Alert archive / Arizona / Winter Storm Warnings in 2008
Winter Storm Warning 7, NWS Tucson, AZ
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.
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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 THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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. $$ AZZ029-032-034-035-250500- /O.UPG.KTWC.WS.A.0007.081226T1200Z-081227T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KTWC.WS.W.0007.081226T1200Z-081227T0000Z/ SOUTHEAST PINAL COUNTY-TOHONO OODHAM NATION-SANTA CRUZ COUNTY- COCHISE COUNTY- 153 PM MST WED DEC 24 2008 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TUCSON HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 5 PM MST FRIDAY ABOVE 4500 FEET FOR HEAVY SNOW. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT AT HIGHER MOUNTAIN ELEVATIONS...AND START TO IMPACT AREAS NEAR 4500 FEET LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY AS A PAIR OF STORM SYSTEMS MOVE THROUGH ARIZONA. THE FIRST STORM IS CURRENTLY NEAR THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST AND WILL MOVE EAST INTO ARIZONA OVERNIGHT INTO CHRISTMAS DAY. THE SECOND AND MUCH COLDER STORM WILL DIVE OUT OF THE GULF OF ALASKA TODAY INTO THE GREAT BASIN ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND THEN SWEEP ACROSS THE STATE ON FRIDAY. THESE SYSTEMS WILL BRING PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW ABOVE 4500 FEET LATE THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. SNOW LEVELS MAY FALL BELOW 4000 FEET IN SOME LOCATIONS. TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO BE FROM 1 TO 5 INCHES BETWEEN 4500 AND 6000 FEET...AND 4 TO 10 INCHES ABOVE 6000 FEET. A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. GUSTY WINDS AND BLOWING SNOW IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL VERY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN THE MOUNTAINS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL TELEVISION OR RADIO STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION SERVICE PROVIDER FOR UPDATES ON THIS WINTER STORM. $$
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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/TUCSONHazardous 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.