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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 22 at 7:55AM MST until October 22 at 8:15AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

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

Bulletin issued
22 October 2026 at 14:55 UTC
First saved by us
22 October 2026 at 14:53 UTC
Last included in a daily record
22 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)
22 October 2026 at 15:15 UTC
Forecast onset / end
22 October 2026 at 14:55 UTC / 22 October 2026 at 15:15 UTC

Archived official description

At 755 AM MST /855 AM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located near Witch Well, or 54 miles east of Holbrook, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Quarter 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 342 and 355. State Route 61 between mile markers 417 and 430.

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.

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    Before

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 22 at 7:42AM MST until October 22 at 8:15AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

    After

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 22 at 7:55AM MST until October 22 at 8:15AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

    Source updated
    Before

    22 October 2026 at 14:42 UTC

    After

    22 October 2026 at 14:55 UTC

    Effective from
    Before

    22 October 2026 at 14:42 UTC

    After

    22 October 2026 at 14:55 UTC

    Forecast onset
    Before

    22 October 2026 at 14:42 UTC

    After

    22 October 2026 at 14:55 UTC

    Message type
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    Alert

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    Update

    Source status
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    Source alert

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    Source update

    Official description
    Before

    SVRFGZ The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Apache County in northeastern Arizona... * Until 815 AM MST /915 AM MDT/. * At 742 AM MST /842 AM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located 6 miles southwest of Witch Well, or 47 miles east of Holbrook, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Quarter 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 338 and 357. State Route 61 between mile markers 417 and 430.

    After

    At 755 AM MST /855 AM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located near Witch Well, or 54 miles east of Holbrook, moving northeast at 45 mph. HAZARD...Quarter 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 342 and 355. State Route 61 between mile markers 417 and 430.

    External source link
    Before

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.a7cbcafb814ccad2f843dfb77fbbd9d23df804ca.001.1

    After

    https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.f57d475281975f1586fa4a3236a0ae38cc379cd3.001.1

    Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 14:55 UTC

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First saved record · 22 October 2026 at 14:53 UTC
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    Our first saved version of Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 22 at 7:42AM MST until October 22 at 8:15AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 14:42 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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