Heavy Snow — Black Mesa Area, Arizona

2015-02-27 · Black Mesa Area, Arizona

Event narrative

Twelve inches of snow fell in Tsaile by midnight on February 27. It was falling at the rate of 3 inches an hour at times.

Wider weather episode

A strong and moist Pacific storm system moved across northern Arizona for four days. This produced heavy to very heavy rain and snow across the area. Snow and rain started falling on February 27 and continued through March 2. Snow from this storm system went on to trigger several avalanches in the mountain peaks above 11,500 feet just north of Flagstaff in March.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 564171. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.