A Weather Alert has been issued for a nearby area. While your current location is outside of the impacted area, please stay alert and monitor weather conditions. # SUMMARY -------------------- The National Weather Service in Phoenix has issued a - Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Gila County in east central Arizona... - Until 400 PM MST. - At 258 PM MST, a severe thunderstorm was located 17 miles southeast of Sawmill, or 34 miles east of Globe, moving northeast at 40 mph. # DETAILS -------------------- HAZARD Ping pong ball size hail and 60 mph wind gusts. SOURCE Radar indicated. IMPACT People and animals outdoors will be injured. Expect hail damage to roofs, siding, windows, and vehicles. Expect wind damage to roofs, siding, and trees. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE Sawmill and Hilltop. ISSUED AT Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 2:58 PM MST ISSUED BY National Weather Service Phoenix AZ HEADER BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED | Severe Thunderstorm Warning # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- Seek shelter inside a well-built structure and stay away from windows. This storm is capable of producing damaging winds and 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. Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to flash flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded roadways. A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 800 PM MST Thursday for a portion of east central Arizona.
A Weather Alert has been issued for a nearby area. While your current location is outside of the impacted area, please stay alert and monitor weather conditions. # SUMMARY -------------------- The National Weather Service in Flagstaff has issued a - Flash Flood Warning for... Gila County in east central Arizona... Yavapai County in west central Arizona... - Until 800 PM MST. - At 205 PM MST, repeated heavy rainfall from thunderstorms across the region have caused a nearly 8 foot rise in Fossil Creek. Flash flooding is ongoing. # DETAILS -------------------- HAZARD Life threatening flash flooding. Thunderstorms producing flash flooding. SOURCE Radar indicated. IMPACT Life threatening flash flooding of creeks and streams, normally dry washes, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses. SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE The Toilet Bowl and Fossil Springs Wilderness. THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING SWIMMING HOLES All swimming holes and waterfalls on Fossil Creek and Fossil Creek Dam "The Toilet Bowl". THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING CREEKS, WASHES AND RIVERS Hardscrabble Creek, Verde River and Fossil Creek. ISSUED AT Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 2:05 PM MST ISSUED BY National Weather Service Flagstaff AZ HEADER BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED | Flash Flood Warning # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- Flooding of washes and creeks will occur, some dirt roads will become muddy and impassable. Paved roads and underpasses could become flooded as well.
# HEADLINE -------------------- FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS EVENING # DETAILS -------------------- WHAT Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues to be possible. WHERE A portion of south central Arizona, including the following areas, Globe/Miami, Mazatzal Mountains, Pinal/Superstition Mountains, Rio Verde/Salt River, San Carlos, Superior and Tonto Basin. WHEN Until 11 PM MST this evening. IMPACTS Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations. Low-water crossings may be flooded. ADDITIONAL DETAILS - A strong weather disturbance will support scattered thunderstorms through early this evening. Heavy rainfall with localized rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour will remain possible. - http://www.weather.gov/safety/flood ISSUED AT Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 1:50 PM MST ISSUED BY National Weather Service Phoenix AZ HEADER Flood Watch # PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS -------------------- You should monitor later forecasts and be prepared to take action should Flash Flood Warnings be issued. # AREAS AFFECTED -------------------- Dripping Springs, Globe/Miami, Mazatzal Mountains, New River Mesa, Pinal/Superstition Mountains, Rio Verde/Salt River, San Carlos, Southeast Gila County, Superior, Tonto Basin Including the cities of Peridot, Punkin Center, San Carlos, Sunflower, Tortilla Flat, Winkelman, Hayden, Miami, Superior, and Globe
# SUMMARY -------------------- THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 693 UNTIL 8 PM MST THIS EVENING WHICH REPLACES A PORTION OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 692. THE NEW WATCH IS VALID FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ARIZONA THE NEW WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ARIZONA GILA THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF JAKES CORNER, KOHLS RANCH, PAYSON, PUNKIN CENTER, RYE, STAR VALLEY, AND TONTO VILLAGE. # DETAILS -------------------- ISSUED AT Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 10:11 AM MST ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PHOENIX AZ HEADER WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCHES 692/693
Closest strike: 17.88 miles Storms Approaching Stay alert and frequently check WeatherBug to see if storms are moving toward you. Be mindful that new storms can also form with little notice.
There is a Slight Severe Storm Risk for your location. Continue reading for today's outlook from the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center. -------------------- National Severe Storm Outlook THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS ARIZONA/WESTERN NEW MEXICO AND THE FOUR CORNERS SUMMARY Scattered severe thunderstorms remain possible across the Southwest, with the most intense cells expected across parts of Arizona and western New Mexico this afternoon and evening. Large hail, damaging winds, and a few tornadoes are all possible. 20z Update Convective coverage has increased across portions of eastern/northeastern Arizona over the past couple of hours, with widely scattered supercell structures noted through the morning/early afternoon via regional radar imagery. Expectations remain generally unchanged regarding the evolution of this convection and the associated severe threat across much of eastern Arizona/western New Mexico and the Four Corners region. Thus, no changes were made to the primary risk area. Along the periphery, a minor eastward expansion of the existing Level 1/Marginal Risk was made along the central CO/NM border where some low-probability potential for mainly damaging wind gusts may persist farther eastward. Elsewhere, only minor adjustments were made to the General Thunder area, including some trimming along the California coastline to the west of the mid/upper trough axis. See the previous discussion and MCD #2399 for additional information.
