Heavy Snow — Yavapai County Mountains, Arizona

2017-01-20 to 2017-01-21 · Yavapai County Mountains, Arizona

Event narrative

Trained spotters near Iron Sprigs at around 6000 feet elevation reported 11.4 inches of snow with the second storm. The total for the two storms was 15 inches. Six inches of snow fell 3 miles of the Prescott Courthouse at about 6000 feet elevation.

Wider weather episode

The second and stronger storm in a series of storms hit northern Arizona with heavy snow.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 683131. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.