Write-up55 mph gusts could make Noatak travel impossible, even with less snow01:01 UTC
RenderingMormon Lake thunderstorm: Half-dollar-size hail threatened vehicles01:00 UTC
Short publishedNoatak winter storm: 55 mph gusts forecast, with up to 20 inches in terrain00:59 UTC
Write-upEmergency-only travel urged as Upper Kobuk faces snow and 50 mph gusts00:58 UTC
Short publishedUpper Kobuk winter storm: 4–10 inches forecast, gusts up to 50 mph00:56 UTC
Broadcast publishedNoatak winter storm: 55 mph gusts forecast, with up to 20 inches in terrain00:56 UTC
Broadcast publishedUpper Kobuk winter storm: 4–10 inches forecast, gusts up to 50 mph00:51 UTC
RenderingChatham strangulation assault: Woman found dead, landlord questioned00:19 UTC
Write-upSouthern Montezuma’s flood-warning deadline passed. Crossing conditions remain unclear.00:17 UTC
New storyUSGS reports magnitude 4.5 earthquake near Nagqu, China00:16 UTC

Write-up55 mph gusts could make Noatak travel impossible, even with less snow01:01 UTC
RenderingMormon Lake thunderstorm: Half-dollar-size hail threatened vehicles01:00 UTC
Short publishedNoatak winter storm: 55 mph gusts forecast, with up to 20 inches in terrain00:59 UTC
Write-upEmergency-only travel urged as Upper Kobuk faces snow and 50 mph gusts00:58 UTC
Short publishedUpper Kobuk winter storm: 4–10 inches forecast, gusts up to 50 mph00:56 UTC
Broadcast publishedNoatak winter storm: 55 mph gusts forecast, with up to 20 inches in terrain00:56 UTC
Broadcast publishedUpper Kobuk winter storm: 4–10 inches forecast, gusts up to 50 mph00:51 UTC
RenderingChatham strangulation assault: Woman found dead, landlord questioned00:19 UTC
Write-upSouthern Montezuma’s flood-warning deadline passed. Crossing conditions remain unclear.00:17 UTC
New storyUSGS reports magnitude 4.5 earthquake near Nagqu, China00:16 UTC

Disasters · Southwest flooding

Northern Arizona flooding: River warning outlasts tornado-watch deadline

Aired October 23, 2026 at 4:25 PM UTCWritten October 23, 2026 at 4:30 PM UTCRead the write-up This story

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Who reported what

24 points0 confirmed by two or more outlets14 from a single outlet0 disputed

What 3 outlets reported about this story, point by point, and who reported each point first.

Points more than one outlet reported

Each column is an outlet, in the order they first reported. Select a mark to read that outlet's wording.

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Point	KTAR News 92.3 FM	National Weather Service	KOAT	Outlets
Geographic scope of the tornado watchNot independently confirmed				2
Tornado watch expiration in Mountain Daylight TimeNot independently confirmed				2
Possibility of tornadoes in the watch areaNot independently confirmed				2
Tornado watch expiration in Arizona timeNot independently confirmed				2
Grant County included in the watchNot independently confirmed				2
Hidalgo County included in the watchNot independently confirmed				2
San Juan County included in the watchNot independently confirmed				2
Catron County included in the watchNot independently confirmed				2
Cibola County included in the watchNot independently confirmed				2
McKinley County included in the watchNot independently confirmed				2

Points only one outlet reported

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Only reported by KOAT

Each line is the claim as we recorded it from that outlet's report. Compared as of October 23, 2026 at 4:10 AM UTC.

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