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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 21 at 1:05PM MST until October 21 at 1:30PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

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

Bulletin issued
21 October 2026 at 20:05 UTC
First saved by us
21 October 2026 at 20:10 UTC
Last included in a daily record
21 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)
21 October 2026 at 20:30 UTC
Forecast onset / end
21 October 2026 at 20:05 UTC / 21 October 2026 at 20:30 UTC

Archived official description

At 105 PM MST /205 PM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm continued near Witch Well, or 49 miles north of Springerville, moving northeast at 30 mph. HAZARD...Half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... Witch Well. This includes the following highways... Highway 191 161 between mile markers 326 and 348. State Route 61 between mile markers 417 and 422.

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.

The saved record

What changed

0 updates · 1 first record

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First saved record · 21 October 2026 at 20:10 UTC
  1. Saved by us

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    First saved record

    Our first saved version of Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 21 at 1:05PM MST until October 21 at 1:30PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 21 October 2026 at 20:05 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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      "onsetAt": "2026-10-21T20:05:00.000Z",
      "expiresAt": "2026-10-21T20:30:00.000Z",
      "forecastEndAt": "2026-10-21T20:30:00.000Z",
      "severity": "Severe",
      "urgency": "Immediate",
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      "summary": "Severe Thunderstorm Warning · Apache, AZ. Severe; observed; urgency: immediate.",
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      "instruction": "Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from\nwindows. This storm is capable of producing large hail.",
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