Heavy Snow — Chuska Mountains and Defiance Plateau, Arizona

2023-11-29 to 2023-11-30 · Chuska Mountains and Defiance Plateau, Arizona

Event narrative

Six to eight inches of snow fell around Del Muerto (8 miles E-NE of Chinle) at 6,400 feet.

Wider weather episode

The first in a series of low pressure systems brought locally heavy snow to the mountains of far northeast Arizona November 29 to November 30.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1147031. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.