Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 21 at 5:27PM MST until October 21 at 6:00PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ
Affected area: Coconino, AZ; Gila, AZ; Navajo, AZ
Effective: Oct 21, 2026 5:27 PM GMT-0700
Expires: Oct 21, 2026 6:00 PM GMT-0700
Alert details
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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.
Safety information
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.
Source: NWS Flagstaff AZ
View the official National Weather Service alert
This post is automatically updated from official National Weather Service alert data.
