Daily Archives: October 9, 2018

More than leaves come down this fall in Williams

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Some houses barely escape damage from breaking branches.

This picture taken the day after the storm shows a house that escaped damage from breaking branches.

WILLIAMS — More than leaves fell this fall in Williams due to the thunderstorm overnight October 6th. Residents are still cleaning up branches today; some as large as 4″ in diameter.

Some houses barely escaped damage from falling and broken branches.

The storm came in overnight October 6 due to Hurricane Rosa. The storm developed into a severe thunderstorm and left a blanket of snow the following day. Last night Williams temperatures dropped to freezing. Effectively Williams and the surrounding area went from Summer to Winter.

The good news is Williams will get a slight reprieve from the wet weather today and tomorrow with temperatures around 55-degrees. Temperatures will remain in the high fifties through Saturday with slight chances of rain and thunderstorms throughout the period. Winds on Wednesday and Thursday could be about 10-mph with gusts up to 20-mph.

More than leaves fell this fall in Williams. Williams residents clean up since the storm October 6.

Continuing rains will probably affect the efforts of the Kaibab National Forest to continue prescribed burns.

These images were taken in about a four block area.

Some cars were struck by branches as a result of the storm.

Coconino Sheriff’s Investigating Human Remains Found

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FLAGSTAFF — The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office is investigating human remains found in the area west of Highway 89N, just south of the Navajo Nation boundary.

On October 7, 2018 around 9:00 a.m., hunters reported finding human remains near Cedar Wash and the Navajo Nation boundary. After the initial responding deputies confirmed the remains as human, Sheriff’s detectives and the Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Office responded to the area for further investigation.

Although the investigation is still ongoing, the location and condition of the remains leads investigators to believe the remains may be those of Jackie McClellan Jr, who was reported as a Missing Person in December 2007. At that time, the family had reported that Jackie McClellan Jr had last been seen walking from the family’s sheep camp. The remains were found in the same general area as the sheep camp.

Positive identification of the remains is still pending by the Coconino Medical Examiner.