Heavy Snow — Yavapai County Mountains, Arizona

2023-01-01 to 2023-01-02 · Yavapai County Mountains, Arizona

Event narrative

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

Wider weather episode

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_id 1074324. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.