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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 21 at 5:12AM MST until October 21 at 5:45AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

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

Bulletin issued
21 October 2026 at 12:12 UTC
First saved by us
21 October 2026 at 12:10 UTC
Last included in a daily record
21 October 2026

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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 12:45 UTC
Forecast onset / end
21 October 2026 at 12:12 UTC / 21 October 2026 at 12:45 UTC

Archived official description

At 512 AM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles southwest of Garland Prairie, or 22 miles northwest of Sedona, moving northeast at 40 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... Williams, Red Lake, Parks, Bellemont, Garland Prairie, Sherwood Forest Estates, Government Prairie, Maine, Camp Navajo, H A Clark Memorial Field, Sycamore Canyon Wilderness, Whitehorse Lake, Bill Williams Mountain, Scholz Lake, Sycamore Falls, Kaibab Lake, J.D. Dam Lake and Wing Mountain. This includes the following highways... Interstate 40 between mile markers 159 and 186. Business Interstate 40 between mile markers 163 and 165. State Route 64 between mile markers 186 and 198. This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds... White Horse Lake Campground, Camp Raymond, Dogtown Lake Campground, Kaibab Lake Campground and Bill Williams Campground. This includes the following swimming holes... Sycamore Falls, Lower Sycamore Falls "The Golden Pond" and Paradise Forks.

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 4:59AM MST until October 21 at 5:45AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

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    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 21 at 5:12AM MST until October 21 at 5:45AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

    Source updated
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    21 October 2026 at 11:59 UTC

    After

    21 October 2026 at 12:12 UTC

    Effective from
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    21 October 2026 at 11:59 UTC

    After

    21 October 2026 at 12:12 UTC

    Forecast onset
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    21 October 2026 at 11:59 UTC

    After

    21 October 2026 at 12:12 UTC

    Message type
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    Update

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    Official description
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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 545 AM MST. * At 459 AM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles north of Perkinsville, or 21 miles north of Cottonwood, moving northeast at 40 mph. HAZARD...Two inch hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. * Locations impacted include... Williams, Red Lake, Parks, Bellemont, Garland Prairie, Sherwood Forest Estates, Government Prairie, Maine, Camp Navajo, H A Clark Memorial Field, Sycamore Canyon Wilderness, Whitehorse Lake, Bill Williams Mountain, Sycamore Falls, Scholz Lake, Kaibab Lake, J.D. Dam Lake and Wing Mountain. This includes the following highways... Interstate 40 between mile markers 158 and 187. Business Interstate 40 between mile markers 163 and 165. State Route 64 between mile markers 186 and 198. This include…

    After

    At 512 AM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 5 miles southwest of Garland Prairie, or 22 miles northwest of Sedona, moving northeast at 40 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... Williams, Red Lake, Parks, Bellemont, Garland Prairie, Sherwood Forest Estates, Government Prairie, Maine, Camp Navajo, H A Clark Memorial Field, Sycamore Canyon Wilderness, Whitehorse Lake, Bill Williams Mountain, Scholz Lake, Sycamore Falls, Kaibab Lake, J.D. Dam Lake and Wing Mountain. This includes the following highways... Interstate 40 between mile markers 159 and 186. Business Interstate 40 between mile markers 163 and 165. State Route 64 between mile markers 186 and 198. This include…

    Official instructions
    Before

    Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing dangerous hail. This storm is capable of producing all types of severe weather including extremely large hail, destructive straight line winds, and tornadoes. Move quickly to a safe shelter such as an interior room, a bathroom, closet or basement.

    After

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

    External source link
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    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5746730e112d06027e7c60d35eaf1e6d0b1ddf98.001.1

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    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6f989e3b2edadfbb545f47f675ddab990ce177ae.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 21 October 2026 at 12:12 UTC

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First saved record · 21 October 2026 at 12:10 UTC
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    Our first saved version of Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 21 at 4:59AM MST until October 21 at 5:45AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 21 October 2026 at 11:59 UTC

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