Heavy Snow in Northwest Deserts, Arizona

Heavy Snow March 1, 2023 – March 2, 2023 · Northwest Deserts, Arizona

What the National Weather Service wrote

Snow and resulting crashes closed several roads in Mohave County, including Highway 68 over Union Pass, Highway 93 from the Nevada state line to I-40, Oatman Highway from mile marker 34 to Silver Creek Road, Diamond Bar Road from Pierce Ferry Road to mile marker 14, Hualapai Mountain Road from DW Ranch Road to the ranger station, I-40 eastbound from AZ Highway 95 through Mohave County and points farther east, and Highway 66 from Old Trails Highway to Storms Bluff Road. A total of 9.5 inches of snow fell in Kingman.

The wider storm

A cold low pressure area tracked from the Gulf of Alaska to the Mojave Desert, bringing low elevation snow.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1089484. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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