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Heavy Snow in Chuska Mountains and Defiance Plateau, Arizona

Heavy Snow April 15, 2016 – April 16, 2016 · Chuska Mountains and Defiance Plateau, Arizona

What the National Weather Service wrote

Tsaile received 8.2 inches of snow (1.02 liquid) overnight and into the morning hours. A trained spotter 8 miles ENE of Chinle reported 5.5 inches of snow at 6400 feet.

The wider storm

A spring storm system brought snow to portions of northern Arizona. Some areas received snow advisory amounts or less. A few areas received heavy snow amounts.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 628865. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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