Category: Pima County Catalina Mountains

Preliminary El Nino Forecast for the Southwestern United States for the 2023-2024 Season: Extreme Cold Projected

Preliminary El Nino Forecast for the Southwestern United States for the 2023-2024 Season: Extreme Cold Projected

The 2022-2023 Strong La Nina brought above average rainfall to the Southwestern United States.  This was not typical of a La Nina but was fully predicted here at the weather force.  Now we have a Strong El Nino and what this one will do is on a lot of minds. A typical El Nino has warmer than normal temperatures along […]

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Tornado Watch Issued For Pinal, Tucson, Graham, Cochise, Greenlee, following Falcon Field Hit by Tornado Last Night

Tornado Watch Issued For Pinal, Tucson, Graham, Cochise, Greenlee, following Falcon Field Hit by Tornado Last Night

Arizona Weather Force has issued a Tornado Watch effective for the following areas now until 10pm tonight; Pinal, Graham, Greenlee Counties … Tucson … Northern half of Cochise County … and Globe … An impulse continues to affect the forecast zone this morning as previous stated within the Tornado Watch issued yesterday morning centering San Tan and Phoenix Metro (Reference […]

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AZWF Tornado Watch Issued For Metro Cities Of Arizona From Phoenix, Pinal, and Tucson, Effective Today through Wednesday Morning

AZWF Tornado Watch Issued For Metro Cities Of Arizona From Phoenix, Pinal, and Tucson, Effective Today through Wednesday Morning

Arizona Weather Force has issued a Tornado Watch effective for the following areas: All of Maricopa, Pinal, and Pima County, which includes Phoenix, San Tan, Tucson and all in between, now until Wednesday morning. Former Major Hurricane Jova is continuing to deliver moisture out of the Pacific Ocean.  This moisture is now being met with a strong upper-level jet stream.  […]

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Enhanced Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued from The Tucson Metro to Phoenix with Pinal County Included

Enhanced Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued from The Tucson Metro to Phoenix with Pinal County Included

Arizona Weather Force has upgraded part of the Severe Weather Statement issued yesterday (Reference A Below) to an official Enhanced Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Maricopa, Pinal, Pima, and Santa Cruz County, effective this afternoon, evening, and expiring at midnight tonight. A southeast to northwest flow evident from the storm activity yesterday evening will remain present as Hurricane Hilary’s outflow influence […]

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Severe Weather Statement

Severe Weather Statement

Issued Zones:  Mohave County … La Paz County … Coconino County … Yavapai County … Western Gila County … Maricopa County … Pinal County … Most of Pima County … Santa Cruz County … Site:  Arizona Weather Force has issued a Severe Weather Statement effective Friday August 18, 2023…  Date:  8/17/23 at 12:00pm PT Forecast: With the exception of showers and […]

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Thunderstorm Watch

Thunderstorm Watch

Issued Zones:  Cochise and Santa Cruz County … Eastern half of Pima County … Western, Southern, and Central Pinal County along the I-10 corridor … Site:  Arizona Weather Force has issued a Thunderstorm Watch effective through today … Date:  8/11/23 at 8:55am PT Forecast: A vort max is moving north-northeast out of Eastern Arizona into New Mexico this morning, as noted […]

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Long Range Weather Advisory:  Eastern Pacific Upswing Tropical Activity to Impact Arizona Week of August 20th, 2023

Long Range Weather Advisory: Eastern Pacific Upswing Tropical Activity to Impact Arizona Week of August 20th, 2023

Arizona Weather Force has issued a Long Range Weather Advisory.  Tropical activity is on the rise in the Eastern Pacific with a number of tropical systems that will turn north with the Summer El Nino Pattern and impact the state of Arizona for the early week of August 20th, 2023. Monsoon activity is remaining in the north, east, and southeast […]

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Issued Zones:  Cochise, Graham, and Greenlee County … Eastern Pinal and Pima County … Santa Cruz County … Site:  Arizona Weather Force has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch effective this afternoon until midnight tonight … Date:  8/8/23 at 8:50am PT Forecast: Monsoon moisture remains in the area, with an even greater coverage zone today across Southeast and Eastern Arizona.  Thunderstorms are […]

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Issued Zones:  Cochise, Santa Cruz, Apache, and Navajo County … Eastern Pima County … Site:  Arizona Weather Force has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch effective later this morning through this later evening … Date:  8/7/23 at 9:00am PT Forecast: An upper-level ridge of high pressure will be centered in Northwest Mexico, with a flow around it affecting two zones of Arizona […]

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Enhanced Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Arizona As Inverted Trough Makes Coup De Grace Event

Enhanced Severe Thunderstorm Watch Issued For Arizona As Inverted Trough Makes Coup De Grace Event

Arizona Weather Force has issued an Enhanced Severe Thunderstorm Watch effective today, until 2am overnight tonight.  The affected areas will be Pima, Pinal, Maricopa, Yavapai, Coconino, La Paz, and Mohave County. As stated back on July 13th (Reference A Below) we would see a high-risk event in the metro areas.  We have seen these in Tucson, with some Maricopa County […]

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