Winter Storm in Cochise County, Arizona

Winter Storm November 6, 2000 – November 7, 2000 · Cochise County, Arizona

What the National Weather Service wrote

Six inches of snow fell near the Mule Pass Tunnel forcing closure of Highway 80 for several hours. Also, 2 to 4 inches of snow fell causing icy conditions on Interstate 10 and other major highways across Cochise county.

The wider storm

The second winter storm of the season originated over the Gulf of Alaska. By the morning of the 6th, the low closed off over southeast Arizona. Accompanying the system was an 160kt 250mb jet. Low topped strong thunderstorms developed over the Tucson Metro area on the 7th with reports of pea size and marble size hail. Snow was accumulating as low as 4000 feet.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5161605. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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