Winter Storm — Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains, Arizona

2017-01-20 to 2017-01-21 · Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains, Arizona

Event narrative

The higher elevations of the Galiuro and Pianelo mountains received heavy snow and strong winds. Estimates on Mt. Graham are of snow amounts around 2 feet.

Wider weather episode

A winter storm impacted southeast Arizona on January 20th and 21st. This storm resulted in very heavy snow across area mountain ranges, especially over 7000 feet in elevation with some locations seeing in excess of 2 feet of snow. Strong winds caused damage at both high and lower elevations including the Tucson metro area.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 666742. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.