Heavy Snow in Cochise County, Arizona

Heavy Snow January 20, 2010 · Cochise County, Arizona

What the National Weather Service wrote

Three and one half inches of snow fell at the base of the Chiricahua Mountains at 5300 feet with considerably more snow at the top of the mountains.

The wider storm

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 203870. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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