Alert archive / Arizona / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008

Winter Storm Warning 7, NWS Tucson, AZ

December 24, 2008

NWS Tucson, AZ issued this winter storm warning at Dec 24, 2008, 1:53 PM MST. It took effect at Dec 25, 2008, 7:00 AM MST. It was in force for 38 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 24, 2008, 1:53 PM MST (20:53 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 25, 2008, 7:00 AM MST
Expired
Dec 26, 2008, 9:07 PM MST
In force
38 hr
Issued by
NWS Tucson, AZ

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS45 KTWC 242053
WSWTWC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
153 PM MST WED DEC 24 2008

AZZ019-030-033-250500-
/O.UPG.KTWC.WS.A.0007.081225T1400Z-081227T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTWC.WS.W.0007.081225T1400Z-081227T0000Z/
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-
153 PM MST WED DEC 24 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 5 PM MST
FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 5 AM MST FRIDAY
ABOVE 6000 FEET AND 5 AM FRIDAY TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET
FOR HEAVY SNOW. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS A PAIR OF STORM SYSTEMS MOVE THROUGH ARIZONA.
THE FIRST STORM IS CURRENTLY NEAR THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST
AND WILL MOVE EAST INTO ARIZONA OVERNIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS DAY. THE
SECOND AND MUCH COLDER STORM WILL DIVE OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA
TODAY INTO THE GREAT BASIN ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND THEN SWEEP ACROSS
THE STATE ON FRIDAY. THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY
SNOW ABOVE 6000 FEET ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND ABOVE 4500 FEET FRIDAY
WITH THE GREATEST ACCUMULATION LIKELY OCCURRING LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS MAY FALL BELOW 4000 FEET IN
SOME LOCATIONS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON ARE
EXPECTED TO BE FROM 1 TO 6 INCHES BETWEEN 4500 AND 6000 FEET...AND
8 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS IN THE
WHITE MOUNTAINS WHERE A FEW LOCATIONS COULD GET UP TO TWO FEET.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE
MOUNTAINS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES
ON THIS WINTER STORM.

$$

AZZ029-032-034-035-250500-
/O.UPG.KTWC.WS.A.0007.081226T1200Z-081227T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KTWC.WS.W.0007.081226T1200Z-081227T0000Z/
SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-TOHONO OODHAM NATION-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-
COCHISE COUNTY-
153 PM MST WED DEC 24 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY ABOVE
4500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT AT HIGHER MOUNTAIN
ELEVATIONS...AND START TO IMPACT AREAS NEAR 4500 FEET LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY AS A PAIR OF STORM SYSTEMS MOVE THROUGH
ARIZONA. THE FIRST STORM IS CURRENTLY NEAR THE SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA COAST AND WILL MOVE EAST INTO ARIZONA OVERNIGHT INTO
CHRISTMAS DAY. THE SECOND AND MUCH COLDER STORM WILL DIVE OUT OF
THE GULF OF ALASKA TODAY INTO THE GREAT BASIN ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND
THEN SWEEP ACROSS THE STATE ON FRIDAY. THESE SYSTEMS WILL BRING
PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 4500 FEET LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY. SNOW LEVELS MAY FALL BELOW 4000 FEET IN SOME LOCATIONS.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO BE
FROM 1 TO 5 INCHES BETWEEN 4500 AND 6000 FEET...AND 4 TO 10 INCHES
ABOVE 6000 FEET.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE
MOUNTAINS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES
ON THIS WINTER STORM.

$$
13 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS45 KTWC 250247
WSWTWC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
747 PM MST WED DEC 24 2008

AZZ019-030-033-251100-
/O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0007.081225T1400Z-081227T0000Z/
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-
747 PM MST WED DEC 24 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO
5 PM MST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO
5 PM MST FRIDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET AND 5 AM FRIDAY TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY
ABOVE 4500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS A PAIR OF STORM SYSTEMS MOVE THROUGH ARIZONA.
THE FIRST STORM IS CURRENTLY NEAR THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST
AND WILL MOVE EAST INTO ARIZONA OVERNIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS DAY. THE
SECOND AND MUCH COLDER STORM WILL DIVE OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA
TODAY INTO THE GREAT BASIN ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND THEN SWEEP ACROSS
THE STATE ON FRIDAY. THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL BRING PERIODS OF
HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 6000 FEET ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND ABOVE 4500 FEET
FRIDAY WITH THE GREATEST ACCUMULATION LIKELY OCCURRING LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS MAY FALL BELOW
4000 FEET IN SOME LOCATIONS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM 1 TO 6 INCHES BETWEEN 4500 AND
6000 FEET...AND 8 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH THE GREATEST
AMOUNTS IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS WHERE A FEW LOCATIONS COULD GET UP
TO TWO FEET.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE
MOUNTAINS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES
ON THIS WINTER STORM.

$$

AZZ029-032-034-035-251100-
/O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0007.081226T1200Z-081227T0000Z/
SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-TOHONO OODHAM NATION-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-
COCHISE COUNTY-
747 PM MST WED DEC 24 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST
FRIDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST
FRIDAY. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER TONIGHT AT HIGHER MOUNTAIN
ELEVATIONS... AND START TO IMPACT AREAS NEAR 4500 FEET LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY AS A PAIR OF STORM SYSTEMS MOVE THROUGH
ARIZONA. THE FIRST STORM IS CURRENTLY NEAR THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
COAST AND WILL MOVE EAST INTO ARIZONA OVERNIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS
DAY. THE SECOND AND MUCH COLDER STORM WILL DIVE OUT OF THE GULF OF
ALASKA TODAY INTO THE GREAT BASIN ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND THEN SWEEP
ACROSS THE STATE ON FRIDAY. THESE SYSTEMS WILL BRING PERIODS OF
HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 4500 FEET LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. SNOW
LEVELS MAY FALL BELOW 4000 FEET IN SOME LOCATIONS. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATION BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM 1 TO 5
INCHES BETWEEN 4500 AND 6000 FEET...AND 4 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 6000
FEET.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE
MOUNTAINS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES
ON THIS WINTER STORM.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KTWC 250751
WSWTWC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
1251 AM MST THU DEC 25 2008

AZZ019-030-033-251600-
/O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0007.081225T1400Z-081227T0000Z/
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-
1251 AM MST THU DEC 25 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING
TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING
TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AS A PAIR OF STORM SYSTEMS MOVE ACROSS ARIZONA. THE
FIRST STORM IS CURRENTLY NEAR THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST AND
WILL MOVE EAST INTO ARIZONA TODAY. THE SECOND AND MUCH COLDER STORM
WILL DIVE OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA AND INTO THE GREAT BASIN...AND
THEN ACROSS THE STATE ON FRIDAY. THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL BRING PERIODS
OF HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 6000 FEET TODAY AND ABOVE 4500 FEET FRIDAY WITH
THE GREATEST ACCUMULATION LIKELY OCCURRING LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY
MORNING. SNOW LEVELS MAY FALL BELOW 4000 FEET IN SOME LOCATIONS.
TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO
BE FROM 1 TO 6 INCHES BETWEEN 4500 AND 6000 FEET...AND 8 TO 20
INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS IN THE WHITE
MOUNTAINS WHERE A FEW LOCATIONS COULD GET UP TO TWO FEET.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.
GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES
ON THIS WINTER STORM.

$$

AZZ029-032-034-035-251600-
/O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0007.081226T1200Z-081227T0000Z/
SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-TOHONO OODHAM NATION-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-
COCHISE COUNTY-
1251 AM MST THU DEC 25 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST
FRIDAY. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TODAY AT HIGHER MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS...
AND START TO IMPACT AREAS NEAR 4500 FEET LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY
AS A PAIR OF STORM SYSTEMS MOVE ACROSS ARIZONA. THE FIRST STORM IS
CURRENTLY NEAR THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST AND WILL MOVE EAST
INTO ARIZONA TODAY. THE SECOND AND MUCH COLDER STORM WILL DIVE OUT
OF THE GULF OF ALASKA AND INTO THE GREAT BASIN TODAY...AND THEN
SWEEP ACROSS THE STATE ON FRIDAY. THESE SYSTEMS WILL BRING PERIODS
OF HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 4500 FEET LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. SNOW
LEVELS MAY FALL BELOW 4000 FEET IN SOME LOCATIONS. TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM 1 TO 5
INCHES BETWEEN 4500 AND 6000 FEET...AND 4 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 6000
FEET.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.
GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES
ON THIS WINTER STORM.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KTWC 250914 CCA
WSWTWC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
208 AM MST THU DEC 25 2008

AZZ019-030-033-251730-
/O.COR.KTWC.WS.W.0007.081225T1400Z-081227T0000Z/
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-
208 AM MST THU DEC 25 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING
TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING
TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY ABOVE 6000 FEET AND 5 AM FRIDAY TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY
ABOVE 4500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AS A PAIR OF STORM SYSTEMS MOVE ACROSS ARIZONA. THE
FIRST STORM IS CURRENTLY NEAR THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST AND
WILL MOVE EAST INTO ARIZONA TODAY. THE SECOND AND MUCH COLDER STORM
WILL DIVE OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA AND INTO THE GREAT BASIN...AND
THEN ACROSS THE STATE ON FRIDAY. THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL BRING PERIODS
OF HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 6000 FEET TODAY AND ABOVE 4500 FEET FRIDAY WITH
THE GREATEST ACCUMULATION LIKELY OCCURRING LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY
MORNING. SNOW LEVELS MAY FALL BELOW 4000 FEET IN SOME LOCATIONS.
TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO
BE FROM 1 TO 6 INCHES BETWEEN 4500 AND 6000 FEET...AND 8 TO 20
INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS IN THE WHITE
MOUNTAINS WHERE A FEW LOCATIONS COULD GET UP TO TWO FEET.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.
GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES
ON THIS WINTER STORM.

$$

AZZ029-032-034-035-251730-
/O.COR.KTWC.WS.W.0007.081226T1200Z-081227T0000Z/
SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-TOHONO OODHAM NATION-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-
COCHISE COUNTY-
208 AM MST THU DEC 25 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST
FRIDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST
FRIDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET. 

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TODAY AT HIGHER MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS...
AND START TO IMPACT AREAS NEAR 4500 FEET LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY
AS A PAIR OF STORM SYSTEMS MOVE ACROSS ARIZONA. THE FIRST STORM IS
CURRENTLY NEAR THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST AND WILL MOVE EAST
INTO ARIZONA TODAY. THE SECOND AND MUCH COLDER STORM WILL DIVE OUT
OF THE GULF OF ALASKA AND INTO THE GREAT BASIN TODAY...AND THEN
SWEEP ACROSS THE STATE ON FRIDAY. THESE SYSTEMS WILL BRING PERIODS
OF HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 4500 FEET LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. SNOW
LEVELS MAY FALL BELOW 4000 FEET IN SOME LOCATIONS. TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM 1 TO 5
INCHES BETWEEN 4500 AND 6000 FEET...AND 4 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 6000
FEET.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.
GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES
ON THIS WINTER STORM.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KTWC 251331
WSWTWC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
631 AM MST THU DEC 25 2008

AZZ019-030-033-252145-
/O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0007.081225T1400Z-081227T0000Z/
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-
631 AM MST THU DEC 25 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY
ABOVE 6000 FEET AND TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET FOR HEAVY
SNOW.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY 
AFTERNOON AS A PAIR OF STORM SYSTEMS MOVE ACROSS ARIZONA. THE
FIRST STORM IS CURRENTLY NEAR YUMA AND WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS
SOUTHERN ARIZONA TODAY. THE SECOND AND MUCH COLDER STORM IS
CURRENTLY OFF THE OREGON COAST AND WILL DIVE INTO THE GREAT
BASIN...AND THEN ACROSS THE STATE ON FRIDAY. THESE TWO SYSTEMS
WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 6000 FEET TODAY AND ABOVE
4500 FEET FRIDAY WITH THE GREATEST ACCUMULATION LIKELY OCCURRING
LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS MAY FALL BELOW 4000
FEET IN SOME LOCATIONS. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM 1 TO 6 INCHES BETWEEN 4500 AND
6000 FEET...AND 8 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH THE GREATEST
AMOUNTS IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS WHERE A FEW LOCATIONS COULD GET UP
TO TWO FEET.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.
GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES
ON THIS WINTER STORM.

$$

AZZ029-032-034-035-252145-
/O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0007.081226T1200Z-081227T0000Z/
SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-TOHONO OODHAM NATION-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-
COCHISE COUNTY-
631 AM MST THU DEC 25 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST
FRIDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM
TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TODAY AT HIGHER MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS...
AND START TO IMPACT AREAS NEAR 4500 FEET LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY
AS A PAIR OF STORM SYSTEMS MOVE ACROSS ARIZONA. THE FIRST STORM IS
CURRENTLY NEAR YUMA AND WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS SOUTHERN ARIZONA
TODAY. THE SECOND AND MUCH COLDER STORM IS CURRENTLY OFF THE
OREGON COAST AND WILL DIVE INTO THE GREAT BASIN...AND THEN ACROSS
THE STATE ON FRIDAY. THESE SYSTEMS WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY
SNOW ABOVE 4500 FEET LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. SNOW LEVELS MAY
FALL BELOW 4000 FEET IN SOME LOCATIONS. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS
BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM 1 TO 5 INCHES BETWEEN
4500 AND 6000 FEET...AND 4 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.
GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES
ON THIS WINTER STORM.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KTWC 251737
WSWTWC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
1037 AM MST THU DEC 25 2008

AZZ019-030-033-260145-
/O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081227T0000Z/
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-
1037 AM MST THU DEC 25 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY
ABOVE 6000 FEET AND FROM 5 AM UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY ABOVE 4500
FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW.

SNOW LEVELS HAVE GENERALLY RANGED AROUND 7000 TO 7500 FEET THIS
MORNING WITH 6 INCHES OF SNOW REPORTED AT HANNAGAN MEADOW.
SNOWFALL ESTIMATES RANGED FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES AT MT LEMMON AND MT
GRAHAM. PERIODS OF SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE TO ADD TO THESE NEW
ACCUMULATIONS TODAY. THE SECOND AND MUCH COLDER STORM IS CURRENTLY
DIGGING INTO OREGON...NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND NORTHERN NEVADA.
THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO DIVE INTO THE GREAT BASIN AND THEN
ACROSS THE STATE ON FRIDAY. THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL BRING PERIODS
OF HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 6000 FEET TODAY AND ABOVE 4500 FEET FRIDAY
WITH THE GREATEST ACCUMULATION LIKELY OCCURRING LATE TONIGHT INTO
FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS MAY FALL BELOW 4000 FEET IN SOME
LOCATIONS. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON ARE
EXPECTED TO BE FROM 1 TO 6 INCHES BETWEEN 4500 AND 6000 FEET...AND
8 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS IN THE
WHITE MOUNTAINS WHERE A FEW LOCATIONS COULD GET UP TO TWO FEET.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE
MOUNTAINS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES
ON THIS WINTER STORM.

$$

AZZ029-032-034-035-260145-
/O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0007.081226T1200Z-081227T0000Z/
SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-TOHONO OODHAM NATION-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-
COCHISE COUNTY-
1037 AM MST THU DEC 25 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST
FRIDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW.

SNOW HAS STARTED TODAY AT HIGHER MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS...AND WILL
START TO IMPACT AREAS NEAR 4500 FEET FRIDAY AS A PAIR OF STORM
SYSTEMS MOVE ACROSS ARIZONA. THESE SYSTEMS WILL BRING PERIODS OF
HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 4500 FEET LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. SNOW LEVELS
MAY FALL BELOW 4000 FEET IN SOME LOCATIONS. TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM 1 TO 5
INCHES BETWEEN 4500 AND 6000 FEET...AND 4 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 6000
FEET.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE
MOUNTAINS.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES
ON THIS WINTER STORM.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KTWC 252113
WSWTWC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
213 PM MST THU DEC 25 2008

AZZ019-030-033-260515-
/O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081227T0000Z/
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-
213 PM MST THU DEC 25 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY
ABOVE 6000 FEET AND FROM 5 AM UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY ABOVE 4500
FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW.

SNOW LEVELS AROUND 7000 FEET IN THE MORNING HOURS HAVE RISEN A FEW
HUNDRED FEET DURING THE DAY...WITH 6 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW REPORTED
AT HANNAGAN MEADOW. SNOWFALL ESTIMATES RANGED FROM 3 TO 6 INCHES
AT MT LEMMON AND MT GRAHAM. PERIODS OF SNOW SHOULD CONTINUE TO ADD
TO THESE NEW ACCUMULATIONS TODAY. THE SECOND AND MUCH COLDER STORM
IS CURRENTLY DIGGING INTO NEVADA. THIS SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO
DIVE INTO THE GREAT BASIN AND THEN ACROSS THE STATE ON FRIDAY.
THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 6000 FEET
TODAY AND ABOVE 4500 FEET FRIDAY WITH THE GREATEST ACCUMULATION
LIKELY OCCURRING LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS MAY
FALL BELOW 4000 FEET IN SOME LOCATIONS. TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM 1 TO 6
INCHES BETWEEN 4500 AND 6000 FEET...AND 8 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 6000
FEET WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS WHERE A FEW
LOCATIONS COULD GET UP TO TWO FEET.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE
MOUNTAINS.

$$

AZZ029-032-034-035-260515-
/O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0007.081226T1200Z-081227T0000Z/
SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-TOHONO OODHAM NATION-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-
COCHISE COUNTY-
213 PM MST THU DEC 25 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST
FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST
FRIDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW. 

SNOW HAS STARTED TODAY AT HIGHER MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS...AND WILL
START TO IMPACT AREAS NEAR 4500 FEET FRIDAY AS A PAIR OF STORM
SYSTEMS MOVE ACROSS ARIZONA. THESE SYSTEMS WILL BRING PERIODS OF
HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 4500 FEET LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. SNOW LEVELS
MAY FALL BELOW 4000 FEET IN SOME LOCATIONS. TOTAL SNOWFALL
ACCUMULATIONS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM 1 TO
5 INCHES BETWEEN 4500 AND 6000 FEET...AND 4 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE
6000 FEET...WITH HEAVIER AMOUNTS NORTH.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE
MOUNTAINS.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KTWC 260310
WSWTWC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
810 PM MST THU DEC 25 2008

AZZ019-030-033-261400-
/O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081227T0000Z/
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-
810 PM MST THU DEC 25 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST FRIDAY
MORNING ABOVE 6000 FEET AND FROM 5 AM UNTIL 5 PM MST FRIDAY ABOVE
4500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW.

SNOW LEVELS HAVE RISEN TO AROUND 8000 FEET BUT ARE EXPECTED TO
FALL AS THE FINAL SYSTEM OF THIS TRIO OF WINTER STORMS CONTINUES
TO DIG SOUTH FROM ITS CURRENT POSITION IN CENTRAL NEVADA. THIS
FINAL SYSTEM WILL CAUSE SNOW LEVELS TO FALL TO 4500 FEET OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY...BRINGING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 4500
FEET THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY WITH THE GREATEST ACCUMULATION LIKELY
OCCURRING LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS MAY FALL
BELOW 4000 FEET IN SOME LOCATIONS. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY
FRIDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM 1 TO 6 INCHES BETWEEN
4500 AND 6000 FEET...AND 8 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH THE
GREATEST AMOUNTS IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS WHERE A FEW LOCATIONS
COULD GET UP TO TWO FEET.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE
MOUNTAINS.

$$

AZZ029-032-034-035-261400-
/O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0007.081226T1200Z-081227T0000Z/
SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-TOHONO OODHAM NATION-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-
COCHISE COUNTY-
810 PM MST THU DEC 25 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST
FRIDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST
FRIDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW. 

ALTHOUGH SNOW LEVELS ARE ABOVE 8000 FEET AT THIS TIME...AN
APPROACHING SECONDARY WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL CAUSE SNOW LEVELS
TO FALL TO AROUND 4500 FEET OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. THIS SYSTEM WILL
BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 4500 FEET LATE TONIGHT INTO
FRIDAY. SNOW LEVELS MAY FALL BELOW 4000 FEET IN SOME LOCATIONS.
TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO
BE FROM 1 TO 5 INCHES BETWEEN 4500 AND 6000 FEET...AND 4 TO 10
INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET...WITH HEAVIER AMOUNTS NORTH.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE
MOUNTAINS.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KTWC 260825
WSWTWC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
125 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2008

AZZ019-030-033-261200-
/O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081227T0000Z/
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-
125 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5
PM MST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 4500 FEET.  

THE SNOW LEVEL REMAINED SLIGHTLY ABOVE 7000 FEET EARLY THIS
MORNING. HOWEVER...THE SNOW LEVEL WILL LOWER DURING THE DAY AS
COLDER AIR FILTERS IN WITH THE STORM SYSTEM. SNOWFALL RATES WILL
INCREASE BY MID MORNING WITH PERIODS OF SNOW EXPECTED THROUGHOUT
THE DAY. 

TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED
TO BE ON THE ORDER OF 1 TO 6 INCHES BETWEEN 4500 AND 6000
FEET...AND 8 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET WITH THE GREATEST
AMOUNTS IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS WHERE A FEW LOCATIONS COULD GET UP
TO TWO FEET.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE
MOUNTAINS.

$$

AZZ029-032-034-035-261200-
/O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0007.081226T1200Z-081227T0000Z/
SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-TOHONO OODHAM NATION-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-
COCHISE COUNTY-
125 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM EARLY THIS
MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 4500 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HEAVY SNOW FROM 5 AM
EARLY THIS MORNING TO 5 PM MST THIS AFTERNOON ABOVE 4500 FEET. 

THE SNOW LEVEL EARLY THIS MORNING WAS REMAINING SLIGHTLY ABOVE
7000 FEET. HOWEVER...THE SNOW LEVEL WILL LOWER THROUGHOUT THE DAY
AS COLDER AIR SPREADS INTO THE AREA WITH THE APPROACHING STORM
SYSTEM. SNOW SHOWERS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE TOWARD DAYBREAK...
WITH PERIODS OF SNOW EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED
TO BE FROM 1 TO 5 INCHES BETWEEN 4500 AND 6000 FEET...AND 4 TO 10
INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET...WITH HEAVIER AMOUNTS NORTH.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE
MOUNTAINS.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KTWC 261202
WSWTWC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
502 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2008

AZZ019-030-033-262015-
/O.EXT.KTWC.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081227T0600Z/
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-
502 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING ABOVE 6000 FEET AND FROM 11 AM TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING
ABOVE 4500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW.

A STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER CENTRAL NEVADA WILL MOVE INTO THE
REGION LATER TODAY. SNOW LEVELS WERE CURRENTLY ABOVE 6000 FEET
EARLY THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...THE SNOW LEVEL WILL LOWER DURING
THE DAY AS COLDER AIR FILTERS IN WITH THE STORM SYSTEM. SNOWFALL
RATES WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT
TIMES EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND INTO THE EVENING HOURS
TONIGHT.

THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 4500 FEET...
WITH THE GREATEST ACCUMULATION LIKELY OCCURRING FROM LATE THIS
MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS MAY
FALL BELOW 4000 FEET IN SOME LOCATIONS THIS EVENING. TOTAL
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM 1 TO 6 INCHES
BETWEEN 4500 AND 6000 FEET...AND 8 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET
WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS WHERE A FEW
LOCATIONS COULD GET UP TO TWO FEET.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE
MOUNTAINS.

$$

AZZ029-032-034-035-262015-
/O.EXT.KTWC.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081227T0600Z/
SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-TOHONO OODHAM NATION-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-
COCHISE COUNTY-
502 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
11 PM MST THIS EVENING ABOVE 4500 FEET...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING
TO 11 PM MST THIS EVENING ABOVE 4500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW. 

A STRONG STORM SYSTEM OVER CENTRAL NEVADA WILL MOVE INTO THE
REGION LATER TODAY. SNOW LEVELS WERE CURRENTLY BETWEEN 6000 AND
7000 FEET EARLY THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...THE SNOW LEVEL WILL LOWER
DURING THE DAY AS COLDER AIR FILTERS IN WITH THE STORM SYSTEM.
SNOWFALL RATES WILL INCREASE BY THE LATE MORNING HOURS WITH
PERIODS OF SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE DAY AND
INTO THE EVENING HOURS TONIGHT.

THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 4500 FEET...
WITH THE GREATEST ACCUMULATION LIKELY OCCURRING FROM LATE THIS
MORNING THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS TONIGHT. SNOW LEVELS MAY
FALL BELOW 4000 FEET IN SOME LOCATIONS THIS EVENING. TOTAL
SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS BY ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM 1 TO 5 INCHES
BETWEEN 4500 AND 6000 FEET...AND 4 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 6000
FEET...WITH THE HEAVIER AMOUNTS IN THE NORTH.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE
MOUNTAINS.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KTWC 261615
WSWTWC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
915 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2008

AZZ029-032-034-035-270015-
/O.EXT.KTWC.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081227T0600Z/
SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-TOHONO OODHAM NATION-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-
COCHISE COUNTY-
915 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING ABOVE 4000 FEET...

THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING ABOVE 4000 FEET. 

A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MAKE ITS WAY THROUGH
ARIZONA TODAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO RAPIDLY FALL THIS
MORNING AS COLD AIR CONTINUES TO FILTER INTO THE AREA FROM THE
NORTHWEST. THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM HAS
PUSHED THROUGH TUCSON AND SAFFORD AS OF 9 AM MST. ALTHOUGH SNOW
LEVELS THIS MORNING IN SANTA CRUZ AND COCHISE COUNTIES WILL STILL
BE ABOVE 6000 FEET...THEY WILL RAPIDLY FALL TO BETWEEN 3000 AND
4000 FEET BY LATE MORNING TO AROUND NOON. ALTHOUGH ONLY A MIX OF
RAIN AND SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED BELOW 4000 FEET...SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET.

TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM 2 TO 5 INCHES
BETWEEN 4000 AND 6000 FEET...AND 4 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET
WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.
GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE
TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS.

$$

AZZ019-030-033-270015-
/O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081227T0600Z/
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-
915 AM MST FRI DEC 26 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING ABOVE 4000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING ABOVE 4000 FEET. 

A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MAKE ITS WAY THROUGH
ARIZONA TODAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO RAPIDLY FALL THIS
MORNING AS COLD AIR CONTINUES TO FILTER INTO THE AREA FROM THE
NORTHWEST. THE COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM HAS
PUSHED THROUGH TUCSON AND SAFFORD AS OF 9 AM MST...WITH SNOW
LEVELS FALLING TO BETWEEN 3000 AND 3500 FEET. ALTHOUGH ONLY A MIX
OF RAIN AND SNOW CAN BE EXPECTED BELOW 4000 FEET...SIGNIFICANT
SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED ABOVE 4000 FEET.

TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM 2 TO 6 INCHES
BETWEEN 4000 AND 6000 FEET...AND 8 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET
WITH THE GREATEST AMOUNTS IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS WHERE A FEW
LOCATIONS COULD GET UP TO TWO FEET.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.
GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KTWC 262120
WSWTWC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
220 PM MST FRI DEC 26 2008

AZZ032-262230-
/O.CAN.KTWC.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081227T0600Z/
TOHONO OODHAM NATION-
220 PM MST FRI DEC 26 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 

A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MAKE ITS WAY THROUGH
ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM
PASSED THROUGH TUCSON THIS MORNING AND NOW EXTENDS ALONG A LINE
FROM NOGALES TO WILLCOX TO CLIFTON. THE THREAT OF HEAVY ACCUMULATING
SNOWFALL HAS SUBSIDED AS THE MAIN BAND OF PRECIPITATION HAS PASSED
EAST OF THE AREA. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN
CANCELLED FOR CENTRAL PIMA COUNTY...INCLUDING THE TOHONO OODHAM
NATION.

THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST THIS EVENING...WITH
RAPIDLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM WEST TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON.

$$

AZZ019-030-270600-
/O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081227T0600Z/
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
220 PM MST FRI DEC 26 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING ABOVE 3000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING ABOVE 3000 FEET. 

A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MAKE ITS WAY THROUGH
ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM
EXTENDS ALONG A LINE FROM NOGALES TO WILLCOX TO CLIFTON. SNOW
LEVELS BEHIND THIS FRONT ARE BETWEEN 2500 AND 3500 FEET. A MIX OF
RAIN AND SNOW HAS BEEN OBSERVED BELOW 3000 FEET THROUGH MOST OF
THE DAY. COLDER AIR BEHIND THIS FRONT WILL ALLOW ACCUMULATING
SNOWFALL ABOVE 3000 FEET THIS EVENING. 

TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN
3000 AND 6000 FEET...WITH 8 TO 20 INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET.
THE GREATEST AMOUNTS OF SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS
WHERE A FEW LOCATIONS COULD GET UP TO TWO FEET. IN FACT...AS OF 11
AM THIS AFTERNOON...HANNAGAN MEADOW REPORTED A STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL
OF 18 INCHES.

THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST THIS EVENING...WITH
RAPIDLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM WEST TO EAST BY LATE IN
THE EVENING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE
MOUNTAINS.

$$

AZZ034-035-270600-
/O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081227T0600Z/
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-COCHISE COUNTY-
220 PM MST FRI DEC 26 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING ABOVE 3000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING ABOVE 3000 FEET. 

A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MAKE ITS WAY THROUGH
ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM
PASSED THROUGH NOGALES AT 1 PM MST EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON...
EXTENDING ALONG A LINE FROM NOGALES TO WILLCOX TO CLIFTON. SNOW
LEVELS BEHIND THIS FRONT ARE BETWEEN 2500 AND 3500 FEET. ALTHOUGH
SNOW LEVELS ACROSS SOUTHEAST COCHISE COUNTY REMAIN AROUND 5000
FEET...THEY WILL RAPIDLY FALL TO BETWEEN 2500 AND 3500 FEET AS THE
FRONT PASSES LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

ONLY A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW HAS BEEN OBSERVED BELOW 3000 FEET...
COLDER AIR BEHIND THIS FRONT WILL ALLOW ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL
ABOVE 3000 FEET THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2
TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 3000 AND 6000 FEET...WITH 4 TO 10
INCHES EXPECTED ABOVE 6000 FEET.

THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST THIS EVENING...WITH
RAPIDLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM WEST TO EAST BY LATE IN
THE EVENING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE
MOUNTAINS.

$$

AZZ029-033-270600-
/O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081227T0600Z/
SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-
220 PM MST FRI DEC 26 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING ABOVE 3000 FEET...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING ABOVE 3000 FEET. 

A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO MAKE ITS WAY THROUGH
ARIZONA THIS AFTERNOON. THE FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM
PASSED THROUGH TUCSON THIS MORNING AND NOW EXTENDS ALONG A LINE
FROM NOGALES TO WILLCOX TO CLIFTON. SNOW LEVELS BEHIND THIS FRONT
ARE BETWEEN 2500 AND 3500 FEET. A MIX OF RAIN AND SNOW HAS BEEN
OBSERVED BELOW 3000 FEET THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY. COLDER AIR
BEHIND THIS FRONT WILL ALLOW ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL ABOVE 3000 FEET
THIS EVENING. TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED BETWEEN 3000 AND 6000 FEET...WITH 4 TO 10 INCHES EXPECTED
ABOVE 6000 FEET.

THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK EAST THIS EVENING...WITH
RAPIDLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS EXPECTED FROM WEST TO EAST BY LATE IN
THE EVENING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE
MOUNTAINS.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KTWC 270220
WSWTWC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
720 PM MST FRI DEC 26 2008

AZZ029-033-034-270330-
/O.CAN.KTWC.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081227T0600Z/
SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-
720 PM MST FRI DEC 26 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 

SNOW SHOWERS HAVE DECREASED ACROSS SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY...
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY...AND THE TUCSON METRO AREA THIS EVENING. THUS
THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED 
SNOW SHOWERS MAY LINGER UNTIL AROUND MIDNIGHT NEAR THE MOUNTAINS.
HOWEVER...ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF ONLY AROUND 1 INCH OR
SO ABOVE 5000 FEET ARE EXPECTED.

$$

AZZ019-030-270600-
/O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081227T0600Z/
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-
720 PM MST FRI DEC 26 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO IMPACT NORTHERN GREENLEE
COUNTY AND THE UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY REGION OF SOUTHERN ARIZONA
THIS EVENING. COLD AIR ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM WILL ALLOW
ACCUMULATING SNOWFALL ABOVE 3000 FEET THIS EVENING.

TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED
BETWEEN 3000 AND 6000 FEET...WITH 8 TO 20 INCHES FORECAST ABOVE
6000 FEET. THE GREATEST AMOUNTS OF SNOWFALL ARE EXPECTED IN THE
WHITE MOUNTAINS WHERE A FEW LOCALES COULD GET UP TO TWO FEET OF
SNOW. RAPIDLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR AFTER MIDNIGHT AS
THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES EASTWARD.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL
MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE
MOUNTAINS.

$$

AZZ035-270600-
/O.CON.KTWC.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081227T0600Z/
COCHISE COUNTY-
720 PM MST FRI DEC 26 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING...

A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM MST THIS
EVENING. 

A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM CONTINUES TO IMPACT COCHISE COUNTY
THIS EVENING...AS SNOW LEVELS HAVE FALLEN TO AROUND 3000 FEET.
TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN
3000 AND 6000 FEET...WITH 4 TO 10 INCHES FORECAST ABOVE 6000 FEET.

THIS STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TO THE EAST THIS EVENING...
WITH RAPIDLY IMPROVING CONDITIONS TO OCCUR FROM WEST TO EAST AFTER
MIDNIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS
WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE
MOUNTAINS.

$$
000 
WWUS45 KTWC 270407
WSWTWC

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
907 PM MST FRI DEC 26 2008

AZZ019-030-035-270515-
/O.CAN.KTWC.WS.W.0007.000000T0000Z-081227T0600Z/
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-COCHISE COUNTY-
907 PM MST FRI DEC 26 2008

...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
STORM WARNING. 

THE HEAVIEST PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED OVER COCHISE...GRAHAM AND
GREENLEE COUNTIES AND SNOW SHOWERS OVER THE AREA HAVE DECREASED.
THUS...THE WINTER STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. ISOLATED SNOW
SHOWERS MAY LINGER THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE
3000 FEET...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 1 INCH
EXPECTED FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET.

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this winter storm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Tucson, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Dec 24, 9:00 AM MST, 4 hours 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 24, 9:00 AM MST, 4 hours 53 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
900 AM MST WED DEC 24 2008

.SYNOPSIS...THE AREA WILL BE IN BETWEEN WEATHER SYSTEMS TODAY. THE
NEXT WINTER STORM WILL HAVE A ONE-TWO PUNCH STARTING LATE TONIGHT
AND CONTINUING INTO FRIDAY. THESE NEXT STORMS WILL BRING ANOTHER
ROUND OF VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW WITH SNOWFALL POSSIBLE AT
SOME FOOTHILL LOCATIONS FRIDAY. A COLD FROSTY SATURDAY MORNING IS
EXPECTED AS THE STORM MOVES AWAY FROM THE STATE. A WARMING TREND IS
SHOULD BEGIN SUNDAY AS A RIDGE BEGINS BUILDING OVER THE SOUTHWEST.

&&

.DISCUSSION...PLENTY OF RESIDUAL MOISTURE WITH PATCHY LOW AND MID
CLOUD AND ISOLATED LIGHT SHOWERS POSSIBLE IN BETWEEN SYSTEMS. A FEW
DEGREES OF WARMING WITH THE SUN BREAKING THROUGH AT TIMES UNDER THE
VERY BRIEF SHORTWAVE RIDGE.

STRONG LOW DIGGING NEAR THE CENTRAL TO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST
WILL AGAIN CREATE STRONG UPSLOPE LATER TODAY BEFORE KICKING ACROSS
THE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. MOUNTAIN SNOW WILL START AGAIN
WITH THIS SYSTEM WITH SNOW LEVELS IN THE 8K FALLING TOWARD 6K FT
RANGE BEFORE A VERY STRONG AND MUCH COLDER KICKER SYSTEM PUSHES IN
LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THIS ONE WILL SEE SNOW LEVELS LOWER
TOWARD 5K FEET EARLY FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE STEADILY FALLING TOWARD
4K FEET AND POSSIBLE EVEN LOWER DURING THE DAY FRIDAY. WE HAVE
ADJUSTED THE INITIAL TIMING ON THE BEGINNING OF THE WATCH BACK A FEW
HOURS...AND HAVE BROKEN OUT A LOWER ELEVATION SEGMENT FOR FRIDAY
WHERE WE COULD SEE SOME SNOW IN FOOTHILL LOCATIONS. ALONG WITH THE
WIDESPREAD VALLEY RAIN AND MAINLY MOUNTAIN SNOW (EXCEPTING SOME
LOWER ELEVATIONS GETTING INTO THE ACT FRIDAY)...EXPECT GUSTY WINDS
WITH SOME BLOWING SNOW AT MID TO HIGH ELEVATIONS.

A FEW SNOW SHOWERS HANGING ON INTO FRIDAY NIGHT BEFORE CLEARING FROM
THE WEST BRINGS IN WELL BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND PROBABLY
WIDESPREAD FROST FOR SATURDAY MORNING.

MORE FREEZING SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE HIGHER PRESSURE BUILDS IN FOR A
WARMING TREND TO START THE NEW WEEK.

&&

.AVIATION...AREAS OF MAINLY MID CLOUD. THE NEXT SHOT OF
PRECIPITATION WILL BE LATE TONIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS MORNING. SUSTAINED
WIND SPEEDS AT THE TERMINAL SITES WILL BE LESS THAN 12 KTS AND
DIURNALLY/TERRAIN DRIVEN. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT AMENDED FOR TAF
AMENDMENTS.

&&

.TWC WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
     WINTER STORM WATCH FOR AZZ019-030-033 FROM THURSDAY THROUGH
      THURSDAY NIGHT ABOVE 6000 FEET...AND FRIDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET.
     WINTER STORM WATCH FOR AZZ029-032-034-035 FROM LATE THURSDAY
      NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET.

WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON
Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 24, 1:50 PM MST, 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TUCSON AZ
150 PM MST WED DEC 24 2008

AZZ030-033-252100-
UPPER GILA RIVER VALLEY-TUCSON METRO/MARANA/GREEN VALLEY-
150 PM MST WED DEC 24 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
ARIZONA.

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT
ABOVE 6000 FEET...AND FRIDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET...

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS A PAIR OF STORM SYSTEMS MOVE THROUGH ARIZONA.
THE FIRST STORM IS CURRENTLY NEAR THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST
AND WILL MOVE EAST INTO ARIZONA OVERNIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS DAY. THE
SECOND AND MUCH COLDER STORM WILL DIVE OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA
TODAY INTO THE GREAT BASIN ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND THEN SWEEP ACROSS
THE STATE ON FRIDAY. THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY
SNOW ABOVE 6000 FEET ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND AND ABOVE 4500 FEET
FRIDAY WITH THE GREATEST ACCUMULATION LIKELY OCCURRING LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS MAY FALL BELOW
4000 FEET IN SOME LOCATIONS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM 1 TO 6 INCHES BETWEEN 4500 AND
6000 FEET...AND 8 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET.

BEHIND THE SECOND SYSTEM...THE COMBINATION OF COLD AIR AND EARLIER
PRECIPITATION COULD LEAD TO AREAS OF FROST FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
EARLY SATURDAY. FURTHERMORE...WIDESPREAD FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE
ALSO LIKELY...AND POSSIBLY EVEN HARD FREEZE CONDITIONS LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

AZZ019-252100-
NORTHERN GREENLEE COUNTY-
150 PM MST WED DEC 24 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
ARIZONA.

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THURSDAY TO 5 PM MST
FRIDAY...

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. LIGHT SNOW MAY
DEVELOP LATE THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

TWO WEATHER SYSTEMS WILL IMPACT THE AREA WITH THE FIRST STARTING
SNOW ON THURSDAY. THE SECOND AND MUCH COLDER STORM WILL DIVE OUT
OF THE GULF OF ALASKA TODAY INTO THE GREAT BASIN ON CHRISTMAS DAY
AND THEN SWEEP ACROSS THE STATE ON FRIDAY. THESE TWO SYSTEMS WILL
BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND FRIDAY WITH THE
GREATEST ACCUMULATION LIKELY OCCURRING LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO
FRIDAY MORNING. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON ARE
EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 8 TO 20 INCHES...ALTHOUGH A FEW LOCATIONS
COULD GET UP TO TWO FEET.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

AZZ029-032-034-035-252100-
SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-TOHONO OODHAM NATION-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY-
COCHISE COUNTY-
150 PM MST WED DEC 24 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
ARIZONA AND SOUTHEAST ARIZONA.

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY
ABOVE 4500 FEET...

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A PAIR OF WINTER STORMS WILL MOVE IN OVER THE NEXT 36 HOURS. THE
SECOND AND MUCH COLDER STORM WILL DIVE OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA
TODAY INTO THE GREAT BASIN ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND THEN SWEEP ACROSS
THE STATE ON FRIDAY. THESE SYSTEMS WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY
SNOW ABOVE 4500 FEET LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. SNOW LEVELS
MAY FALL BELOW 4000 FEET IN SOME LOCATIONS. TOTAL SNOW
ACCUMULATIONS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM 1 TO 5
INCHES BETWEEN 4500 AND 6000 FEET...AND 4 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 6000
FEET.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

WEATHER.GOV/TUCSON

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.