465  
WWUS55 KFGZ 210732  
SVSFGZ  
 
SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ  
1232 AM MST WED OCT 21 2026  
 
AZC007-210745-  
/O.CON.KFGZ.SV.W.0132.000000T0000Z-261021T0745Z/  
GILA AZ-  
1232 AM MST WED OCT 21 2026  
 
...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM MST  
FOR GILA COUNTY...  
 
AT 1232 AM MST, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER KOHLS RANCH,  
OR 14 MILES EAST OF PAYSON, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MPH.  
 
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...  
STAR VALLEY, TONTO VILLAGE, CHRISTOPHER CREEK, HUNTER CREEK, KOHLS  
RANCH, MEAD RANCH, BEAR FLAT, ELLISON CREEK ESTATES, LA CIENEGA AND  
HELLSGATE WILDERNESS.  
 
THIS INCLUDES STATE ROUTE 260 BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 260 AND 273...AND  
BETWEEN MILE MARKERS 276 AND 277.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING RECREATION AREAS AND CAMPGROUNDS...  
UPPER TONTO CREEK CAMPGROUND, SHARP CREEK CAMPGROUND, PONDEROSA  
CAMPGROUND AND CHRISTOPHER CREEK CAMPGROUND.  
 
THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING SWIMMING HOLES...  
TONTO CREEK WATERFALLS.  
 
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.  
 
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM AND MAY LEAD TO  
FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 3422 11108 3427 11123 3439 11121 3429 11095  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0712Z 215DEG 32KT 3416 11123  
 
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX HAIL SIZE...1.00 IN  
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED  
MAX WIND GUST...60 MPH  
 
 
 
RR  
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