Two tornadoes touched down Wednesday in the Route 66 village of Bellemont, Ariz., west of Flagstaff, causing widespread damage, according to varying northern Arizona media outlets.
One of the casualties was the Camping World on Route 66 in Bellemont. About 30 RVs were blown over and scattered debris over Interstate 40. A freight train was blown off the tracks. So far, there have been no reports of injuries.
Here’s a photo of one of the twisters. Damage photos can be seen here.
There also are a few scattered reports of damage in Flagstaff, but it looks as if Bellemont took the worst of it, by far.
It’s unknown at this time whether the Pine Breeze Inn site in Bellemont, where a scene from the 1969 “Easy Rider” film was shot, was damaged in the storm. If I hear more, I’ll pass it along.
It probably goes without saying that tornadoes are rare at an elevation of 7,000 feet.