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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 22 at 1:49PM MST until October 22 at 2:00PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

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

Bulletin issued
22 October 2026 at 20:49 UTC
First saved by us
22 October 2026 at 20:42 UTC
Last included in a daily record
22 October 2026

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Source classification
Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area
NWS Flagstaff AZ · Apache, AZ
Certainty / urgency
Observed / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end)
22 October 2026 at 21:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end
22 October 2026 at 20:49 UTC / 22 October 2026 at 21:00 UTC

Archived official description

At 249 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Oak Springs, or 29 miles southeast of Ganado, moving north at 55 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Locations impacted include... Window Rock, St. Michaels, Houck, Querino, Hunters Point, Oak Springs, Lupton, Allentown and Window Rock Airport. This includes the following highways... Interstate 40 between mile markers 346 and 359. State Route 264 between mile markers 469 and 475.

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. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT Thursday for a portion of northeast Arizona.

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    Before

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 22 at 1:40PM MST until October 22 at 2:00PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

    After

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 22 at 1:49PM MST until October 22 at 2:00PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

    Source updated
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    22 October 2026 at 20:40 UTC

    After

    22 October 2026 at 20:49 UTC

    Effective from
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    22 October 2026 at 20:40 UTC

    After

    22 October 2026 at 20:49 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    22 October 2026 at 20:40 UTC

    After

    22 October 2026 at 20:49 UTC

    Message type
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    Alert

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    Update

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    Source alert

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    Official description
    Before

    SVRFGZ The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Apache County in northeastern Arizona... * Until 300 PM MDT. * At 240 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles north of Allentown, or 31 miles southeast of Ganado, moving north at 55 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. * Locations impacted include... Window Rock, St. Michaels, Houck, Querino, Hunters Point, Oak Springs, Lupton, Allentown a…

    After

    At 249 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located over Oak Springs, or 29 miles southeast of Ganado, moving north at 55 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Locations impacted include... Window Rock, St. Michaels, Houck, Querino, Hunters Point, Oak Springs, Lupton, Allentown a…

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d86272ac5e21ca4148eb9e97b7bac7b5e06bdaa7.001.1

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    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.00400b68f08f1cbd19a6531735844f4442fc737d.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 20:49 UTC

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First saved record · 22 October 2026 at 20:42 UTC
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    Our first saved version of Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 22 at 1:40PM MST until October 22 at 2:00PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 20:40 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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