TORNADO WARNING

Tornado Warning: Apache, AZ and Navajo, AZ

Tornado Warning issued October 22 at 1:07PM MST until October 22 at 1:30PM MST by NWS Flagstaff AZ · EXPIRED

The National Weather Service office in Flagstaff, AZ issued a Tornado Warning for Apache, AZ and Navajo, AZ on Thursday, October 22, 2026. It has expired.

WarningTornado Warning

StatusExpired

TornadoRadar Indicated

Hail up to1 in · 2.5 cm

Issued byNWS Flagstaff, AZ

Area2 area(s)

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What the Weather Service said

TORFGZ The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a * Tornado Warning for... Navajo County in north central Arizona... Apache County in northeastern Arizona... * Until 130 PM MST. * At 107 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located 5 miles southeast of McNary, or 15 miles northeast of Whiteriver, moving northeast at 35 mph. HAZARD...Tornado and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated rotation. IMPACT...Flying debris will be dangerous to those caught without shelter. Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed. Damage to roofs, windows and vehicles will occur. Tree damage is likely. * Locations impacted include... Hawley Lake, Cyclone Lake, Earl Park Lake and Horseshoe Cienega Lake. This includes the following highways... State Route 260 between mile markers 363 and 372. State Route 473 between mile markers 0 and 10. This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds... Los Burros Campground and Los Burros Campground.

What to do

Move to an interior room on the lowest floor of a well-built building away from windows. If you are outdoors, in a mobile home, or in a vehicle, move to the closest substantial shelter and protect yourself from flying debris.

What a tornado warning means

A tornado has been seen or is indicated by weather radar. Move to a basement or an interior room on the lowest floor, away from windows. Mobile homes are not safe.

Watch or warning?

A watch means conditions are right for a hazard to develop: be prepared. A warning means it is happening or about to happen: take action now. Advisories are for less serious hazards that still call for caution.

Official, current information: weather.gov forecast for this area · Storm Prediction Center. See every U.S. warning that day.

Did you know?

Record hail. The largest hailstone on record in the US fell in Vivian, South Dakota in 2010: 8 inches across.

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