Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 21 at 6:07PM MST until October 21 at 6:45PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ
Affected area: Coconino, AZ; Gila, AZ; Navajo, AZ
Effective: Oct 21, 2026 6:07 PM GMT-0700
Expires: Oct 21, 2026 6:45 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 645 PM MST.
* At 607 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Christopher
Creek, or 21 miles east of Payson, moving east at 35 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…
Heber-Overgaard, Forest Lakes, Christopher Creek, Hunter Creek,
Haigler Creek, Sleepy Hollow, Colcord Mountain Estates, Mogollon
Airpark, Mountain Meadows, Mogollon Rim Visitor Center, Woods
Canyon Lake Recreation Area, Chevelon Canyon Lake, Chevelon Canyon
Dam, Willow Springs Canyon Lake, Woods Canyon Lake, Bear Canyon
Lake and Horton Springs.
This includes the following highways…
State Route 260 between mile markers 273 and 310. State Route 277
between mile markers 306 and 309.
This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds…
Woods Canyon Lake Campground, Spillway Campground, Sinkhole
Campground, Sharp Creek Campground, Rim Campground, Promontory Pit
Road Campground, Christopher Creek Campground, Chevelon Canyon Lake
Campground, Gentry Campground, Forest Road 237 Camping Area, Forest
Road 171 Camping Area, Forest Road 169 Camping Area, Black Canyon Rim
Campground, Canyon Point 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, Camp Shadow Pines, Bear Canyon Lake Recreation Area,
Willow Springs Lake Recreation Area, Sardine Point Day Use Area,
Black Canyon Lake Recreation Area and Tall Timbers County Park.
This includes the following swimming holes…
Horton Springs.
Safety information
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from
windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and large
hail.
Tornadoes can develop quickly from severe thunderstorms. Seek shelter
immediately in an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built
structure.
Source: NWS Flagstaff AZ
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