Flagstaff, parts of northern Arizona under a tornado warning, severe thunderstorm watch

Tornado warning issued for N. Arizona

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The National Weather Service says two tornadoes touched down in northern Arizona, west of Flagstaff.

The first hit Bellemont around 5:30 a.m. Wednesday and the second touched down east of the small community a short time later. The tornadoes smashed windows and ripped siding off homes.

The severe weather is expected to continue through Wednesday, and comes a day after storms swept across the western U.S., dropping record-setting rain in northern Nevada, pounding Phoenix with hail, and dumping enough snow at the top of the Sierra to close a mountain highway pass.