Winter Storm — Coconino Plateau, Arizona

2009-02-09 to 2009-02-10 · Coconino Plateau, Arizona

Event narrative

A winter storm caused a 12 mile traffic back up on westbound I-40 near Seligman.

Wider weather episode

A second storm in two days brought record amounts of snow to portions of northern Arizona on February 9th. The Arizona Department of Public Safety reported hundreds of vehicle collisions across northern Arizona. One DPS commander said that it was the worst snowstorm that he had to deal with in northern Arizona.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 152296. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.