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Tornado Warning issued October 22 at 1:07PM MST until October 22 at 1:30PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

Tornado Warning · Apache, AZ; Navajo, AZ. Extreme; observed; urgency: immediate.

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Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 20:07 UTC
First saved by us: 22 October 2026 at 20:12 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 22 October 2026
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Source classification: Extreme · Source alert

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Issuer / area: NWS Flagstaff AZ · Apache, AZ; Navajo, AZ
Certainty / urgency: Observed / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end): 22 October 2026 at 20:30 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 22 October 2026 at 20:07 UTC / 22 October 2026 at 20:30 UTC

Archived official description

TORFGZ The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Navajo County in north central Arizona... Apache County in northeastern Arizona... * Until 130 PM MST. * At 107 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 5 miles southeast of McNary, or 15 miles northeast of Whiteriver, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail. 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. * Locations impacted include... Hawley Lake, Cyclone Lake, Earl Park Lake and Horseshoe Cienega Lake. This includes the following highways... State Route 260 between mile markers 363 and 372. State Route 473 between mile markers 0 and 10. This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds... Los Burros Campground and Los Burros Campground.

Instructions in this archived message

Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built building away from 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.

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First saved record · 22 October 2026 at 20:12 UTC

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22 October 2026 at 20:12 UTC

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Our first saved version of Tornado Warning issued October 22 at 1:07PM MST until October 22 at 1:30PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 20:07 UTC

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