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Heavy Snow in Yavapai County Valleys and Basins, Arizona
Heavy Snow December 31, 2018 · Yavapai County Valleys and Basins, Arizona
What the National Weather Service wrote
Between 3 and 4.5 inches of snow fell in the Verde Valley between 3,300 and 4,000 feet. There was one 5 inch report a mile south of Middle Verde slightly lower than 3,200 feet. Four inches of snow fell about 1 mile southeast of Chino Valley a about 4,750 feet elevation. Five inches of snow fell at Lake Montezuma at an elevation of around 3,600 feet. Prescott Valley received 4.8 inches right at 5,000 feet elevation.
The wider storm
A third storm system in a week crossed northern Arizona with very low elevation snow. This storm lasted into New Year's Day.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 791369. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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