Winter Weather — Northwest Plateau, Arizona

2014-12-31 · Northwest Plateau, Arizona

Event narrative

Three inches fell at both Pipe Spring National Monument and Colorado City. Several vehicles slid off roads and/or into other vehicles due to snowy roads. The event continued into January 2015.

Wider weather episode

A very cold storm system brought rare low elevation snow to the Mojave Desert. The event continued into January 2015.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 551753. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.