Winter Storm — Oak Creek and Sycamore Canyons, Arizona
2009-02-09 to 2009-02-10 · Oak Creek and Sycamore Canyons, Arizona
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Injuries
Event narrative
A winter storm dropped 4 inches of snow in Sedona causing school closures and traffic accidents. One roll over accident injured a man and he went to the hospital. A tree along Highway 89A fell and blocked the highway for a short time.
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 152298. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.