Heavy Snow — Tohono Oodham Nation, Arizona

2009-02-09 to 2009-02-10 · Tohono Oodham Nation, Arizona

Event narrative

Six inches of snow fell at Kitt Peak at an elevation of about 6800 feet.

Wider weather episode

A quick moving cold storm system moved through Southeast Arizona late February 9th into the early morning hours of February 10th. This low pressure brought snowfall to elevations as low as 2500 feet including Tucson. Populated locations across Southeast Arizona at elevations between 3000 and 5000 feet received several inches of snowfall with well over a foot of snow across the mountain tops.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 145995. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.