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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 21 at 4:02AM MST until October 21 at 4:15AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

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

Bulletin issued
21 October 2026 at 11:02 UTC
First saved by us
21 October 2026 at 10:55 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 · Yavapai, AZ
Certainty / urgency
Observed / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end)
21 October 2026 at 11:15 UTC
Forecast onset / end
21 October 2026 at 11:02 UTC / 21 October 2026 at 11:15 UTC

Archived official description

At 402 AM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hawkins, or 34 miles southwest of Prescott, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Congress, Yarnell, Escapees North Ranch, Peeples Valley, Hawkins, Piedmont, Date and Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State Park. This includes the following highways... Highway 93 between mile markers 177 and 188. State Route 71 between mile markers 100 and 109. State Route 89 between mile markers 265 and 280.

Instructions in this archived message

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

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    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 21 at 3:45AM MST until October 21 at 4:15AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

    After

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 21 at 4:02AM MST until October 21 at 4:15AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

    Source updated
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    21 October 2026 at 10:45 UTC

    After

    21 October 2026 at 11:02 UTC

    Effective from
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    21 October 2026 at 10:45 UTC

    After

    21 October 2026 at 11:02 UTC

    Forecast onset
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    21 October 2026 at 10:45 UTC

    After

    21 October 2026 at 11:02 UTC

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    Official description
    Before

    SVRFGZ The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Yavapai County in west central Arizona... * Until 415 AM MST. * At 345 AM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 11 miles southwest of Escapees North Ranch, or 47 miles southwest of Prescott, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Congress, Yarnell, Escapees North Ranch, Peeples Valley, Hawkins, Piedmont, Date and Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State Park. This includes the following highways... Highway 93 between mile markers 173 and 190. State Route 71 between mile markers 91 and 109. State Route 89 between mile markers 263 and 280.

    After

    At 402 AM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located near Hawkins, or 34 miles southwest of Prescott, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. Locations impacted include... Congress, Yarnell, Escapees North Ranch, Peeples Valley, Hawkins, Piedmont, Date and Granite Mountain Hotshots Memorial State Park. This includes the following highways... Highway 93 between mile markers 177 and 188. State Route 71 between mile markers 100 and 109. State Route 89 between mile markers 265 and 280.

    External source link
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    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.994bc4d83bc9343b84f7f3210ac9b7ff57860a11.001.1

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    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.7e8dfaaeb7606dca8fe310670375afc6fa9b7d3b.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 21 October 2026 at 11:02 UTC

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First saved record · 21 October 2026 at 10:55 UTC
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    Our first saved version of Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 21 at 3:45AM MST until October 21 at 4:15AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 21 October 2026 at 10:45 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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