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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Coconino, AZ; Gila, AZ; Yavapai, AZ

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Coconino, Gila, Yavapai
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What is happening

At 505 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Pine, or 13 miles northwest of Payson, moving north at 50 mph. HAZARD...Half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... Payson, Star Valley, Pine, Mesa Del Caballo, Round Valley, East Verde...

What the bulletin says to do

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 600 PM MST Wednesday for portions of north central and west central Arizona.

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Bulletin details

At 505 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located over Pine, or 13 miles northwest of Payson, moving north at 50 mph. HAZARD...Half dollar size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... Payson, Star Valley, Pine, Mesa Del Caballo, Round Valley, East Verde Estates, Oxbow Estates, Beaver Valley Estates, Fort McDonald, Ellison Creek Cascades, Whispering Pines, Washington Park, Mead Ranch, Geronimo Estates, Bonita Creek Estates, Wonder Valley, Ellison Creek Estates, Clints Well and Freedom Acres. This includes the following highways... State Route 260 between mile markers 249 and 258. State Route 87 southbound between mile markers 248 and 251. State Route 87 between mile markers 248 and 269...and between mile markers 277 and 292. This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds... Geronimo Boy Scout Camp, Clints Well Campground, Houston Mesa Campground, Kehl Springs Campground, Knoll Lake Campground, Rumsey Park, Green Valley Park and Shadow Rim Ranch. This includes the following swimming holes... Water Wheel Falls and Ellison Creek Cascades.

Lifecycle record

Official revisions

2 captured
  1. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 21 at 5:05PM MST until October 21 at 5:30PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

    Official revision
  2. Alert

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 21 at 4:43PM MST until October 21 at 5:30PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

    Official revision

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Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Flagstaff AZ. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.

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