Heavy Snow — Marble Canyon and Glen Canyon, Arizona

2008-12-17 to 2008-12-18 · Marble Canyon and Glen Canyon, Arizona

Event narrative

Heavy snow fell even for lower elevations such as Page at about 4300 feet elevation. Page received about 2.3 inches of snow in less than 12 hours.

Wider weather episode

A large scale trough of low pressure brought two back to back storms to northern Arizona over much of a four day period. These storms brought close to two feet of new snow over the Western Mogollon Rim at 7000 feet and close to four feet of new snow above 9000 feet. The first storm was cold enough to lower the snow level to the floor of the Grand Canyon. The snow level rose to the 7000 foot level for an hour or two with the second storm. Dring this event the Department of Public Safety for northern Arizona responded to 188 slideoffs on highways in the northern region. Officers also responded to 65 collisions, 12 of which involved injury. Two people were transported to Flagstaff Medical Center to be treated for their injuries.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 141731. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.