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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 21 at 8:59AM MST until October 21 at 9:15AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

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

Bulletin issued
21 October 2026 at 15:59 UTC
First saved by us
21 October 2026 at 15:55 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 · Coconino, AZ; Yavapai, AZ
Certainty / urgency
Observed / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end)
21 October 2026 at 16:15 UTC
Forecast onset / end
21 October 2026 at 15:59 UTC / 21 October 2026 at 16:15 UTC

Archived official description

At 859 AM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles northwest of Fernow Cabin, or 16 miles north of Sedona, moving north at 45 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... Fernow Cabin, Camp Navajo, Honanki Heritage Site, Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness, Sycamore Canyon Wilderness, Parsons Spring, Sycamore Point, Secret Mountain Vista, Rogers Lake and Sycamore Canyon. This includes Interstate 40 between mile markers 180 and 183. This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds... Taylor Cabin Line Camp.

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.

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    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 21 at 8:43AM MST until October 21 at 9:15AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

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    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 21 at 8:59AM MST until October 21 at 9:15AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

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    21 October 2026 at 15:43 UTC

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    21 October 2026 at 15:59 UTC

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    21 October 2026 at 15:43 UTC

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    21 October 2026 at 15:59 UTC

    Forecast onset
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    21 October 2026 at 15:43 UTC

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    21 October 2026 at 15:59 UTC

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    SVRFGZ The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Coconino County in north central Arizona... Yavapai County in west central Arizona... * Until 915 AM MST. * At 843 AM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 9 miles southwest of Fernow Cabin, or 11 miles northwest of Sedona, moving north at 45 mph. HAZARD...Half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. * Locations impacted include... Fernow Cabin, Camp Navajo, Honanki Heritage Site, Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness, Syc…

    After

    At 859 AM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles northwest of Fernow Cabin, or 16 miles north of Sedona, moving north at 45 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... Fernow Cabin, Camp Navajo, Honanki Heritage Site, Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness, Syc…

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    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.91629ecb0c1094f1fa042a6e1125303ecfce4d6f.001.1

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    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3f58eacdc8db454232ea92cd5478fff4babd6f98.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 21 October 2026 at 15:59 UTC

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First saved record · 21 October 2026 at 15:55 UTC
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    Our first saved version of Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 21 at 8:43AM MST until October 21 at 9:15AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 21 October 2026 at 15:43 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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