
| Aug 7, 4:45 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Cochise | 45 min |
| Aug 7, 4:45 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Graham | 45 min |
| Aug 7, 4:49 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | TWC | Cochise | 41 min |
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