Heavy Snow — Kaibab Plateau, Arizona

2015-03-01 to 2015-03-03 · Kaibab Plateau, Arizona

Event narrative

Jacob Lake reported a storm total of 16 inches.

Wider weather episode

A strong and moist Pacific storm system continued to move across northern Arizona for the first two days of March. Heavy 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 during and after the storm.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 567969. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.