Winter Storm — Cochise County, Arizona

2008-02-04 · Cochise County, Arizona

Event narrative

Numerous locations in Cochise County including Texas Canyon, Mescal and the Kartchner Caverns had several 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 68442. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.