Heavy Snow in Northern Gila County, Arizona

Heavy Snow January 7, 2024 · Northern Gila County, Arizona

What the National Weather Service wrote

Five inches of snow fell in Payson below 5,000 feet elevation. Tonto Village received 7 inches of new snow at 5,800 feet elevation. Washington Park received 9 inches of new snow at around 5,300 feet elevation. Five inches of snow fell in Young at 5,200 feet MSL.

The wider storm

A winter weather system hit northern Arizona beginning early January 7 through early January 8. This cold system lowered snow levels as low as 3000 feet elevation.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1147834. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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