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TUCSON, Ariz. (13 News) – Wednesday, October 21st was an active severe weather day in Arizona. A portion of the state was under a Tornado Watch which was the first one in Arizona since 2010. Also, 12 Tornado Warnings were issued by the National Weather Service throughout the state. That was the most Tornado Warnings in one day for Arizona since 2010.
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Since then, the National Weather Service offices throughout the state have been sending survey teams to the impacted areas to assess the damage. The Phoenix and Tucson NWS offices have confirmed that no tornadoes touched down in their respective areas. The Flagstaff NWS office has preliminarily confirmed two tornadoes within their monitored area.
An EF-1 tornado touched down in Heber-Overgaard beginning at 6:59 p.m. on October 21st. The tornado was expected to be on the ground for 11 minutes, with a path that was just over 9 miles long and 350 yards wide. The maximum winds within that tornado were 110 mph.
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Another EF-1 tornado touched down in Spruce Mountain. Beginning at 7:32 p.m., it stayed on the ground for 14 minutes, traveling a path of around 8 miles with a width of 300 yards. The maximum winds reached in that tornado were 105 mph.
These preliminary reports by the National Weather Service are their original assessments, and there is a possibility for them to be altered upon further review.
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