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Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Yavapai, AZ

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Yavapai
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What is happening

At 316 AM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles northeast of Chino Valley, moving north at 45 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... Prescott Valley, Chino Valley, Dewey-Humboldt, Yavapai County Fairgrounds, Mingus...

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. Continuous cloud to ground lightning is occurring with this storm. Lightning is one of nature's leading killers. Remember, if you can hear thunder, you are close enough to be struck by lightning.

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Bulletin details

At 316 AM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 10 miles northeast of Chino Valley, moving north at 45 mph. HAZARD...Quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Damage to vehicles is expected. Locations impacted include... Prescott Valley, Chino Valley, Dewey-Humboldt, Yavapai County Fairgrounds, Mingus Mountain, Fain Lake and Woodchute Mountain. This includes the following highways... State Route 69 between mile markers 281 and 289. State Route 89A between mile markers 323 and 343. This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds... Potato Patch Campground, Playground Group Campground and Mountainview Park.

Lifecycle record

Official revisions

3 captured
  1. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 21 at 3:16AM MST until October 21 at 3:30AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

    Official revision
  2. Update

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 21 at 3:07AM MST until October 21 at 3:30AM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ

    Official revision
  3. Alert

    Severe Thunderstorm Warning issued October 21 at 2:58AM MST until October 21 at 3:30AM 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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