Winter Storm in Cochise County, Arizona

Winter Storm January 15, 2001 – January 16, 2001 · Cochise County, Arizona

What the National Weather Service wrote

Texas Canyon reported 3 inches of snow.

The wider storm

This storm system developed over western Montana and dropped down from Utah into northern Arizona by the 15th. A broken precipitation band developed over northwest Arizona on the evening of the 15th and expanded into southern Arizona. Most of the precipitation fell as snow with snow levels as low as 2700 feet. Large height falls occurred as the 1000-500 hPa thicknesses dropped to 5370 meters. On the 16th, snow levels fluctuated between 2500 and 4000 feet during the day. Showers and thunderstorms redeveloped as the cold core passed over southern Arizona.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5228029. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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