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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 44, NWS Tucson, AZ

July 27, 2023Pima County, Santa Cruz County, Arizona

NWS Tucson, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 27, 2023, 9:43 PM MST for Pima County, Santa Cruz County, Arizona. It was in force for 47 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 27, 2023, 9:43 PM MST (04:43 UTC)
Expired
Jul 27, 2023, 10:30 PM MST
In force
47 min
Issued by
NWS Tucson, AZ
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.75 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Pima County, AZ, Santa Cruz County, AZ

The radar

The Tucson radar (KEMX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:44 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 7 hours 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 27, 1:47 PM MST, 7 hours 56 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 27, 4:25 PM MST, 5 hours 18 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 27, 4:26 PM MST, 5 hours 17 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 27, 8:24 PM MST, 1 hour 19 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 27, 8:39 PM MST, 1 hour 4 minutes before
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Local storm report, Jul 27, 9:29 PM MST, 14 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 27, 5:01 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCCochise44 min
Jul 27, 5:34 PM MSTDust Storm AdvisoryTWCCochise86 min
Jul 27, 5:42 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTWCCochise48 min
Jul 27, 6:00 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCCochise3 hr
Jul 27, 6:16 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm Warning Considerable damage threatTWCCochise, Pima59 min
Jul 27, 8:23 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCCochise, Pima, Santa Cruz52 min
Jul 27, 8:24 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWC36 min
Jul 27, 8:32 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCCochise, Pima28 min
Jul 27, 9:02 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima, Santa Cruz43 min
Jul 28, 3:34 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCGraham26 min
Jul 28, 3:50 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCGraham, Pinal38 min
Jul 28, 4:22 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCSanta Cruz53 min
Jul 28, 4:26 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCCochise, Graham, Pima, Pinal64 min

Nearby

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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.