Heavy Snow — Santa Catalina and Rincon Mountains, Arizona

2011-12-12 to 2011-12-14 · Santa Catalina and Rincon Mountains, Arizona

Event narrative

Mt. Lemmon had about 24 to 30 inches of snowfall.

Wider weather episode

A strong winter storm impacted Southeast Arizona beginning early in the morning on December 12th and continued into the early morning hours of December 14th. This system produced heavy rainfall in the lower elevations with many valley location seeing in excess of one inch of rainfall and the mountains recording heavy snowfall.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 351570. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.