Heavy Snow — Little Colorado River Valley in Navajo County, Arizona

2018-12-31 · Little Colorado River Valley in Navajo County, Arizona

Event narrative

Five inches of snow fell in Joseph City at just above 5000 feet elevation by 1000 PM. Two more inches fell by midnight. Seven inches of snow fell in Holbrook at an elevation of around 5,160 feet above sea level. Six inches of snow was reported in Winslow at about 4920 feet elevation.

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 791372. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.