Heavy Snow — Northern Greenlee, Arizona

2003-02-25 to 2003-02-26 · Northern Greenlee, Arizona

Wider weather episode

Another winter storm system developed over the Pacific coast and dropped down over central and southern Arizona on February 25th and 26th. The best forcing associated with this system would mainly impact the White mountains in Northern Greenlee county along with strong up-slope winds. Showers started out late on the 25th, with initial snow levels around 7500 feet. By the morning of the 26th, Hannagan Meadow recorded 12 inches of snow. Other snow reports included 8 inches on Mt. Graham and 6 inches on Mt. Lemmon .

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5344505. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.