Heavy Snow — Yavapai County Mountains, Arizona

2017-02-27 to 2017-02-28 · Yavapai County Mountains, Arizona

Event narrative

Seven inches of new snow was reported near Crown King and in Walker (6261 feet elevation).

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 684994. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.