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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 22 at 8:42AM MST until October 22 at 8:45AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

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

Bulletin issued
22 October 2026 at 15:42 UTC
First saved by us
22 October 2026 at 15:27 UTC
Last included in a daily record
22 October 2026

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Source classification
Severe · Source update

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Issuer / area
NWS Flagstaff AZ · Apache, AZ
Certainty / urgency
Observed / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end)
22 October 2026 at 15:52 UTC
Forecast onset / end
22 October 2026 at 15:42 UTC / 22 October 2026 at 15:45 UTC

Archived official description

The storm which prompted the warning near Eagar has weakened below severe limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 AM MST Thursday for a portion of northeast Arizona.

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    Title
    Before

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 22 at 8:18AM MST until October 22 at 8:45AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

    After

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 22 at 8:42AM MST until October 22 at 8:45AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

    Source updated
    Before

    22 October 2026 at 15:18 UTC

    After

    22 October 2026 at 15:42 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    22 October 2026 at 15:18 UTC

    After

    22 October 2026 at 15:42 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    22 October 2026 at 15:18 UTC

    After

    22 October 2026 at 15:42 UTC

    Message expiry
    Before

    22 October 2026 at 15:45 UTC

    After

    22 October 2026 at 15:52 UTC

    Message type
    Before

    Alert

    After

    Update

    Source status
    Before

    Source alert

    After

    Source update

    Official description
    Before

    SVRFGZ The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Apache County in northeastern Arizona... * Until 845 AM MST. * At 818 AM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles west of Lake Sierra Blanca, or 19 miles south of Springerville, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. * Locations impacted include... Springerville, Feaster, Nutrioso, Lake Sierra Blanca, Springerville Airport, Three Forks, Gobbler Peak, Big Lake Recreation Area, Crescent Lake, Nelson Reservoir, Becker Lake, Reservation Lake and Drift Fence Lake. This includes the following highways... State Route 261 between mile markers 395 and 412. State Route 260 between mile markers 394 and 398. Highway 60 between mile markers 386 and 393. Highway 180 191 between mile markers 401 and 418. State Route 273 between mile markers 390 and 396. This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds... Buffalo Crossing Campground, Rainbow Campground, Cutthroat Campground, Horse Springs Campground, Grayling Campground, Brookchar Campground, Apache Trout Campground, Elderberry Spring Campground, Horse Springs Campground & Group Ramada, West Fork Campground and Nelson Reservoir Recreation Area.

    After

    The storm which prompted the warning near Eagar has weakened below severe limits, and no longer poses an immediate threat to life or property. Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 1000 AM MST Thursday for a portion of northeast Arizona.

    Official instructions
    Before

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

    After

    Not supplied

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a2c7fec7d409b953a2a4b920145872e6ba523513.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.6e9d74d63d5ce7e39f0dd91e2c4c1adccc51b097.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 15:42 UTC

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First saved record · 22 October 2026 at 15:27 UTC
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    First saved record

    Our first saved version of Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 22 at 8:18AM MST until October 22 at 8:45AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 15:18 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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