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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Gila, AZ; Navajo, AZ

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At 412 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southwest of Wagon Wheel, or 10 miles southwest of Show Low, moving north at 40 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong 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,...

What the bulletin says to do

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. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM MST Thursday for a portion of north central Arizona.

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At 412 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 7 miles southwest of Wagon Wheel, or 10 miles southwest of Show Low, moving north at 40 mph. HAZARD...Ping pong 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... Show Low, Pinetop-Lakeside, Lake of the Woods, White Mountain Lake Estates, Linden, Wagon Wheel, Show Low Regional Airport, White Mountain Apache Reservation, Show Low Lake, Red Top Mountain, Fool Hollow Lake, Ned Lake, Telephone Lake, Pintail Lake, White Mountain Lake Airport and Schoens Lake. This includes the following highways... State Route 260 between mile markers 331 and 349. Highway 60 between mile markers 319 and 347. State Route 77 between mile markers 343 and 351. This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds... Fool Hollow Lake Recreation Area Campground.

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  1. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 22 at 4:12PM MST until October 22 at 4:30PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

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  2. Alert

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 22 at 3:57PM MST until October 22 at 4:30PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

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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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