Winter Weather — 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. Six inches of snow fell in Chinle at 5,500 feet. Six inches of snow also fell in Many Farms at 5,300 feet elevation.

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 1208624. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.