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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 10, NWS Flagstaff, AZ
NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jul 12, 2026, 4:25 PM MST for Yavapai County, Arizona. It was in force for 35 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
- Jul 12, 2026, 4:25 PM MST (23:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Jul 12, 2026, 5:00 PM MST
- In force
- 35 min
- Issued by
- NWS Flagstaff, AZ
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Hail
- 1.0 in
- Wind
- 60.0 mph
County Yavapai County, AZ
The radar
The Flagstaff radar (KFSX), 124 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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NWS Flagstaff, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jul 12, 3:56 PM MST, 29 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 12, 3:56 PM MST, 29 minutes before
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Special weather statement, Jul 12, 1:30 PM MST, 2 hours 55 minutes before
Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ
130 PM MST Sun Jul 12 2026
AZZ008-015-037-038-122115-
Yavapai County Valleys and Basins AZ-Western Mogollon Rim AZ-Oak
Creek and Sycamore Canyons AZ-Yavapai County Mountains AZ-
130 PM MST Sun Jul 12 2026
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT THE SEDONA AREA IN YAVAPAI AND
COCONINO COUNTIES UNTIL 215 PM MST...
At 130 PM MST, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Munds Mountain Wilderness, or 11 miles southeast of Sedona, moving
northwest at 15 mph.
HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and hail up to half inch size.
SOURCE...Radar indicated.
IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
unsecured objects. Minor damage to outdoor objects is
possible.
Locations impacted include...
Sedona, Village of Oak Creek, Cornville, Munds Park, Page Springs,
Sedona Airport, Munds Mountain Wilderness, Beaverhead Flat, Wet
Beaver Creek Day Use Area, Slide Rock State Park, Bell Rock,
Schnebly Hill Overlook, Cathedral Rock, Bell Crossing/The Crack,
Wet Beaver Wilderness, Apache Maid Mountain, East Pocket Lookout
Tower, Uptown Sedona, Red Rock-Secret Mountain Wilderness and
Indian Gardens.
This includes the following highways...
Interstate 17 between mile markers 299 and 323. State Route 179
between mile markers 299 and 313. State Route 89A between mile
markers 369 and 383.
This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds...
Manzanita Campground.
This includes the following swimming holes...
Slide Rock, Encinoso, Grasshopper Point, Midgely Bridge, Buddha Beach
"Red Rock Crossing", Crescent Moon Ranch, Mormons Crossing and Bell
Crossing "The Crack".
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Monitor the weather situation closely and be alert for threatening
weather conditions.
&&
LAT...LON 3485 11186 3499 11179 3489 11148 3483 11150
3480 11155 3472 11155 3465 11158 3471 11192
TIME...MOT...LOC 2028Z 113DEG 14KT 3479 11163
MAX HAIL SIZE...0.50 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH
MCTLocal storm report, Jul 12, 4:12 PM MST, 13 minutes before
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Everything else NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 12:39 PM MST | Areal Flood Advisory | FGZ | Yavapai | 28 min |
| Jul 12, 1:07 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | FGZ | Yavapai | 5 hr |
| Jul 12, 1:30 PM MST | Special Weather Statement | FGZ | 45 min | |
| Jul 12, 2:29 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGZ | Yavapai | 31 min |
| Jul 12, 2:46 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | FGZ | Gila | 3 hr |
| Jul 12, 2:56 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGZ | Yavapai | 34 min |
| Jul 12, 3:05 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGZ | Yavapai | 25 min |
| Jul 12, 3:16 PM MST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | FGZ | Yavapai | 44 min |
| Jul 12, 3:28 PM MST | Flash Flood Warning | FGZ | Yavapai | 3 hr |
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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.