Heavy Snow in Grand Canyon Country, Arizona

Heavy Snow January 1, 2023 – January 2, 2023 · Grand Canyon Country, Arizona

What the National Weather Service wrote

Ten inches of new snow fell at the South Rim of The Grand Canyon.

The wider storm

A long wave trough moved across Arizona on on New Year's Day with bringing widespread precipitation. Snow levels were initially relatively high for this time of the year. The snow levels dropped rapidly as a cold front associated with the trough moved across the area. The heavy rain and rain on snow caused flooding in the lower elevations.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1074323. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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