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Tornado Warning 2, NWS Tucson, AZ
NWS Tucson, AZ issued this tornado warning at Jul 14, 2024, 6:22 PM MST for Pima County, Arizona. It was in force for 23 min. 1 report came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The outline as issued, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 14, 2024, 6:22 PM MST (01:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 14, 2024, 6:45 PM MST
- In force
- 23 min
- Issued by
- NWS Tucson, AZ
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Tornado
- Radar indicated
- Hail
- 0.75 in
County Pima County, AZ
The radar
The Tucson radar (KEMX), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 6:49 PM MST | TSTM WND DMG | 8 Ssw Oro Valley, AZ | Awnings torn off homes, debris in the roads. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Tuscon, AZ (KTUS), launched 00:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 30 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
- 1009 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -33 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2708 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted.
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WFUS55 KTWC 150122
TORTWC
AZC019-150145-
/O.NEW.KTWC.TO.W.0002.240715T0122Z-240715T0145Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Tornado Warning
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
622 PM MST Sun Jul 14 2024
The National Weather Service in Tucson has issued a
* Tornado Warning for...
Northern Pima County in southeastern Arizona...
* Until 645 PM MST.
* At 621 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a
tornado was located over Tortolita just southeast of Marana,
moving northwest at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.
Damage to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree
damage is likely.
* This dangerous storm will be near...
Marana and Tortolita around 625 PM MST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Dove
Mountain and Picture Rocks.
This includes Interstate 10 between mile markers 239 and 250.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3237 11099 3230 11106 3242 11124 3250 11108
TIME...MOT...LOC 0121Z 142DEG 12KT 3240 11109
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
WJM2 follow-up statements
162
WWUS55 KTWC 150132
SVSTWC
Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Tucson AZ
632 PM MST Sun Jul 14 2024
AZC019-150145-
/O.CON.KTWC.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-240715T0145Z/
Pima-
632 PM MST Sun Jul 14 2024
...A TORNADO WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 645 PM MST FOR NORTHERN
PIMA COUNTY...
At 632 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado
was located near and southeast of Marana, moving northwest at 10 mph.
HAZARD...Tornado.
SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation.
IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without
shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage
to roofs, windows, and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is
likely.
This dangerous storm will be near...
Marana around 635 PM MST.
Other locations impacted by this tornadic thunderstorm include Dove
Mountain and Picture Rocks.
This includes Interstate 10 between mile markers 239 and 250.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TAKE COVER NOW! Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest
floor of a sturdy building. Avoid windows. If you are outdoors, in a
mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter
and protect yourself from flying debris.
&&
LAT...LON 3237 11099 3230 11106 3242 11124 3250 11108
TIME...MOT...LOC 0132Z 137DEG 10KT 3241 11111
TORNADO...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
$$
WJM803 WWUS55 KTWC 150143 SVSTWC Severe Weather Statement National Weather Service Tucson AZ 643 PM MST Sun Jul 14 2024 AZC019-150152- /O.EXP.KTWC.TO.W.0002.000000T0000Z-240715T0145Z/ Pima- 643 PM MST Sun Jul 14 2024 ...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHERN PIMA COUNTY WILL EXPIRE AT 645 PM MST... The tornado threat has diminished and the Tornado Warning has been cancelled. However, large hail and damaging winds remain likely and a Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for the area. Remember, a Severe Thunderstorm Warning still remains in effect for northeast Pima county and southern Pinal county. && LAT...LON 3237 11099 3230 11106 3242 11124 3250 11108 TIME...MOT...LOC 0142Z 142DEG 12KT 3242 11112 $$ WJM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tucson, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 5:04 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TWC | Pima | 116 min |
| Jul 14, 5:29 PM MST | Dust Storm Advisory | TWC | Pima, Pinal | 61 min |
| Jul 14, 5:29 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Cochise, Pima | 118 min |
| Jul 14, 5:39 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Cochise, Pima, Pinal | 66 min |
| Jul 14, 5:48 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Cochise, Pima | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 6:00 PM MST | Tornado Warning | TWC | Pima, Pinal | 15 min |
| Jul 14, 6:04 PM MST | Dust Storm Warning | TWC | Pima, Pinal | 91 min |
| Jul 14, 6:26 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima, Pinal | 64 min |
| Jul 14, 6:45 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima, Pinal | 45 min |
| Jul 14, 6:47 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Pima | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 6:49 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pinal | 30 min |
| Jul 14, 7:01 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Pima, Pinal | 3 hr |
| Jul 14, 7:24 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima, Pinal | 51 min |
| Jul 14, 8:11 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Pima, Pinal | 49 min |
| Jul 15, 1:14 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Cochise | 22 min |
| Jul 15, 2:30 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Cochise | 45 min |
| Jul 15, 2:39 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TWC | Graham, Greenlee | 3 hr |
| Jul 15, 2:49 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Cochise | 41 min |
| Jul 15, 2:59 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TWC | Cochise | 2 hr |
| Jul 15, 3:11 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Cochise | 49 min |
| Jul 15, 3:38 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | TWC | Cochise | 112 min |
| Jul 15, 3:44 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Cochise | 61 min |
| Jul 15, 4:03 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Cochise | 20 min |
| Jul 15, 4:21 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Cochise | 39 min |
| Jul 15, 4:37 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Santa Cruz | 38 min |
| Jul 15, 4:39 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Cochise | 51 min |
| Jul 15, 4:52 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | TWC | Cochise | 38 min |
| Jul 15, 4:54 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | TWC | Cochise | 3 hr |
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.