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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 133, NWS Flagstaff, AZ

October 20, 2015Navajo County, Arizona

NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Oct 20, 2015, 5:25 AM MDT for Navajo County, Arizona. It was in force for 20 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Oct 20, 2015, 5:25 AM MDT (11:25 UTC)
Expired: Oct 20, 2015, 5:45 AM MDT
In force: 20 min
Issued by: NWS Flagstaff, AZ
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Navajo County, AZ

The radar

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Flagstaff, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Oct 19, 4:22 PM MDT, 13 hours 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 19, 4:22 PM MDT, 13 hours 3 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 19, 2:50 PM MDT, 14 hours 35 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Oct 19, 7:27 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FGZ	Coconino	12 hr
Oct 19, 7:38 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGZ	Yavapai	23 min
Oct 19, 10:36 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGZ	Yavapai	24 min
Oct 19, 10:52 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGZ	Yavapai	23 min
Oct 19, 11:03 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGZ	Yavapai	42 min
Oct 19, 11:11 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGZ	Yavapai	49 min
Oct 19, 11:26 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGZ	Yavapai	49 min
Oct 19, 11:56 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGZ	Yavapai	34 min
Oct 20, 2:21 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	FGZ		24 min
Oct 20, 2:56 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGZ	Coconino, Gila	24 min
Oct 20, 3:09 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	FGZ		36 min
Oct 20, 4:08 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGZ	Apache, Navajo	37 min
Oct 20, 4:58 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	FGZ		32 min
Oct 20, 6:09 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGZ	Yavapai	41 min
Oct 20, 6:20 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	FGZ		25 min
Oct 20, 6:27 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGZ	Yavapai	33 min
Oct 20, 7:24 AM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FGZ	Coconino	6 hr
Oct 20, 8:35 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	FGZ		25 min
Oct 20, 9:57 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	FGZ		33 min
Oct 20, 10:13 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGZ	Navajo	21 min
Oct 20, 10:37 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGZ	Coconino, Navajo	23 min
Oct 20, 10:56 AM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FGZ	Yavapai	3 hr
Oct 20, 10:59 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGZ	Coconino, Navajo	15 min
Oct 20, 11:22 AM MDT	Flash Flood Warning	FGZ	Yavapai	3 hr
Oct 20, 11:24 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGZ	Coconino, Navajo	36 min
Oct 20, 11:29 AM MDT	Special Weather Statement	FGZ	Navajo	31 min
Oct 20, 11:41 AM MDT	Tornado Warning	FGZ	Navajo	34 min
Oct 20, 11:46 AM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGZ	Gila	29 min
Oct 20, 12:03 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGZ	Apache	27 min
Oct 20, 12:06 PM MDT	Tornado Warning	FGZ	Navajo	24 min
Oct 20, 12:28 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGZ	Coconino, Gila, Navajo	32 min
Oct 20, 12:34 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FGZ	Navajo	3 hr
Oct 20, 12:40 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	FGZ		50 min
Oct 20, 12:48 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	FGZ		42 min
Oct 20, 1:09 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGZ	Apache	36 min
Oct 20, 1:53 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	FGZ		37 min
Oct 20, 2:21 PM MDT	Areal Flood Advisory	FGZ	Apache, Navajo	3 hr
Oct 20, 2:39 PM MDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	FGZ	Apache	21 min
Oct 20, 2:46 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	FGZ		29 min
Oct 20, 2:57 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	FGZ		33 min
Oct 20, 4:07 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	FGZ		23 min
Oct 20, 5:06 PM MDT	Special Weather Statement	FGZ		24 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.