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Tornado Warning issued October 22 at 5:01PM MST until October 22 at 5:15PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

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

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Bulletin issued
23 October 2026 at 00:01 UTC
First saved by us
22 October 2026 at 23:57 UTC
Last included in a daily record
23 October 2026

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Source classification
Extreme · Source update

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Issuer / area
NWS Flagstaff AZ · Navajo, AZ
Certainty / urgency
Observed / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end)
23 October 2026 at 00:15 UTC
Forecast onset / end
23 October 2026 at 00:01 UTC / 23 October 2026 at 00:15 UTC

Archived official description

At 501 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Linden, or 9 miles west of Show Low, moving north at 45 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and tennis 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, White Mountain Lake Estates, Linden, Pinedale, Shumway, Taylor Airport, Fool Hollow Lake, Ned Lake, Telephone Lake, Schoens Lake and Red Top Mountain. This includes the following highways... State Route 260 between mile markers 327 and 336. Highway 60 between mile markers 333 and 339. State Route 77 between mile markers 346 and 356. This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds... Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area Campground and Lewis Canyon Group 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. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.

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    Tornado Warning issued October 22 at 4:46PM MST until October 22 at 5:15PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

    After

    Tornado Warning issued October 22 at 5:01PM MST until October 22 at 5:15PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

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    22 October 2026 at 23:46 UTC

    After

    23 October 2026 at 00:01 UTC

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    22 October 2026 at 23:46 UTC

    After

    23 October 2026 at 00:01 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    22 October 2026 at 23:46 UTC

    After

    23 October 2026 at 00:01 UTC

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    Official description
    Before

    TORFGZ The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Navajo County in north central Arizona... * Until 515 PM MST. * At 446 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 13 miles south of Linden, or 14 miles southwest of Show Low, moving north at 45 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and tennis 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, White Mountain Lake Estates, Linden, Pinedale, Shumway, Taylor Airport, Red Top Mountain, Fool Hollow Lake, Ned Lake, Telephone Lake, Pintail Lake and Schoens Lake. This includes the following highways... State Route 260 between mile markers 327 and 336. Highway 60 between mile markers 322 and 340. State Route 77 between mile markers 346 and 356. This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds... Fool …

    After

    At 501 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located near Linden, or 9 miles west of Show Low, moving north at 45 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and tennis 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, White Mountain Lake Estates, Linden, Pinedale, Shumway, Taylor Airport, Fool Hollow Lake, Ned Lake, Telephone Lake, Schoens Lake and Red Top Mountain. This includes the following highways... State Route 260 between mile markers 327 and 336. Highway 60 between mile markers 333 and 339. State Route 77 between mile markers 346 and 356. This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds... Fool …

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.83b4fc61771d37247722f490715065878a7b63b2.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5d99e777d4ac5032130e0527474652f376977bf5.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 23 October 2026 at 00:01 UTC

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First saved record · 22 October 2026 at 23:57 UTC

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    Our first saved version of Tornado Warning issued October 22 at 4:46PM MST until October 22 at 5:15PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 23:46 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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