1 thunderstorm wind, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at Jul 14, 9:00 PM MST, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 900 PM MST FRI JUL 14 2006 .SYNOPSIS...THE WEATHER PATTERN WILL BECOME MORE ACTIVE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS THE UPPER HIGH CENTER BECOMES POSITIONED OVER THE FOUR CORNERS REGION. AN UPPER DISTURBANCE OVER FAR NORTHEAST MEXICO WILL PUSH WEST TONIGHT MAKING ITS WAY INTO SOUTHEAST ARIZONA SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THIS DISTURBANCE WILL INCREASE THE COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS WEEKEND. && .DISCUSSION...SAW A LITTLE SUBSIDENCE AND DRYING WELL AHEAD OF THE LOW FEATURE SOUTH OF TEXAS. PRECIPITABLE WATER FELL TO 1.16 ON THE AFTERNOON SOUNDING WITH COOLING AT H4...BUT WARMING AT H5. BRISK EASTERLY FLOW IS INITIALLY ON THE DRY SIDE...BUT STRONG OUTFLOW WINDS FROM EARLIER CONVECTION CAUSING BLOWING DUST PROBLEMS AND COULD HELP ENHANCE ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS LATE INTO THE EVENING (DUST STORM WARNING WAS NEEDED EARLIER ACROSS AREAS OF COCHISE COUNTY). UPDATED SOME FIRST PERIOD TRENDS AND WORDING...OTHERWISE CURRENT FORECAST LOOKS GOOD AS OUTLINED BELOW. && .PREV DISCUSSION...THINGS APPEAR LIKE THEY WILL BECOME MORE ACTIVE THIS WEEKEND AS THE DISTINCT UPPER LEVEL CIRCULATION OVER FAR NORTHEAST MEXICO WILL MAKE ITS WAY INTO OUR NECK OF THE WOODS. THIS SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE SOME NICE DYNAMICS AND DECENT SHEAR FOR GOOD CONVECTIVE ORGANIZATION TO OCCUR OVER OUR FORECAST AREA. ALTHOUGH NUMERICAL MODELS SEEM TO BE MORE EXCITED ABOUT SUNDAY...ALL OF THE INGREDIENTS WILL BE PRESENT ON SATURDAY. && .AVIATION...TAFS AND TWEBS ADEQUATELY COVER ALL SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AT KTUS. && .TWC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. && WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
643 PM MST FRI JUL 14 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0625 PM DUST STORM 11 ENE BISBEE 31.46N 109.75W
07/14/2006 COCHISE AZ TRAINED SPOTTER
VISIBILITY 40-50 YARDS ALONG DOUBLE ADOBE ROAD EAST OF
BISBEE.
&&
PYTLAKPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
708 PM MST FRI JUL 14 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0655 PM DUST STORM 40 E WILLCOX 32.25N 109.15W
07/14/2006 COCHISE AZ AIRPLANE PILOT
ZERO VISIBILITY IN DUST STORM AT THE SAN SIMON PORT OF
ENTRY ON INTERSTATE 10.
&&
PYTLAKPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
712 PM MST FRI JUL 14 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0655 PM DUST STORM 40 E WILLCOX 32.25N 109.15W
07/14/2006 COCHISE AZ LAW ENFORCEMENT
ZERO VISIBILITY IN DUST STORM AT THE SAN SIMON PORT OF
ENTRY ON INTERSTATE 10.
&&
PYTLAKThe Tucson radar (KEMX), 38 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:06 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Thunderstorm wind gusts on the south side of the Tucson Metro Area caused an awning to be blown off a home and onto nearby power lines. Additionally, debris that was picked up by the wind caused damage to an exposed gas line.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Arizona in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyWarnings in Arizona, July 2006
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5522429.