Heavy Snow — Upper Gila River Valley, Arizona

2008-12-25 to 2008-12-26 · Upper Gila River Valley, Arizona

Event narrative

Elevations above 6000 feet in Graham county had in excess of 1 foot of snowfall.

Wider weather episode

Two storm systems moved through Southeast Arizona on December 25th and 26th. The system on December 25th was a lead system that moved through and produced rain and mountain snowfall generally above 6500 feet. The follow up system on December 26th was a much colder storm with origins in the Gulf of Alaska that moved through Southeast Arizona with much lower snow levels.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 140291. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.