NWS Confirms Third Tornado Near Flagstaff
The National Weather Service confirmed a third tornado touched down near Flagstaff, Arizona, identified as the Wing Mountain tornado. This confirmation follows earlier reports of two other tornadoes occurring on the same day near Prescott and Heber-Overgaard in northern Arizona.
Phoenix, AZ, October 29, 2026 —
The National Weather Service confirmed that a third tornado touched down near Flagstaff, Arizona, identifying it as the Wing Mountain tornado. The confirmation follows earlier reports of two other tornadoes in northern Arizona on the same day, near Prescott and Heber-Overgaard.
The confirmation brings the number of reported tornadoes in the account to three. The locations named are near Flagstaff, Prescott and Heber-Overgaard. The summary does not provide the date of the tornadoes or additional details about the circumstances of the Wing Mountain tornado.
Information about the tornadoes’ strength, paths, duration, damage or any injuries was not provided. The summary also does not specify when the National Weather Service made its confirmation or describe how the tornadoes were assessed. No further details about the two earlier reports were included.
The National Weather Service’s identification of the Wing Mountain tornado distinguishes the Flagstaff-area event from the earlier reports near Prescott and Heber-Overgaard. Beyond confirming the third tornado and naming it, the available information does not establish whether the three events were related or provide a broader account of conditions that day.
Accordingly, the confirmed details are limited to the count, the three general locations and the Wing Mountain name. Further information about the event, including its timing and effects, was not included in the summary.
Story summarized from the original created by Brian Petersheim on www.azfamily.com, see more information here.
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