Winter Storm — Santa Cruz County, Arizona

2008-02-04 · Santa Cruz County, Arizona

Event narrative

Numerous locations below 5000 feet including the Canelo area and Highway 83 had in excess of 2 inches of snowfall.

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 68441. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.