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Tornado Warning issued October 21 at 3:47PM MST until October 21 at 4:00PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

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

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Bulletin issued: 21 October 2026 at 22:47 UTC
First saved by us: 21 October 2026 at 22:40 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 21 October 2026
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Source classification: Extreme · Source update

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Issuer / area: NWS Flagstaff AZ · Apache, AZ; Navajo, AZ
Certainty / urgency: Observed / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end): 21 October 2026 at 23:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 21 October 2026 at 22:47 UTC / 21 October 2026 at 23:00 UTC

Archived official description

At 347 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 5 miles southeast of White Mountain Lake Estates, or 8 miles northeast of Show Low, moving northeast at 50 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... Show Low, Taylor, White Mountain Lake Estates, Shumway, Vernon, Show Low Regional Airport, Mesa Redonda, White Mountain Lake Airport, Pintail Lake, Telephone Lake, Ned Lake and Fool Hollow Lake. This includes the following highways... Highway 60 between mile markers 340 and 365. State Route 61 between mile markers 353 and 361. State Route 77 between mile markers 343 and 353. This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds... Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area 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. Report severe weather to your nearest law enforcement agency or the National Weather Service office in Flagstaff AZ.

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Tornado Warning issued October 21 at 3:34PM MST until October 21 at 4:00PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ
After
Tornado Warning issued October 21 at 3:47PM MST until October 21 at 4:00PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ
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21 October 2026 at 22:34 UTC
After
21 October 2026 at 22:47 UTC
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21 October 2026 at 22:34 UTC
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Forecast onset
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21 October 2026 at 22:34 UTC
After
21 October 2026 at 22:47 UTC
Official description
Before
At 334 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Wagon Wheel, or over Show Low, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and ping pong ball 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... Show Low, Taylor, Pinetop-Lakeside, Lake of the Woods, White Mountain Lake Estates, Linden, Wagon Wheel, Shumway, Vernon, Show Low Regional Airport, Show Low Lake, Mesa Redonda, White Mountain Lake Airport, Pintail Lake, Telephone Lake, Porter Mountain Outlook, Ned Lake, Fool Hollow Lake and Red Top Mountain. This includes the following highways... State Route 260 between mile markers 331 and 349. Highway 60 between mile markers 332 and 365. State Route 61 between mile markers 353 and 361. State Route 77 between mile markers 343 and 353. This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds... Scott Reservoir Campground and Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area Campground.
After
At 347 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 5 miles southeast of White Mountain Lake Estates, or 8 miles northeast of Show Low, moving northeast at 50 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... Show Low, Taylor, White Mountain Lake Estates, Shumway, Vernon, Show Low Regional Airport, Mesa Redonda, White Mountain Lake Airport, Pintail Lake, Telephone Lake, Ned Lake and Fool Hollow Lake. This includes the following highways... Highway 60 between mile markers 340 and 365. State Route 61 between mile markers 353 and 361. State Route 77 between mile markers 343 and 353. This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds... Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area Campground.
External source link
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https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1e2d5bce8b2f940959cfabf060bdeb83e42c6b4b.001.1
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https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.01283401040fe7ab7276354a5234e805deb1a5bf.001.1
Bulletin issued: 21 October 2026 at 22:47 UTC
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Bulletin issued: 21 October 2026 at 22:34 UTC

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