Winter Storm — Cochise County, Arizona

2001-01-15 to 2001-01-16 · Cochise County, Arizona

Event narrative

Texas Canyon reported 3 inches of snow.

Wider weather episode

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_id 5228029. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.