Heavy Snow — White Mountains, Arizona

2023-03-01 to 2023-03-02 · White Mountains, Arizona

Event narrative

A foot of snow fell in Pinetop-Lakeside area.

Wider weather episode

A major winter storm impacted northern and central Arizona March 1 and 2. The main trough moved southward along the West Coast to southern California then moved across central Arizona. This track gave northern Arizona substantial snow and lower elevation rain.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1086076. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.