Heavy Snow in Northern Gila County, Arizona

Heavy Snow February 27, 2011 · Northern Gila County, Arizona

What the National Weather Service wrote

Seven inches of snow fell in Young at an elevation of 5200 feet.

The wider storm

A strong, deep, and cold low pressure center moved down the West Coast and then across Arizona. This storm brought heavy snow to much of the area even at lower elevations. The very cold nature of this storm maximized precipitation efficiency at lower elevations while some upper elevations received less snow. This storm also brought strong winds over and northeast of the Mogollon Rim.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 277976. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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