Winter Storm — Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains, Arizona

2016-01-07 to 2016-01-08 · Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains, Arizona

Event narrative

Eighteen inches of snow occurred on Mt. Graham in the Pinaleno mountains of Graham County.

Wider weather episode

The wettest and coldest in a series of Pacific storms systems moved into Arizona on January 7th and produced heavy mountain snow. Snow amounts across much of the higher terrain of Southeast Arizona above 7000 feet was in excess of 1 foot. Valley rainfall amounts averaged from 0.50 to 1.25 inches in the Tucson area, which caused some minor flooding of low-lying areas and road closures.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 607251. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.