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

2019-11-29 · Little Colorado River Valley in Apache County, Arizona

Event narrative

Nine inches of snow was reported 2 miles east-northeast of Concho. A trained spotter measured a foot of snow 8 miles north of Vernon at 6,600 feet. More than an inch of rain fell before changing to snow around 300 AM on November 29.

Wider weather episode

A very large are of low pressure brought wind, rain, and snow to northern Arizona Thanksgiving day and Black Friday. Strong southerly winds brought very moist air over Arizona with rising snow levels. Heavy rain fell below around 7500 through much of Thanksgiving Day with lowing snow levels the night of November 29th into the 30th with the passage of a cold front. Snowfall was eventually reported at the bottom of The Grand Canyon. Significant snow was reported as well as increased flows in lower elevations creeks and rivers.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 860651. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.