Heavy Snow — Black Mesa Area, Arizona

2023-01-14 to 2023-01-17 · Black Mesa Area, Arizona

Event narrative

Three storms hit northern Arizona impacting the Navajo Nation over 4 days. At the end, Black Mesa had 20 to 30 inches of new snow. Jeddito received 16 to 18 inches of snow.

Wider weather episode

The third in a series of storms moved across northern Arizona with more snow. Snow was still falling form the second wave in eastern Arizona by the time snow started to fall from the third wave in western Arizona.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1077493. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.