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Heavy Snow in Marble Canyon and Glen Canyon, Arizona

Heavy Snow December 31, 2014 · Marble Canyon and Glen Canyon, Arizona

What the National Weather Service wrote

Three to five inches of snow fell in the Page area...below 5000 feet elevation. Lees Ferry, where most rafting trips start their voyage through the Grand Canyon, received 3 inches of snow at 3,200 feet elevation.

The wider storm

A cold and strong area of low pressure moved southward along the California Coast and became cut off from the jet stream of the southern California Coast. This low brought moisture streaming northward over Arizona. Then, the low moved northeastward over Arizona with lowering snow levels. This storm lasted into New Years Day with the bulk of snow falling before midnight. A few higher elevation locations reported an additional 3-4 inches of snow in the New Year. Almost an inch of snow was reported at Phantom Ranch in the bottom of The Grand Canyon.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 556127. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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