Heavy Snow — Santa Catalina and Rincon Mountains, Arizona

2023-01-15 to 2023-01-17 · Santa Catalina and Rincon Mountains, Arizona

Event narrative

About 19 inches of snow occurred in the Summerhaven region of Mt. Lemmon.

Wider weather episode

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_id 1068576. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.