Little Colorado River Valley in Apache County storm history
Storm events recorded in Little Colorado River Valley in Apache County, Arizona between 1950 and 2025.
143
Total events
0
Tornadoes
0
Hail
0
Floods
0
Deaths
$44K
Property damage
Most significant events
Strongest tornadoes, deadliest events, and biggest damage in this county. Up to 50 shown.
High Wind High Wind
Sustained wind of over 40 mph was common between 1:35 PM and 6:15 PM at the Springerville Airport AWOS (KJTC). Peak wind gusts of 67 mph were recorded at 2:35 PM, 2:55 PM, 3:15 PM, and 4:35 PM.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Public reported 7.0 inches of snow at both 9 WNW Vernon and Concho.
High Wind High Wind
A peak wind gust of 58 mph was measured at the St. John Airport (KSJN) ASOS.
High Wind High Wind
Sustained wind of 40 mph was common from the late night of March 17th to the early morning hours of March 18th. A peak wind gust of 66 mph occurred at the Springerville Airport (KJTC) AWOS at 2:35 AM on March 18th.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Public reported 6.0 inches of snow in Vernon.
High Wind High Wind
The peak wind gust at Springerville Airport was 68 MPH at 1135 AM. The sustained wind was generally 40 MPH or higher from around 1020 AM to 240 PM. The wind gusts were 58 MPH or higher from around 1000 AM to 100 PM.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Heavy snow fell in and around Vernon. A foot of snow was reported in Vernon and 6-8 inches of snow was reported 9 miles west of Vernon.
High Wind High Wind
The peak wind gust at the Springerville Airport was 71 MPH at 830 PM. The wind gusted to at least 58 MPH at time between 420 PM and 1000 PM. The sustained winds remained above 40 MPH the entire time between 645 PM and 1000 PM.
High Wind High Wind
The peak wind gust at the Springerville Airport was 62 MPH at 850 AM. Sustained winds were 40 MPH or higher from around 830 to 1130 AM.
High Wind High Wind
The Springerville Airport reported a peak wind gust of 67 MPH at 315 PM. Sustained winds were 40 MPH or higher from 1215 PM to 400 PM. Wind gusts of 58 MPH or higher were reported from 1230 PM until 345 PM.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snow started falling in Vernon around noon on March 13. Eight inches fell by 0800 on March 14.
High Wind High Wind
The Springerville Airport had a peak wind gust of 66 MPH at 735 PM. The station reported sustained winds of at least 40 MPH and/or wind gusts higher than 58 MPH between 610 and 740 PM. There was a second bought of high wind gusts above 58 MPH between 1130 PM and 1230 AM with a se…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Nine inches of new snow fell in Concho at around 6,000 feet elevation.
High Wind High Wind
The Springerville Airport reported a peak wind gust of 63 MPH at 1035 AM. Winds peaked above 58 MPH between 1025 and 1120 AM.
High Wind High Wind
Strong winds moved across the Little Colorado River Valley in Apache County from around 400 PM to around 600 PM. The highest wind gust observed were 62 MPH at both Petrified Forest National Park (423 PM) and Springerville Airport (515 PM).
High Wind High Wind
The winds at the Springerville Airport had winds gusts of 58 MPH or higher between 1100 AM and 530 PM. The peak wind gust was 73 MPH at 315 PM. The sustained wind was above 40 MPH for about the same period of time.
High Wind High Wind
The Springerville Airport had a peak wind gust of 58 MPH at 415 and another peak gust of 66 MPH at 915 AM.
High Wind High Wind
The Springerville Airport had a peak wind gust of 59 MPH at 315 PM. The wind gusts were between 40 and 50 MPH from around 900 AM until around 600 PM.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Vernon received 13 inches of new snow. St Johns received around 8 inches of new snow. Eighteen inches of snow fell about 8 miles north of Vernon.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Eight and a half inches of new snow was reported 6 miles WNW of Vernon and 7.5 inches of new snow was reported in Vernon.
High Wind High Wind
The Springerville Airport reported sustained winds of 40 MPH and/or gusts over 58 MPH between 150 AM and 740 AM. The peak wind gust was 75 MPH at 455 AM and the maximum sustain wind was 56 MPH at the same time.
High Wind High Wind
The peak wind gust at Lupton was 66 MPH at 333 PM MST. The wind at Springerville Airport gusted to 58 MPH or higher from 630 PM to 1040 PM MST. The peak wind gust was 64 MPH at 755 PM MST.
High Wind High Wind
The peak wind gust at Petrified Forest National Monument was 61 MPH at 143 PM.
High Wind High Wind
The Springerville Airport reported 40 MPH sustained winds and/or wind gusts 58 MPH or higher from around 400 AM to 520 PM MST. The peak wind gust at Springerville was 73 MPH at 335 PM. The Petrified Forest National Park measured a peak wind gust of 69 MPH at 113 PM MST. A large t…
High Wind High Wind
The St Johns Airport reported a peak wind gust of 58 MPH at 331 PM MST.
High Wind High Wind
Springerville Airport reported high wind criteria between 1215 PM MST and 515 PM with a peak wind gust of 67 MPH at 350 PM MST.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Eight inches of snow fell overnight in Vernon and Concho.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Heavy snow fell across the southern portion of the Little Colorado River in Apache County. Some amounts include (in inches): Eagar 7-10.
Cold/Wind Chill Cold/Wind Chill
Very cold low temperatures were observed across the Little Colorado River Valley in Apache County including Springerville Airport at -9 F and St Johns Airport at 5 F.
High Wind High Wind
The Springerville Airport ASOS reported a peak wind gust of 79 MPH at 400 AM. St Johns Airport had a peak wind gust of 60 MPH at 157 AM.
High Wind High Wind
The St Johns Airport reported a peak wind gust of 59 MPH at 230 AM MST. The Springerville Airport had a peak wind gust of 61 MPH at 1015 PM. The wind continued to gust above there 58 MPH from 615 PM until 145 AM.
High Wind High Wind
The Springerville Airport reported sustained winds of 40 MPH or higher at times between 8 AM and 3 PM. The peak wind gust of 61 MPH was recorded at 1055 AM. A wind sensor at Doubtful Tanks recorded a peak wind gust of 59 MPH at 145 PM (this is on the Petrified Forest National Par…
High Wind High Wind
The Springerville ASOS reported wind gust of 58 MPH or higher at times between 730 and 945 AM. The peak wind gust of 68 MPH was reported at 835 AM.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Very heavy snow developed over the Little Colorado River Valley in Apache County. The community of Witch Well received 19.5 inches of snow. The Concho area received 8 inches of new snow.
High Wind High Wind
The Springerville Airport reported sustained wind speeds of 40 MPH or higher between 215 PM and 455 PM. The peak wind gust of 59 MPH was recorded at 315 PM MST.
High Wind High Wind
Two weather stations in and around the Petrified Forest National Monument reported peak wind gusts of 64 and 68 MPH between 400 and 500 PM MST.
High Wind High Wind
The Springerville Airport ASOS recorded wind gusts of 58 MPH between 315 and 335 PM MST.
High Wind High Wind
High gusts wind hit Springerville between 1125 and midnight the evening of February 3.
High Wind High Wind
Springerville Airport reported wind gust over 58 MPH between 1015 PM and 1115 PM MST. The peak wind gust of 61 MPH was recorded at 1030 PM MST.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Pictures from Facebook indicate that 7 to 10 inches of snow fell in the Eager/Springerville area at just over 7000 feet elevation and 6 inches fell in Vernon at just below 7000 feet elevation. In Vernon, at around 6500 feet, 5 inches of snow fell and melted during the daylight ho…
High Wind High Wind
The Springerville Airport ASOS recorded a peak wind gust of 61MPH at 115 PM MST. The sustained wind was 40 MPH or higher from 115 to 135 PM MST.
High Wind High Wind
The Springerville ASOS measured a peak wind gust of 68 MPH at 945 AM. The wind gusts were 58 MPH or higher from 815 to 1035 AM.
High Wind High Wind
The wind sensor at the Springerville Airport measured sustained winds of 40 MPH or higher between 815 AM and Noon MST. The peak wind gust of 58 MPH was measured at 955 AM.
High Wind High Wind
Very strong winds were felt across the Little Colorado River Valley Apache County. Sustained winds over 40 MPH were felt for over 9 hours in St Johns and Springerville. Peak wind gusts include Springervile 78 MPH at 135 PM, St Johns 70 MPH at 243 PM, and Lupton 60 MPH at 212 PM. …
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Nine inches of snow was reported 2 miles east-northeast of Concho. A trained spotter measured a foot of snow 8 miles north of Vernon at 6,600 feet. More than an inch of rain fell before changing to snow around 300 AM on November 29.
High Wind High Wind
An ADOT wind sensor along Interstate 40 near Lupton reported a peak wind gust of 59 MPH at 312 PM MST.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Eight inches of snow fell in Eagar by 400 AM on February 22. Other snowfall totals in this zone include (in inches): Concho 13.0, Springerville 10.0, and Vernon 10.0. This zone is in the downslope are of the Eastern Mogollon Rim and White Mountains.
High Wind High Wind
The Springerville Airport ASOS measured sustained winds above 40 MPH between 710 AM and 215 PM, wind gusts above 58 MPH between 755 AM and 235 PM, and a peak wind gust of 68 MPH at 155 PM. The St Johns Airport ASOS measured sustained winds above 40 MPH between 910 AM AM and 135 P…
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Eight to ten inches of snow fell in the Vernon area.
Heavy Snow Heavy Snow
Snow began to fall New Year's Eve during the evening. Eight inches of new snow fell by 1100 AM on New Year's Day at an elevation of 5,640 feet in St Johns.
Events by year
| Year | Events | Tornadoes |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | 0 |
| 2024 | 7 | 0 |
| 2023 | 8 | 0 |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 |
| 2020 | 6 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018 | 7 | 0 |
| 2017 | 9 | 0 |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 6 | 0 |
| 2013 | 9 | 0 |
| 2012 | 4 | 0 |
| 2011 | 5 | 0 |
| 2010 | 5 | 0 |
| 2009 | 5 | 0 |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 |
| 2007 | 3 | 0 |
| 2006 | 6 | 0 |
| 2005 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 1999 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 7 | 0 |