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Heavy Snow in Upper Gila River Valley, Arizona

Heavy Snow December 5, 2004 – December 6, 2004 · Upper Gila River Valley, Arizona

What the National Weather Service wrote

Mount Graham, located at 10,720 feet in the Pinaleno Mountains to the southwest of Safford Arizona, reported a storm total snowfall of 22 inches.

The wider storm

An upper level low originating off the California coast interacted with moisture already in place in Southern Arizona. Snow levels started off near 6000 feet and lowered as low as 4500 feet in some locations. Rain amounts in the valleys ranged from a quarter inch, to a widespread half inch, to localized areas with over an inch. Small pea size hail was also reported in some areas.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 5428620. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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