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Heavy Snow in Santa Catalina and Rincon Mountains, Arizona
Heavy Snow January 15, 2023 – January 17, 2023 · Santa Catalina and Rincon Mountains, Arizona
What the National Weather Service wrote
About 19 inches of snow occurred in the Summerhaven region of Mt. Lemmon.
The wider storm
A slow moving winter storm delivered heavy snow to the mountains of southeast Arizona January 15 through 17. Snow amounts in the high terrain above 7000 ft totaled 1 to 2 feet. Rain amounts totaled 1 to 3 inches below 5000 feet with some locations in eastern Pima County receiving more than 4 inches of rain. The resultant runoff filled larger stream channels leading to rescues of several individuals caught in the flowing water.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1068576. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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