Heavy Snow — Chuska Mountains and Defiance Plateau, Arizona

2016-04-15 to 2016-04-16 · Chuska Mountains and Defiance Plateau, Arizona

Event narrative

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.

Wider weather episode

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_id 628865. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.