PHOENIX (AZ Family) – A tornado warning was issued for a portion of Gila County Sunday morning, according to the National Weather Service Flagstaff.

NWS Flagstaff officials say that at 9:55 a.m., a severe thunderstorm capable of producing a tornado was located nearby Haigler Creekapproximately 16 miles southwest of Forest Lakes and east of Payson.

Officials said the storm was moving east at 20 miles per hour.

Once the storm moved east of the area and weakened, officials say a weak tornado or landspout likely touched down somewhere along Haigler Creek.

Other locations affected by the storm include Haigler Canyon Campground and Alderwood Campground.

Listen to Arizona Family Meteorologist Pete Mangione explain the storm movement that prompted the warning.

The warning expired at 10:15 am.

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