Winter Storm — Santa Catalina and Rincon Mountains, Arizona

2019-03-11 to 2019-03-12 · Santa Catalina and Rincon Mountains, Arizona

Event narrative

Snow began the evening of the March 11th and continued into the evening of the 12th. By the afternoon of March 12 a foot of snow had fallen in the Santa Catalina Mountains. Mount Lemmon Highway was closed to everyone but residents for a time due to heavy snow.

Wider weather episode

A late winter weather system impacted southeast Arizona March 11-13. This system along with anomalously high moisture caused the Catalina, Rincon, and White Mountains to receive over a foot of snow above 6500 feet.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 814216. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.