Heavy Snow — Black Mesa Area, Arizona

2008-12-22 to 2008-12-23 · Black Mesa Area, Arizona

Event narrative

Five to six inches of snow fell. Highway 264 was icy.

Wider weather episode

The first in a series of winter storms brought significant snowfall to portions of Northern Arizona from the afternoon of December 22 through early morning of December 23. The heaviest snow from this system fell across the Mogollon Rim and White Mountains with Flagstaff receiving 7 to 10 inches of new snow and the Arizona Snowbowl received 12 to 16 inches.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 139196. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.