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Part of situation: Southwest US heat, wildfire, and monsoon impacts (32 clusters)

Southwest US hit by severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding

Southwest US storms Four Corners flooding Arizona tornadoes flash flood rescues severe weather

A powerful storm system moving across the American Southwest has triggered widespread severe weather, including rare tornadoes, intense hailstorms, and life-threatening flash flooding across the Four Corners region.

In Arizona, multiple tornadoes were reported, including a large stovepipe tornado in Heber-Overgaard that caused significant damage to roofs and trees. Severe thunderstorms also brought baseball-sized hail to Phoenix and Yavapai County, with some reports of hail reaching up to 3 inches in diameter near Flagstaff. In Yavapai County, emergency crews used helicopters to rescue four people stranded on the roof of a vehicle swept away by rising waters in Wet Beaver Creek.

Flooding has severely impacted Utah, Colorado, and New Mexico. The city of Hurricane, Utah, declared a state of emergency after floodwaters reached dozens of homes and RVs. In Colorado, mandatory evacuations were issued along several rivers, including the San Juan River, as water levels surpassed previous flood crests. In New Mexico, the National Weather Service issued tornado and flood watches for western counties, noting that recent heavy rainfall has saturated the ground, increasing the risk of rapid runoff and debris flows.

Entities

Arizona · Arizona Department of Public Safety · Coconino County · Coconino National Forest · Four Corners · Heber-Overgaard · National Weather Service · New Mexico · Phoenix · Storm Prediction Center · Valle · Walt Blackman

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La Plata County emergency management monitors rising waterways amid heavy rain [www.durangoherald.com]
Tormenta amenaza el oeste de EEUU: alertan por inundaciones, tornados y deslaves [www.mundonow.com]
Storm Prediction Center Mesoscale Discussion 2403 [capeweather.com]
¡Cayeron hielazos del cielo! Granizo de gran tamaño sorprende a Phoenix, Arizona - Informativo Entre Todos [entretodos.com.mx]
Tornado Warning Issued in Navajo, Arizona [cedarnews.net]
Severe flooding in the Four Corners region triggers rooftop rescues and evacuation orders [www.kaaltv.com]
Severe Tornado Watch Issued for 13 Counties in Arizona and New Mexico as Supercells Threaten [www.travelinglifestyle.net]
Washoe County, NV Flood Watch Oct. 22: Heavy Rain Threat [countryherald.com]
Freak of nature [www.demingheadlight.com]
Cae granizo de gran tamaño en Phoenix, Arizona [www.expreso.com.mx]
Helicopter rescues four people stranded atop vehicle in raging Arizona creek as severe storms slam Southwest [www.foxweather.com]
Arizona Tornado Warning: Large Stovepipe Twister Spotted Near Heber-Overgaard, Residents on Alert [sundayguardianlive.com]
Arizona Woman Captures Intense Hailstorm Off Hurricane: 'Nothing Like This Ever Happens!' [thenerdstash.com]
Severe storms target Arizona Wednesday: Large hail, tornadoes and flash flooding possible [www.theweather.com]
Super El Niño looms as rare Tornado Watches in Arizona and New Mexico issued [www.unilad.com]
Severe flooding in the Four Corners region triggers rooftop rescues and evacuation orders [www.whec.com]
‘Zeus was angry:’ Arizona surveys damage from at least 3 rare tornadoes - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports | Fort Lauderdale [wsvn.com]
Tornado watch and flood threat in western New Mexico Thursday night [www.kob.com]
Colorado, Utah communities flood as yet more moisture saturates US Southwest [www.newsday.com]
Hail the size of golf balls pummel parts of Arizona as rare storm moves through the West [triblive.com]
Severe flooding in the Four Corners region triggers rooftop rescues and evacuation orders [wtop.com]
Violent Arizona storms bring possible tornado, toppled trees and golf ball-size hail [www.independent.co.uk]
Violent Arizona storms bring possible tornado, golf ball-size hail, topple trees [www.latimes.com]
Powerful Storms Bring Heavy Winds and Rain to Arizona [www.today.com]
Severe flooding in US west triggers rooftop rescues and evacuation orders [www.theguardian.com]