Heavy Snow — Grand Canyon Country, Arizona

2017-02-27 to 2017-02-28 · Grand Canyon Country, Arizona

Event narrative

The Grand Canyon Village (6,900 feet elevation) received 9.0 inches of snow and the East Entrance (7,300 feet) received 7.5 inches of snow. The South Rim Visitor Center received 8 inches of new snow.

Wider weather episode

The second of two low pressure systems hit northern Arizona with a generous moisture tap. This produced abundant snow above around 6,000 feet and heavy rain below that elevation. Several locations along and north of the Mogollon Rim experienced strong to high winds.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 684967. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.