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UPDATED Photo gallery: Storms and tornadoes pound Arizona
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UPDATED Photo gallery: Storms and tornadoes pound Arizona

  • Oct 5, 2010
  • Oct 5, 2010 Updated Jun 22, 2012

Tornadoes touched down near Flagstaff and storms brought winds, rain and forced the closure of Sky Harbor Airport for a short time.

Western Weather

Western Weather
Trailers at Camping World in Bellemont, Ariz. are tossed throughout the area after a tornado struck the business on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010. Camping world is an RV business that sells campers and camper accessories. Josh Biggs/Arizona Daily Sun

Western Weather

Western Weather
Residents survey damage from a tornado that hit of Bellemont, Ariz., west of Flagstaff on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010. Fifteen homes in Bellemont were so badly damaged that they were uninhabitable and the estimated 30 people who lived in them were evacuated. Felicia Fonseca/AP

Western Weather

Western Weather
A truck rests upside down in a Bellemont, Ariz., driveway after a tornado swept through the small community west of Flagstaff on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010. Felicia Fonseca/AP

Western Weather

Western Weather
The insides of a Bellemont, Ariz., home are exposed after a tornado swept through the small community west of Flagstaff on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010. Felicia Fonseca/AP

Western Weather

Western Weather
Trusses and other material are thrown onto a Bellemont, Ariz., street from a tornado that hit the small community west of Flagstaff on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010. Felicia Fonseca/AP

Western Weather

Western Weather
Broken power poles line a frontage road along I-40 near Bellemont, Ariz. where several tornadoes touched down on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010. Josh Biggs/Arizona Daily Sun

Arizona Weather

Arizona Weather
Some of the larger pieces of hail that fell in one area are shown, after violent storms passed through Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010, in Phoenix. Ross D. Franklin/AP

Arizona Weather

Arizona Weather
Jaden Richmond, 3, of Mesa, Ariz. walks through a flooded yard in front of a tree that fell over from a heavy storm in Chandler, Ariz. on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2010. A series of strong thunderstorms brought lightning, high winds and rain to much of metropolitan Phoenix at midday Tuesday. The first storm cell moved into the city center at about 12:30 p.m., forcing officials at Sky Harbor International Airport to delay arriving flights and stop all takeoffs for close to an hour. David Wallace/Arizona Republic

Arizona Storms

Arizona Storms
Storm clouds carrying heavy rain move across downtown Phoenix, Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 5, 2010. A series of powerful thunderstorms hit the area with high winds, hail and heavy rain. Tom Stathis/AP

Bryan Nash, Bruce Moses

Bryan Nash, Bruce Moses
Bryan Nash, left, and Bruce Moses try to clear away debris in floodwaters so they could start pumping water away from their building, after violent storms passed through the area on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010 in Phoenix. Ross D. Franklin/AP

Arizona Weather

Arizona Weather
Sergio Otero of Chandler, Ariz. walks away from the vehicle that he was in after a tree fell on it from a heavy storm on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2010. A series of strong thunderstorms brought lightning, high winds and rain to much of metropolitan Phoenix at midday Tuesday. The first storm cell moved into the city center at about 12:30 p.m., forcing officials at Sky Harbor International Airport to delay arriving flights and stop all takeoffs for close to an hour. David Wallace/Arizona Republic

Arizona Weather

Arizona Weather
Vehicles try to navigate flooded streets after violent storms passed through Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010, in Phoenix. Ross D. Franklin/AP

Arizona Weather

Arizona Weather
Floodwaters cascade over sidewalks from the streets after violent storms passed through the area on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010, in Phoenix. Ross D. Franklin/AP

Bryan Nash, Bruce Moses

Bryan Nash, Bruce Moses
Bryan Nash, left, and Bruce Moses try to clear away debris in floodwaters so they could start pumping water away from their building after violent storms passed through the area on Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010 in Phoenix. Ross D. Franklin/AP

Tucson weather

Tucson weather
Lightning hidden by clouds illuminates the evening sky as seen from a parking lot near the intersection of Grant Road and Swan Road as a storm passes through Tucson, Ariz., Tuesday Oct. 5, 2010. Greg Bryan/Arizona Daily Star

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