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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 21 at 4:48AM MST until October 21 at 5:00AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

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

Bulletin issued
21 October 2026 at 11:48 UTC
First saved by us
21 October 2026 at 11:40 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 12:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end
21 October 2026 at 11:48 UTC / 21 October 2026 at 12:00 UTC

Archived official description

At 448 AM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles north of Perkinsville, or 22 miles northeast of Chino Valley, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Two inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Paulden, Drake, Perkinsville and Sycamore Canyon Wilderness. This includes State Route 89 between mile markers 341 and 354.

Instructions in this archived message

Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing dangerous hail and damaging winds.

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    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 21 at 4:27AM MST until October 21 at 5:00AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

    After

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 21 at 4:48AM MST until October 21 at 5:00AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

    Source updated
    Before

    21 October 2026 at 11:27 UTC

    After

    21 October 2026 at 11:48 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    21 October 2026 at 11:27 UTC

    After

    21 October 2026 at 11:48 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    21 October 2026 at 11:27 UTC

    After

    21 October 2026 at 11:48 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... Coconino County in north central Arizona... Yavapai County in west central Arizona... * Until 500 AM MST. * At 427 AM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northeast of Chino Valley, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Chino Valley, Paulden, Drake, Perkinsville and Sycamore Canyon Wilderness. This includes State Route 89 between mile markers 328 and 355.

    After

    At 448 AM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles north of Perkinsville, or 22 miles northeast of Chino Valley, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Two inch hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Paulden, Drake, Perkinsville and Sycamore Canyon Wilderness. This includes State Route 89 between mile markers 341 and 354.

    Official instructions
    Before

    Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large hail.

    After

    Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing dangerous hail and damaging winds.

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.fdafcebe50120590be0284341710593cf4efdda6.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.3cce101aced6cdc98f97610be23f5fd169cd940f.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 21 October 2026 at 11:48 UTC

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First saved record · 21 October 2026 at 11:40 UTC
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    Our first saved version of Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 21 at 4:27AM MST until October 21 at 5:00AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 21 October 2026 at 11:27 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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