Winter Weather — Western Mogollon Rim, Arizona

2016-03-30 · Western Mogollon Rim, Arizona

Event narrative

Light snow began falling over the Flagstaff area around midnight and lasted until around 800 MST. Another round of light snow started around noon and lasted until around 800 PM MST. There were at least 5 crashes in the area. Two people died in a semi-truck/ trailer roll over on Interstate 40 in the city limits.

Wider weather episode

A broad trough of low pressure over the inter-mountain states brought a disturbance over Arizona early in the morning. Less than an inch of snow caused traffic problems in the Flagstaff area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 621930. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.