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Tornado Warning issued October 21 at 8:18AM MST until October 21 at 8:45AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

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

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Bulletin issued: 21 October 2026 at 15:18 UTC
First saved by us: 21 October 2026 at 15:25 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 15:45 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 21 October 2026 at 15:18 UTC / 21 October 2026 at 15:45 UTC

Archived official description

TORFGZ The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Yavapai County in west central Arizona... * Until 845 AM MST. * At 818 AM MST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located over Jerome, or 8 miles west of Cottonwood, moving north at 45 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... Clarkdale, Jerome, Jerome State Historic Park, Sycamore Canyon Wilderness, Parsons Spring, Sycamore Canyon and Woodchute Mountain. This includes State Route 89A between mile markers 338 and 348. This includes the following swimming holes... Parsons Spring.

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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First saved record · 21 October 2026 at 15:25 UTC

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21 October 2026 at 15:25 UTC

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Bulletin issued: 21 October 2026 at 15:18 UTC

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