Winter Storm — Upper Gila River Valley, Arizona

2008-02-03 to 2008-02-04 · Upper Gila River Valley, Arizona

Event narrative

Numerous locations in Graham County below 5000 feet had in excess of 2 inches of snowfall. Higher elevations across Southeast Arizona above 7000 feet had 7 to 15 inches of snow.

Wider weather episode

A classic cold mid to upper level trough originating near the Gulf of Alaska dug into Southeast Arizona providing Southeast Arizona with a cold rain and relatively low elevation snowfall.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 68440. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.