Heavy Snow in Northern Gila County, Arizona

Heavy Snow December 31, 2018 · Northern Gila County, Arizona

What the National Weather Service wrote

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.

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 791371. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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