Perilous Times and Climate Change
Oct 06, 2010
Northern Arizona slammed by tornadoes, hail, floods
Storm clouds carrying heavy rain move across downtown Phoenix. High
winds and tornadoes that struck the state today left at least 7 people
injured near Flagstaff.
By Tom Stathis, AP
Tornadoes ripped through northern Arizona today from a storm system
that has slammed the state for two days, the Arizona Republic reports.
At least two tornadoes hit the Flagstaff area, including one that
derailed 28 cars of a parked freight train.
The Phoenix area was hard hit on Tuesday by 70 mph winds, flooding and
tennis ball-sized hail.
In Bellemont, 30 people were evacuated from 15 homes that were left
uninhabitable by the high winds, the Associated Press reports.
No deaths or serious injuries were reported.