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Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 21 at 5:27PM MST until October 21 at 6:00PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

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

Bulletin issued
22 October 2026 at 00:27 UTC
First saved by us
22 October 2026 at 00:40 UTC
Last included in a daily record
22 October 2026

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Source classification
Severe · Source alert

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Issuer / area
NWS Flagstaff AZ · Coconino, AZ; Gila, AZ; Navajo, AZ
Certainty / urgency
Observed / Immediate
Message expiry (not hazard end)
22 October 2026 at 01:00 UTC
Forecast onset / end
22 October 2026 at 00:27 UTC / 22 October 2026 at 01:00 UTC

Archived official description

SVRFGZ The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Gila County in east central Arizona... Coconino County in north central Arizona... Navajo County in north central Arizona... * Until 600 PM MST. * At 527 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Ellison Creek Estates, or 11 miles northeast of Payson, moving east at 35 mph. HAZARD...Golf ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Star Valley, Forest Lakes, Tonto Village, Christopher Creek, Hunter Creek, Ellison Creek Cascades, Kohls Ranch, Whispering Pines, Washington Park, Mead Ranch, Tonto Estate, Bonita Creek Estates, Bear Flat, Ellison Creek Estates, Sleepy Hollow, Colcord Mountain Estates, Mountain Meadows, La Cienega, Mogollon Rim Visitor Center and Water Wheel Falls. This includes State Route 260 between mile markers 257 and 290. This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds... Woods Canyon Lake Campground, Upper Tonto Creek Campground, Spillway Campground, Sinkhole Campground, Sharp Creek Campground, Rim Campground, Promontory Pit Road Campground, Ponderosa Campground, Christopher Creek Campground, Chevelon Canyon Lake Campground, Forest Road 237 Camping Area, Forest Road 171 Camping Area, Forest Road 169 Camping Area, Canyon Point Campground, Knoll Lake Campground, Airplane Flat Campground, Aspen Campground, Colcord Ridge Campground, Crook Campground, Mogollon Campground, Sinkhole Campground, Forest Road 84 Camping Area, 195 Camping Area, 9350 Camping Area, Larson Ridge Camping Area, Forest Road 9512E Camping Area, Mogollon Rim Campground, Upper Canyon Creek Campground, Bear Canyon Lake Recreation Area, Willow Springs Lake Recreation Area, Sardine Point Day Use Area and Shadow Rim Ranch. This includes the following swimming holes... Horton Springs, Ellison Creek Cascades and Tonto Creek Waterfalls.

Instructions in this archived message

Anyone outdoors should move to shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing dangerous hail and damaging winds. Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek shelter immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built structure. Report severe weather to your nearest law enforcement agency or the National Weather Service office in Flagstaff AZ. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 600 PM MST Wednesday for a portion of north central Arizona.

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First saved record · 22 October 2026 at 00:40 UTC
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    Our first saved version of Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 21 at 5:27PM MST until October 21 at 6:00PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ. We have no earlier saved version to compare.

    Bulletin issued: 22 October 2026 at 00:27 UTC

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