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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 22 at 12:28PM MST until October 22 at 12:45PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

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

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Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 19:28 UTC
First saved by us: 22 October 2026 at 19:12 UTC
Last included in a daily record: 22 October 2026
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Issuer / area: NWS Flagstaff AZ · Apache, AZ; Navajo, AZ
Certainty / urgency: Observed / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end): 22 October 2026 at 19:45 UTC
Forecast onset / end: 22 October 2026 at 19:28 UTC / 22 October 2026 at 19:45 UTC

Archived official description

At 128 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northeast of Pinon, or 29 miles west of Chinle, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Locations impacted include... Pinon, Black Mesa, Whippoorwill, Blue Gap, Tahchee and Burnt Corn Valley.

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. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT Thursday for portions of north central and northeast Arizona.

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22 October 2026 at 19:42 UTC
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 22 at 12:09PM MST until October 22 at 12:45PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ
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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 22 at 12:28PM MST until October 22 at 12:45PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ
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22 October 2026 at 19:09 UTC
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22 October 2026 at 19:28 UTC
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22 October 2026 at 19:09 UTC
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22 October 2026 at 19:28 UTC
Forecast onset
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22 October 2026 at 19:09 UTC
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22 October 2026 at 19:28 UTC
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Official description
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SVRFGZ The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Navajo County in north central Arizona... Apache County in northeastern Arizona... * Until 1245 PM MST /145 PM MDT/. * At 1209 PM MST /109 PM MDT/, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles south of Pinon, or 22 miles east of Kykotsmovi Village, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. * Locations impacted include... Pinon, Keams Canyon, Low Mountain, Black Mesa, Whippoorwill, Blue Gap, Tahchee and Burnt Corn Valley. This includes State Route 264 between mile markers 400 and 401.
After
At 128 PM MDT, a severe thunderstorm was located 8 miles northeast of Pinon, or 29 miles west of Chinle, moving northeast at 50 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong ball size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Locations impacted include... Pinon, Black Mesa, Whippoorwill, Blue Gap, Tahchee and Burnt Corn Valley.
Official instructions
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…ure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing large hail. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until ~~800 PM MST /900 PM MDT/ Thursday for~~ portions of north central and northeast Arizona.
After
…ure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing large hail. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 900 PM MDT Thursday for portions of north central and northeast Arizona.
External source link
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https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.8ff11d96a40a988896030e23a497553a61bd7a2a.001.1
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https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.4491b8491181019110caf29934f2190af172291d.001.1
Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 19:28 UTC
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First saved record · 22 October 2026 at 19:12 UTC

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22 October 2026 at 19:12 UTC

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Our first saved version of Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 22 at 12:09PM MST until October 22 at 12:45PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 19:09 UTC

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