Heavy Snow — Western Mogollon Rim, Arizona

2007-12-07 to 2007-12-11 · Western Mogollon Rim, Arizona

Event narrative

Seventeen inches of snow fell at the Flagstaff Airport. Twenty-six inches of snow fell near Blue Ridge. Over 200 traffic accidents and slide offs were reported by law enforcement departments. Nine of those involved minor injuries and there was one fatality.

Wider weather episode

A strong area of low pressure from the Pacific Northwest brought heavy rain, very windy conditions, and high elevation snow on Friday December 7th through Saturday December 8th. The next portion of the storm system began to move across the state on late Sunday December 9th and lasted through Tuesday December 11th. This brought heavy snow to many areas along and north of the Mogollon Rim and the White Mountains.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 72596. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.