New River Mesa storm history

In the early afternoon, 6 hikers 4 miles in on Spur Cross Trail became lost, ran out of water, and their phones died. After finally getting word out, first responders were able to rescue the hikers and airlift them to a hospital. One hiker did not survive. A Scottsdale Fire Capta…

In the early afternoon, 6 hikers were 4 miles in on Spur Cross Trail when they became lost and ran out of water. The hikers' phones were also dead and had to borrow someone else's phone to call for help. After calling for help, first responders were able to rescue the hikers and …

Very dry and hot conditions supported the spread of the Sears wildfire through Tonto National Forest lands northeast of Carefree. Conditions remained hot and dry through the duration of the burn. The fire began around 2 PM MST on the 25th near Sears Kay Ranch along Forest Road. T…

A large, wet and cold winter weather system sluggishly moved east across Arizona, bringing locally heavy snowfall to higher terrain areas northeast of Phoenix starting in the later afternoon on February 21st and continuing into the morning hours on Friday February 22nd. As of 074…