Heavy Snow in Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona

Heavy Snow January 15, 2023 – January 17, 2023 · Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona

What the National Weather Service wrote

Satellite estimates (in line with other mountain ranges) indicated that greater than 12 of snow occurred at the higher peaks of the Chiricahua Mountains.

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 1068579. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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