Heavy Snow — White Mountains, Arizona

2021-12-24 · White Mountains, Arizona

Event narrative

Nine inches of snow fell at Sunrise Ski Park by 100 PM with snow ongoing.

Wider weather episode

A long wave trough moved over Arizona with several short waves that produced snow and lower elevation rain. The snow level started above 7000 feet and then dropped through the event.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 994644. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.