Heavy Snow — Northern Gila County, Arizona

2018-12-31 · Northern Gila County, Arizona

Event narrative

Four inches of snow was reported in Payson at an elevation of 4,920 feet elevation. Five inches of snow fell 4 miles southeast of Payson at an elevation of about 4,680 feet. Five inches of snow fell 2 miles northeast of Star Valley at an elevation just below 5,000 feet. Seven inches of snow fell in Strawberry at just below 6,000 feet elevation. A foot of snow fell 9 miles north-northeast of Young at an elevation of 6,400 feet.

Wider weather episode

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_id 791371. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.