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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 21 at 5:05PM MST until October 21 at 5:30PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ
Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Coconino, AZ; Gila, AZ; Yavapai, AZ. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.
- Bulletin issued
- 22 October 2026 at 00:05 UTC
- First saved by us
- 21 October 2026 at 23:55 UTC
- Last included in a daily record
- 22 October 2026
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- Severe · Source update
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- Issuer / area
- NWS Flagstaff AZ · Coconino, AZ; Gila, AZ; Yavapai, AZ
- Certainty / urgency
- Observed / Immediate
- Message expiry (not hazard end)
- 22 October 2026 at 00:30 UTC
- Forecast onset / end
- 22 October 2026 at 00:05 UTC / 22 October 2026 at 00:30 UTC
Archived official description
At 505 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Pine, or 13 miles northwest of Payson, moving north at 50 mph. HAZARD...Half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... Payson, Star Valley, Pine, Mesa Del Caballo, Round Valley, East Verde Estates, Oxbow Estates, Beaver Valley Estates, Fort McDonald, Ellison Creek Cascades, Whispering Pines, Washington Park, Mead Ranch, Geronimo Estates, Bonita Creek Estates, Wonder Valley, Ellison Creek Estates, Clints Well and Freedom Acres. This includes the following highways... State Route 260 between mile markers 249 and 258. State Route 87 southbound between mile markers 248 and 251. State Route 87 between mile markers 248 and 269...and between mile markers 277 and 292. This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds... Geronimo Boy Scout Camp, Clints Well Campground, Houston Mesa Campground, Kehl Springs Campground, Knoll Lake Campground, Rumsey Park, Green Valley Park and Shadow Rim Ranch. This includes the following swimming holes... Water Wheel Falls and Ellison Creek Cascades.
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 600 PM MST Wednesday for portions of north central and west central Arizona.
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 21 at 4:43PM MST until October 21 at 5:30PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ
AfterSevere Thunderstorm Warning issued October 21 at 5:05PM MST until October 21 at 5:30PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ
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21 October 2026 at 23:43 UTC
After22 October 2026 at 00:05 UTC
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21 October 2026 at 23:43 UTC
After22 October 2026 at 00:05 UTC
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21 October 2026 at 23:43 UTC
After22 October 2026 at 00:05 UTC
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SVRFGZ The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Gila County in east central Arizona... Coconino County in north central Arizona... Yavapai County in west central Arizona... * Until 530 PM MST. * At 443 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 13 miles west of Rye, or 16 miles southwest of Payson, moving north at 50 mph. HAZARD...Half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. * Locations impacted include... Payson, Star Valley, Pine, Strawberry, Mesa Del Caballo, Round Valley, East Verde Estates, Oxbow Estates, Beaver Valley Estates, Fort McDonald, Ellison Creek Cascades, Whispering Pines, Washington Park, Mead Ranch, Geronimo Estates, Bonita Creek Estates, Wonder Valley, Ellison Creek Estates, Clints Well and Hanging Garden. This includes the following highways... State Route 260 between mile markers 238 and 257. State Route 87 southbound between mile markers 248 and 251. State Route 87 between mile markers 248 and 294. This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds... Geronimo Boy Scout Camp, Clints Well Campground, Houston Mesa Campground, Kehl Springs Campground, Knoll Lake Campground, Rumsey Park, Green Valley Park and Shadow Rim Ranch. This includes the following swimming holes... Water Wheel Falls, Ellison Creek Cascades, All swimming holes and waterfalls on Fossil Creek, Fossil Creek Dam "The Toilet Bowl" and Indian Maiden Falls.AfterAt 505 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Pine, or 13 miles northwest of Payson, moving north at 50 mph. HAZARD...Half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... Payson, Star Valley, Pine, Mesa Del Caballo, Round Valley, East Verde Estates, Oxbow Estates, Beaver Valley Estates, Fort McDonald, Ellison Creek Cascades, Whispering Pines, Washington Park, Mead Ranch, Geronimo Estates, Bonita Creek Estates, Wonder Valley, Ellison Creek Estates, Clints Well and Freedom Acres. This includes the following highways... State Route 260 between mile markers 249 and 258. State Route 87 southbound between mile markers 248 and 251. State Route 87 between mile markers 248 and 269...and between mile markers 277 and 292. This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds... Geronimo Boy Scout Camp, Clints Well Campground, Houston Mesa Campground, Kehl Springs Campground, Knoll Lake Campground, Rumsey Park, Green Valley Park and Shadow Rim Ranch. This includes the following swimming holes... Water Wheel Falls and Ellison Creek Cascades.
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https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.d7222649344b45bb189517575aaa7d11cbdeedb3.001.1
Afterhttps://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.b830949734dfc661f3ea16b395fb31edf88a6576.001.1
Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 00:05 UTC
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Bulletin issued: 21 October 2026 at 23:43 UTC
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