Heavy Snow in Northwest Deserts, Arizona

Heavy Snow February 22, 2023 · Northwest Deserts, Arizona

Injuries

What the National Weather Service wrote

Twenty-four inches of snow fell at 6500 feet in Hualapai Mountain Park. At lower elevations, two crashes involving snowy and icy roads resulted in a total of 15 injuries.

The wider storm

A strong, cold low pressure system digging from Canada into the western U.S. brought high southwest winds ahead of it and heavy mountain snow behind it.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1084132. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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