Heavy Snow in Grand Canyon Country, Arizona

Heavy Snow February 19, 2011 · Grand Canyon Country, Arizona

What the National Weather Service wrote

Almost nine (8.8) inches of snow fell at the Grand Canyon South Rim.

The wider storm

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 277806. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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