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Heavy Snow in Yavapai County Mountains, Arizona

Heavy Snow January 1, 2023 – January 2, 2023 · Yavapai County Mountains, Arizona

What the National Weather Service wrote

Snowfall reports across Yavapai county include (in inches): Walker 8.5, 1 ESE Prescott Courthouse 6.0, and 3 S Prescott Valley 4.0.

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 1074324. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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