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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 42, NWS Tucson, AZ

July 27, 2023Cochise County, Pima County, Arizona

NWS Tucson, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 27, 2023, 8:32 PM MST for Cochise County, Pima County, Arizona. It was in force for 28 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

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The facts

Issued: Jul 27, 2023, 8:32 PM MST (03:32 UTC)
Expired: Jul 27, 2023, 9:00 PM MST
In force: 28 min
Issued by: NWS Tucson, AZ
Area: Storm-based polygon
Hail: 0.75 in
Wind: 60.0 mph

Counties Cochise County, AZ, Pima County, AZ

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning 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 severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 27, 1:47 PM MST, 6 hours 45 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 27, 1:47 PM MST, 6 hours 45 minutes before

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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 27, 3:33 PM MST, 4 hours 59 minutes before

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
333 PM MST Thu Jul 27 2023

AZZ503-507-513-272300-
Upper San Pedro River Valley including Sierra
Vista/Benson-Dragoon/Mule/Huachuca and Santa Rita Mountains including
Bisbee/Canelo Hills/Madera Canyon-Upper Santa Cruz River and Altar
Valleys including Nogales-
333 PM MST Thu Jul 27 2023

...A strong thunderstorm will impact portions of southwestern Cochise
and northeastern Santa Cruz Counties through 400 PM MST...

At 331 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 7
miles south of Elgin, or 22 miles west of Sierra Vista. This storm
was nearly stationary.

HAZARD...Wind gusts of 50 to 55 mph and penny 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. Localized flooding may also be possible.

Locations impacted include...
Patagonia, Sonoita, Elgin and Canelo.

This includes the following highways...
 Route 82 between mile markers 22 and 39.
 Route 83 between mile markers 12 and 33.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3145 11070 3164 11077 3173 11055 3153 11045
TIME...MOT...LOC 2231Z 075DEG 2KT 3156 11060

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.75 IN
MAX WIND GUST...55 MPH

GRG/TGD

Special weather statement, Jul 27, 4:25 PM MST, 4 hours 7 minutes before

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Local storm report, Jul 27, 4:26 PM MST, 4 hours 6 minutes before

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Special weather statement, Jul 27, 8:24 PM MST, 8 minutes before

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The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jul 27, 5:01 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TWC	Cochise	44 min
Jul 27, 5:34 PM MST	Dust Storm Advisory	TWC	Cochise	86 min
Jul 27, 5:42 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TWC	Cochise	48 min
Jul 27, 6:00 PM MST	Flash Flood Warning Considerable damage threat	TWC	Cochise	3 hr
Jul 27, 6:16 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threat	TWC	Cochise, Pima	59 min
Jul 27, 8:23 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TWC	Cochise, Pima, Santa Cruz	52 min
Jul 27, 8:24 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	TWC		36 min
Jul 27, 9:02 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TWC	Pima, Santa Cruz	43 min
Jul 27, 9:43 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TWC	Pima, Santa Cruz	47 min
Jul 28, 3:34 PM MST	Special Weather Statement	TWC	Graham	26 min
Jul 28, 3:50 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TWC	Graham, Pinal	38 min
Jul 28, 4:22 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TWC	Santa Cruz	53 min
Jul 28, 4:26 PM MST	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	TWC	Cochise, Graham, Pima, Pinal	64 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.