Home / Arizona / Santa Catalina and Rincon Mountains
Winter Storm in Santa Catalina and Rincon Mountains, Arizona
Winter Storm December 27, 2018 – December 28, 2018 · Santa Catalina and Rincon Mountains, Arizona
What the National Weather Service wrote
Heavy snow fell in the Catalinas with Summerhaven and Mount Lemmon Ski Valley reporting more than 15 inches of snow. A semi-tractor trailer jackknifed in the snowy conditions on Mount Lemmon Highway, blocking both lanes of traffic. The road closure resulted in about twenty people whose vehicles were farther up mountain having to spend the night in a shelter.
The wider storm
A winter storm impacted southeast Arizona overnight on December 27 into the morning hours of December 28. Heavy snow fell on the mountain tops and the snow level reached down to 4000 feet impacting lower elevation areas.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 796657. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
Tornadoes near your address
See every tornado that passed near a place you know, measured to its path.
We couldn’t get your location. Check that location access is allowed for this site, or type an address.