Heavy Snow — Northern Greenlee, Arizona

2010-01-19 to 2010-01-20 · Northern Greenlee, Arizona

Event narrative

About 10 inches of snow occurred in Northern Greenlee County around Rose Peak and Hannagan Meadow.

Wider weather episode

A strong Pacific winter storm produced moderate valley rain and mountain snow to much of southeast Arizona. Heavy snow combined with strong winds to produce significant blowing and drifting at the higher elevations. Strong gusty winds also affected many valley locations during the evening hours of the 19th and the early morning hours of the 20th.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 203867. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.