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Tornado Warning issued October 21 at 7:49AM MST until October 21 at 8:15AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

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

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Bulletin issued: 21 October 2026 at 14:49 UTC
First saved by us: 21 October 2026 at 14:55 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 21 October 2026
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Source classification: Extreme · Source alert

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Issuer / area: NWS Flagstaff AZ · Yavapai, AZ
Certainty / urgency: Observed / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end): 21 October 2026 at 15:15 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 21 October 2026 at 14:49 UTC / 21 October 2026 at 15:15 UTC

Archived official description

TORFGZ The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Yavapai County in west central Arizona... * Until 815 AM MST. * At 749 AM MST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Prescott Valley, moving northeast at 40 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... Prescott Valley, Prescott, Chino Valley, Dewey-Humboldt, Downtown Prescott, Oak Knoll Village, Whipple, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott Regional Airport, Prescott Rodeo Grounds, Yavapai County Fairgrounds, Mingus Mountain, Fain Lake, Willow Creek Reservoir, Watson Lake and Lynx Lake. This includes the following highways... State Route 69 between mile markers 283 and 296. State Route 89 between mile markers 311 and 320. State Route 89A between mile markers 318 and 339. This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds... Potato Patch Campground, Playground Group Campground, Lynx Campground, Eagle Ridge Group Campground, Hilltop Campground, Acker Park, AC Williams Granite Creek Park, Watson Lake Park and Mountainview Park.

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.

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21 October 2026 at 14:55 UTC

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Our first saved version of Tornado Warning issued October 21 at 7:49AM MST until October 21 at 8:15AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 21 October 2026 at 14:49 UTC

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  "expiresAt": "2026-10-21T15:15:00.000Z",
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