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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 21 at 3:16AM MST until October 21 at 3:30AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Yavapai, AZ. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.

Bulletin issued
21 October 2026 at 10:16 UTC
First saved by us
21 October 2026 at 10:10 UTC
Last included in a daily record
21 October 2026

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Source classification
Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area
NWS Flagstaff AZ · Yavapai, AZ
Certainty / urgency
Observed / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end)
21 October 2026 at 10:30 UTC
Forecast onset / end
21 October 2026 at 10:16 UTC / 21 October 2026 at 10:30 UTC

Archived official description

At 316 AM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles northeast of Chino Valley, moving north at 45 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... Prescott Valley, Chino Valley, Dewey-Humboldt, Yavapai County Fairgrounds, Mingus Mountain, Fain Lake and Woodchute Mountain. This includes the following highways... State Route 69 between mile markers 281 and 289. State Route 89A between mile markers 323 and 343. This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds... Potato Patch Campground, Playground Group Campground and Mountainview Park.

Instructions in this archived message

Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing large hail. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

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    Title
    Before

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 21 at 3:07AM MST until October 21 at 3:30AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

    After

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 21 at 3:16AM MST until October 21 at 3:30AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

    Source updated
    Before

    21 October 2026 at 10:07 UTC

    After

    21 October 2026 at 10:16 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    21 October 2026 at 10:07 UTC

    After

    21 October 2026 at 10:16 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    21 October 2026 at 10:07 UTC

    After

    21 October 2026 at 10:16 UTC

    Official description
    Before

    At 307 AM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles east of Chino Valley, moving north at 35 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Prescott Valley, Prescott, Chino Valley, Clarkdale, Dewey-Humboldt, Prescott Regional Airport, Yavapai County Fairgrounds, Mingus Mountain, Fain Lake, Watson Lake and Woodchute Mountain. This includes the following highways... State Route 69 between mile markers 278 and 293. State Route 89A between mile markers 318 and 343. This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds... Potato Patch Campground, Playground Group Cam…

    After

    At 316 AM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles northeast of Chino Valley, moving north at 45 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... Prescott Valley, Chino Valley, Dewey-Humboldt, Yavapai County Fairgrounds, Mingus Mountain, Fain Lake and Woodchute Mountain. This includes the following highways... State Route 69 between mile markers 281 and 289. State Route 89A between mile markers 323 and 343. This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds... Potato Patch Campground, Playground Group Cam…

    Official instructions
    Before

    Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large hail.

    After

    Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing large hail. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.dce995059e63b42ad6a080a1d16bc22b5688751e.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4eb9a905b35c5ca8974439e7523d160e0aa4cd68.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 21 October 2026 at 10:16 UTC

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First saved record · 21 October 2026 at 10:10 UTC
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    Our first saved version of Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 21 at 3:07AM MST until October 21 at 3:30AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 21 October 2026 at 10:07 UTC

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    Original saved fields, unchanged. This is our record, not an archived copy of the external webpage.

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