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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 148, NWS Tucson, AZ

July 19, 2024Graham County, Greenlee County, Arizona

NWS Tucson, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 19, 2024, 2:18 PM MST for Graham County, Greenlee County, Arizona. It was in force for 57 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 19, 2024, 2:18 PM MST (21:18 UTC)
Expired
Jul 19, 2024, 3:15 PM MST
In force
57 min
Issued by
NWS Tucson, AZ
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
1.0 in
Wind
60.0 mph

Counties Graham County, AZ, Greenlee County, AZ

The radar

The Tucson radar (KEMX), 165 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:22 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 19, 9:15 AM MST, 5 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 19, 9:15 AM MST, 5 hours 3 minutes before
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In the hours before

Special weather statement, Jul 19, 1:46 PM MST, 32 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
146 PM MST Fri Jul 19 2024

AZZ509-510-192130-
Upper Gila River and Aravaipa Valleys including Clifton/Safford-White
Mountains of Graham and Greenlee Counties including Hannagan Meadow-
146 PM MST Fri Jul 19 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL GRAHAM AND WESTERN
GREENLEE COUNTIES THROUGH 230 PM MST...

At 142 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm 22
miles north of Safford, moving southwest at 20 mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 45 mph. These wind gusts may produce areas
         of blowing dust reducing visibility below a mile.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Areas of blowing dust reducing visibility below a mile may
         be present along U.S. Highway 70 northwest of Safford.

Locations impacted include...
Safford, Solomon, Safford Regional Airport, Bylas, Fort Thomas,
Point-Of-Pines, and Calva.

This includes Route 70 between mile markers 286 and 310, and between
mile markers 340 and 344.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

&&

LAT...LON 3340 10976 3325 10946 3279 10964 3321 11028
TIME...MOT...LOC 2042Z 039DEG 17KT 3318 10970

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.00 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

CWR

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 18, 5:39 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima, Santa Cruz51 min
Jul 18, 5:48 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima42 min
Jul 18, 5:48 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCCochise, Pima42 min
Jul 18, 5:55 PM MSTDust Storm AdvisoryTWCCochise, Graham65 min
Jul 18, 6:21 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima54 min
Jul 18, 6:26 PM MSTDust Storm AdvisoryTWCPima94 min
Jul 18, 6:37 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCPima3 hr
Jul 18, 7:22 PM MSTDust Storm AdvisoryTWCPinal83 min
Jul 18, 8:03 PM MSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningTWCPima42 min
Jul 18, 8:15 PM MSTAreal Flood AdvisoryTWCPima3 hr
Jul 18, 8:43 PM MSTFlash Flood Warning Considerable damage threatTWCPima3 hr
Jul 19, 1:46 PM MSTSpecial Weather StatementTWCGraham44 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.