Heavy Snow in Northwest Plateau, Arizona

Heavy Snow December 7, 2013 · Northwest Plateau, Arizona

$10K

Damage as recorded

What the National Weather Service wrote

Snow in the Virgin River Gorge led to the closure of Interstate 15 after an accident which was attributed to the heavy snow which fell earlier in the evening. Roughly 300 people were stuck in their cars overnight, and there were 3 injuries (indirect) in the initial accident which led to the closure. A spotter in Colorado City measured 9 inches of snow.

The wider storm

A fast moving storm system brought strong winds to portions of the Mojave Desert, and heavy snow to the southern Great Basin and Arizona Strip.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 482588. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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