Heavy Snow — Cochise County, Arizona

2009-02-10 · Cochise County, Arizona

Event narrative

Most of the lower elevations in Cochise county including Benson and Willcox had anywhere from 2 to 4 inches of snowfall.

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 145998. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.