Heavy Snow — Northern Gila County, Arizona

2013-03-08 to 2013-03-09 · Northern Gila County, Arizona

Event narrative

Pine and Payson both received 6 inches of snow. An area 15 miles northeast of Payson received 10 inches of snow.

Wider weather episode

A strong Pacific storm system brought heavy snow to much of northern Arizona March 8 and 9. The heaviest snow fell above 6000 where most of the precipitation through the event was snow. Between 4000 feet and 6000 feet, the precipitation started out as rain and then changed to snow as the main part of the storm moved over Arizona. Accumulating snow was reported as low as 3800 feet before the storm moved east. Snowfall amounts ranged from around an inch in Sedona, Show Low, and Ganado to around two feet in Forest Lakes, Sunrise Ski Park, and Arizona Snowbowl.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 442960. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.