NWS Flagstaff AZSV.W 0129September 23, 2026
Severe Thunderstorm Warning: Yavapai, AZ
The National Weather Service office in Flagstaff issued a severe thunderstorm warning for Yavapai in Arizona, which was in force until 4:30 p.m. local time on September 23. It was the 129th severe thunderstorm warning the NWS office in Flagstaff issued in 2026. Arizona had 91 severe thunderstorm warnings in September 2026, against 52 in an average September of 2008-2025 (Arizona's severe thunderstorm warnings by year).
ExpiredWarning
In force for 33 minutes; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Flagstaff AZ
- Area
- Yavapai
- State
- Arizona
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 3:57 p.m. PDT, September 23, 2026
- Expires
- 4:30 p.m. PDT, September 23, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Observed, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KFGZ SV.W 0129
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SVRFGZ The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Yavapai County in west central Arizona... * Until 430 PM MST. * At 357 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located over over Interstate 17 north of Rimrock, or 12 miles southeast of Sedona. This storm was stationary. HAZARD...60 mph wind gusts and quarter size hail. SOURCE...Radar indicated. IMPACT...Hail damage to vehicles is expected. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. * Locations impacted include... Bell Crossing/The Crack, Wet Beaver Creek Day Use Area, Wet Beaver Wilderness, Munds Mountain Wilderness and Crane Petroglyph Heritage Site. This includes the following highways... Interstate 17 between mile markers 298 and 309. State Route 179 between mile markers 299 and 300. This includes the following recreation areas and campgrounds... Wet Beaver Creek Campground. This includes the following swimming holes... Wet Beaver Creek Day Use Area.
What the agency told people to do
Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. These storms are capable of producing damaging winds and large hail. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with these storms and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways.
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