Heavy Snow in Grand Canyon Country, Arizona

Heavy Snow February 27, 2017 – February 28, 2017 · Grand Canyon Country, Arizona

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

The wider storm

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 684967. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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