Heavy Snow — Yavapai County Mountains, Arizona

2011-02-19 to 2011-02-20 · Yavapai County Mountains, Arizona

Event narrative

Ten inches of snow fell 3 miles southwest of Prescott. The City of Prescott reported 4.5 inches of snow. The weather contributed to a three vehicle wreck on Interstate 40 just west of Ash Fork. Several cars slid off Interstate 40 between mile marker 100 westward to the Coconino County line.

Wider weather episode

A strong and energetic Pacific storm system swept across Arizona with heavy rain and mountain snow. The snow level started off around 7000 feet with heavy wet snow with heavy rain below this elevation. The snow level then dropped to around 4000 feet. The highest elevations reported over three feet of snow.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 277798. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.