ARIZONA GETS ACTION

National Weather Service - Thursday, January 21, 2010 7:46 PM Local Time
Tornado watchWATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 8 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ 746 PM MST THU JAN 21 2010 AZC019-220500- /O.CON.KTWC.TO.A.0008.000000T0000Z-100122T0500Z/ TORNADO WATCH 8 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 10 PM MST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ARIZONA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ARIZONA PIMA THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF AJO...WHY...ORGAN PIPE...HICKIWAN...GU VO... SELLS...GREEN VALLEY...TUCSON. IF YOU OBSERVE THREATENING WEATHER...DO NOT WAIT FOR A WARNING TO BE ISSUED...GO TO AN INTERIOR ROOM INSIDE A STURDY BUILDING. STAY UP-TO-DATE BY LISTENING TO WEATHER RADIO ON THE PUBLIC SERVICE BAND. $$


Tonight
Tstms
Lo 46 °F

Friday
Rain
Hi 48 °F

Friday
Night
Snow
Lo 32 °F

Saturday
Snow
Likely
Hi 42 °F


735 PM MST THU JAN 21 2010 ... WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

* TIMING... A SECONDARY WINTER STORM IS EXPECTED TO BRING SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL FRIDAY EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

* SNOW ACCUMULATIONS... 6 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET... 4 TO 6 INCHES BETWEEN 5000 AND 7000 FEET... AND 2 TO 4 INCHES BETWEEN 4000 AND 5000 FEET ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE NIGHT FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

* SNOW LEVELS... SNOW LEVELS WILL START OFF AT 5500 FEET MIDDAY FRIDAY AND WILL CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE NIGHT... REACHING 4500 FEET FRIDAY EVENING BEFORE BOTTOMING OUT NEAR 3500 FEET EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* WINDS... PEAK SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 20 MPH TO 25 MPH FRIDAY NIGHT.

* IMPACTS... SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL WILL LIKELY MAKE TRAVEL IN THE AFFECTED AREAS TREACHEROUS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY SERIOUSLY IMPACT TRAVEL. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THOSE PLANNING TRAVEL INTO THE WATCH AREA SHOULD PREPARE FOR DIFFICULT WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO... COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS... OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING WINTER STORM.