Alert archive / Arizona / Winter Storm Warnings in 2012
Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Flagstaff, AZ
NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued this winter storm warning at Mar 16, 2012, 3:24 PM MST for 5 counties in Arizona. It took effect at Mar 17, 2012, 10:00 PM MST. It was in force for 32 hr. 26 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 16, 2012, 3:24 PM MST (22:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 17, 2012, 10:00 PM MST
- Expired
- Mar 19, 2012, 6:00 AM MST
- In force
- 32 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Flagstaff, AZ
Counties Apache County, AZ, Coconino County, AZ, Gila County, AZ, Navajo County, AZ, Yavapai County, AZ
The radar
The Flagstaff radar (KFSX), 52 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:24 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 18, 6:06 AM MST | SNOW 8 | 3 Nw Prescott, AZ | SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL STEADILY |
| Mar 18, 7:05 AM MST | SNOW 9 | 2 W Flagstaff, AZ | |
| Mar 18, 7:08 AM MST | SNOW 9 | 4 E Flagstaff, AZ | ELDEN VILLAS |
| Mar 18, 7:11 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 9 | Mountainaire, AZ | |
| Mar 18, 7:14 AM MST | SNOW 8 | Prescott, AZ | |
| Mar 18, 7:30 AM MST | SNOW 2 | 11 S Globe, AZ | VISIBILITY LESS THAN 1/4 MILE, HEAVY WET BLOWING SNOW. ACCUM ON GROUND 2 INCH. |
| Mar 18, 7:32 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | 4 S Williams, AZ | |
| Mar 18, 7:40 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 11 | N Flagstaff, AZ | |
| Mar 18, 7:50 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 12 | Ash Fork, AZ | |
| Mar 18, 7:52 AM MST | SNOW 10 | 5 Wnw Prescott, AZ | |
| Mar 18, 8:04 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 10.5 | Doney Park, AZ | |
| Mar 18, 8:19 AM MST | SNOW 10 | Crown King, AZ | |
| Mar 18, 8:26 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 13 | Munds Park, AZ | |
| Mar 18, 8:28 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 10 | Prescott, AZ | 0.94 INCHES LIQUID |
| Mar 18, 8:32 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 8 | Mormon Lake, AZ | |
| Mar 18, 8:37 AM MST | SNOW 12 | 2 W Flagstaff, AZ | |
| Mar 18, 8:40 AM MST | HEAVY SNOW 14 | Fort Valley, AZ | VIA WEBCAM |
| Mar 18, 9:31 AM MST | SNOW 14 | 2 N Parks, AZ | |
| Mar 18, 3:58 PM MST | SNOW 17 | Parks, AZ | STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL |
| Mar 18, 4:24 PM MST | SNOW 15.2 | 4 S Williams, AZ | |
| Mar 18, 5:47 PM MST | SNOW 16 | Williams, AZ | |
| Mar 18, 6:00 PM MST | SNOW 24 | Flagstaff, AZ | 24 INCHES OF SNOWFALL REPORTED AT UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS. |
| Mar 18, 6:02 PM MST | SNOW 18 | Munds Park, AZ | SCOTT MARTIN |
| Mar 18, 6:05 PM MST | SNOW 13.5 | Kachina Village, AZ | SCOTT MARTIN |
| Mar 18, 10:38 PM MST | SNOW 0 | Globe, AZ | UPDATE FROM GLOBE SHERIFF. HIGHWAY 60 BETWEEN SUPERIOR AND GLOBE CLOSED DUE TO SNOWPACKED ROADS...1030 PM. HIGHWAY 60/77 BETWEEN GLOBE AND SHOW LOW CLOSED DUE TO SNOWPACK ROADS. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND RESCUE PERSONNEL HAVE BEEN DISPATCHED TO MANY ACCIDENTS... ONE |
| Mar 19, 6:00 AM MST | SNOW 4 | Miami, AZ | SNOWFALL REPORT AS OF 6AM THIS MORNING |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Flgstf/Belemont, AZ (KFGZ), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 78 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2783 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 59 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
721 WWUS45 KFGZ 162224 WSWFGZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 324 PM MST FRI MAR 16 2012 ...STRONG AND COLD WINTER STORM TO AFFECT NORTHERN ARIZONA SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .A STRONG AND COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN ARIZONA SATURDAY AND CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY. STRONG WINDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE FOLLOWED BY HEAVY SNOW BEGINNING IN THE NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE STATE SATURDAY EVENING...SPREADING EASTWARD ACROSS THE STATE SUNDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED... ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITIES. AZZ004-006-007-170600- /O.UPG.KFGZ.WS.A.0001.120318T0300Z-120320T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T0300Z-120320T0000Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JACOB LAKE...FREDONIA... GRAND CANYON VILLAGE...SUPAI...NORTH RIM...VALLE 324 PM MST FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM SATURDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM SATURDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA SATURDAY EVENING...WITH SNOW AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BY SUNDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 24 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...2 TO 4 INCHES DOWN TO 4500 FEET. ACCUMULATIONS OVER 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 8000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET SATURDAY EVENING DROPPING BELOW 4000 FEET BY MID DAY SUNDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM AND WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ008-015-037-038-170600- /O.UPG.KFGZ.WS.A.0001.120318T0300Z-120320T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T0600Z-120320T0000Z/ YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM- YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS-OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESCOTT...SELIGMAN...ASH FORK... FLAGSTAFF...WILLIAMS...MUNDS PARK...COTTONWOOD...CAMP VERDE... CORDES JUNCTION...BAGDAD...SEDONA 324 PM MST FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM SATURDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM SATURDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF YAVAPAI AND WESTERN COCONINO COUNTIES LATE SATURDAY EVENING...WITH SNOW AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BY MID DAY SUNDAY. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 24 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...2 TO 5 INCHES DOWN TO 4500 FEET. ACCUMULATIONS OVER 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 8000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET SATURDAY EVENING DROPPING BELOW 4000 FEET BY MID DAY SUNDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM AND WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ005-009-012-013-017-018-039-040-170600- /O.UPG.KFGZ.WS.A.0001.120318T1200Z-120320T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T1200Z-120320T0000Z/ MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY-WHITE MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN GILA COUNTY-BLACK MESA AREA- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAGE...LEES FERRY...KEAMS CANYON... KAIBITO...WUPATKI N.M....TUBA CITY...WINSLOW...HOLBROOK... SNOWFLAKE...SHOW LOW...GREER...PINETOP...PAYSON...STRAWBERRY... YOUNG...NAVAJO N.M....DILKON...KYKOTSMOVI 324 PM MST FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH SNOW AT THE THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BY MID DAY SUNDAY. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 24 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...2 TO 5 INCHES DOWN TO 4500 FEET. HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 FEET ARE LIKELY IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET EARLY SUNDAY MORNING DROPPING TO 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM AND WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ016-170600- /O.UPG.KFGZ.WS.A.0001.120318T0300Z-120320T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T1200Z-120320T0000Z/ EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HEBER...HAPPY JACK...FOREST LAKES 324 PM MST FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 24 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET SUNDAY MORNING DROPPING BELOW 4000 FEET BY MID DAY SUNDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM AND WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ010-011-014-170600- /O.UPG.KFGZ.WS.A.0001.120318T1200Z-120320T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T1800Z-120320T0000Z/ CHINLE VALLEY-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CANYON DE CHELLY...CHINLE...KAYENTA... WINDOW ROCK...GANADO...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE 324 PM MST FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4500 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY. THE WINTER STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE SUNDAY MORNING...WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...2 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET EARLY SUNDAY MORNING DROPPING TO 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM AND WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$
12 follow-up statements
273 WWUS45 KFGZ 170414 WSWFGZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 914 PM MST FRI MAR 16 2012 ...STRONG AND COLD WINTER STORM TO AFFECT NORTHERN ARIZONA SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY... .A STRONG AND COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN ARIZONA SATURDAY AND CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE REGION THROUGH MONDAY. STRONG WINDS SATURDAY AFTERNOON WILL BE FOLLOWED BY HEAVY SNOW BEGINNING IN THE NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF THE STATE SATURDAY EVENING...SPREADING EASTWARD ACROSS THE STATE SUNDAY MORNING. HEAVY SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED...ESPECIALLY AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW WILL ALSO PRODUCE LOW VISIBILITIES. AZZ004-006-007-171800- /O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T0300Z-120320T0000Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FREDONIA...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE 914 PM MST FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM SATURDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHWEST ARIZONA SATURDAY EVENING...WITH SNOW AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BY SUNDAY MORNING. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 24 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET... 2 TO 4 INCHES DOWN TO 4500 FEET. ACCUMULATIONS OVER 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 8000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET SATURDAY EVENING DROPPING BELOW 4000 FEET BY MID DAY SUNDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM AND WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ008-015-037-038-171800- /O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T0600Z-120320T0000Z/ YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM- YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS-OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESCOTT...FLAGSTAFF...SEDONA 914 PM MST FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM SATURDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF YAVAPAI AND WESTERN COCONINO COUNTIES LATE SATURDAY EVENING... WITH SNOW AT THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BY MID DAY SUNDAY. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 24 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET... 2 TO 5 INCHES DOWN TO 4500 FEET. ACCUMULATIONS OVER 2 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE 8000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET SATURDAY EVENING DROPPING BELOW 4000 FEET BY MID DAY SUNDAY. * MAIN IMPACT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM AND WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ005-009-012-013-016>018-039-040-171800- /O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T1200Z-120320T0000Z/ MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY- BLACK MESA AREA-NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINSLOW...HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE... SHOW LOW...PAYSON...DILKON 914 PM MST FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH SNOW AT THE THE LOWER ELEVATIONS BY MID DAY SUNDAY. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS...12 TO 24 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...WITH 6 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET... 2 TO 5 INCHES DOWN TO 4500 FEET. HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 FEET ARE LIKELY IN THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. * SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET EARLY SUNDAY MORNING DROPPING TO 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM AND WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ010-011-014-171800- /O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T1800Z-120320T0000Z/ CHINLE VALLEY-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINLE...KAYENTA...WINDOW ROCK... GANADO...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE 914 PM MST FRI MAR 16 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN LATE SUNDAY MORNING...WITH PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW CONTINUING THROUGH MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM TOTAL ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...2 TO 6 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET EARLY SUNDAY MORNING DROPPING TO 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING. * MAIN IMPACT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM AND WILL CREATE AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW AND LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$
382 WWUS45 KFGZ 171051 WSWFGZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 351 AM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 AZZ037-038-171200- /O.CAN.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T0600Z-120320T0000Z/ YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS-OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SEDONA 351 AM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA LATER TONIGHT. PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THIS FRONT WILL AFFECT MUCH OF THE REGION BELOW 6000 FEET. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL TO NEAR THE VALLEY FLOORS BY LATE SUNDAY...BUT THE HEAVIER PRECIPITATION WILL HAVE MOVED EAST BY THIS TIME. SNOW SHOWERS SUNDAY WILL STILL PRODUCE LOCAL ACCUMULATIONS OF AN INCH OR TWO...BUT WIDESPREAD AND HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. $$ AZZ005-009-012-013-039-040-171200- /O.CAN.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T1200Z-120320T0000Z/ MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY-BLACK MESA AREA- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINSLOW...HOLBROOK...SNOWFLAKE...DILKON 351 AM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO THE AREA LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH SOME HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING. MANY AREAS ABOVE 4500-500 FEET WILL SEE AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOWFALL SUNDAY FROM THESE SHOWERS...BUT WIDESPREAD AND HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. $$ AZZ010-011-014-171200- /O.CAN.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T1800Z-120320T0000Z/ CHINLE VALLEY-CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CHINLE...KAYENTA...WINDOW ROCK... GANADO...ST. JOHNS...SPRINGERVILLE 351 AM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER STORM WARNING. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL BRING LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS TO THE AREA VERY LATE TONIGHT AND INTO SUNDAY. COLDER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH SOME HEAVIER SNOW SHOWERS DEVELOPING. MANY AREAS ABOVE 4500-5000 FEET WILL SEE AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOWFALL...LOCALLY AS HIGH AS 4 INCHES...ON SUNDAY FROM THESE SHOWERS. WIDESPREAD AND HEAVY ACCUMULATIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ AZZ008-015-016-018-171900- /O.EXT.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T0500Z-120319T0300Z/ YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESCOTT...FLAGSTAFF 351 AM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN ABOVE 6500 FEET OVER WESTERN YAVAPAI COUNTY BY MID-EVENING...REACHING THE I-17 CORRIDOR BEFORE MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND THE EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM SEVERAL HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS AND HIGHEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR ALONG A COLD FRONT...WHICH WILL CLEAR THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST BY LATER SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL PLUMMET BEHIND THIS FRONT...WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS RE-DEVELOPING BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MOST PRECIPITATION WILL THEN BECOME MUCH MORE SCATTERED IN COVERAGE AS WELL AS SHOWERY IN NATURE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNDAY EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 22 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...10 TO 18 INCHES FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000 FEET. AN INCH OR TWO IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS AS LOW AS 4000 FEET...BUT THIS IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE WIDESPREAD. SEVERAL MORE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH SNOWFALL RATES AND AMOUNTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO EXCEED ANY CRITICAL VALUES. * SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET EARLY SATURDAY EVENING DROPPING TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ004-006-007-171900- /O.EXT.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T0500Z-120318T1500Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE 351 AM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING...BECOMING STEADY BY MIDNIGHT MST. STEADY SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNRISE SUNDAY...WITH MORE SHOWERY PRECIPITATION EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 12 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...8 TO 14 INCHES FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000 FEET. AN INCH OR TWO IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS AS LOW AS 4000 FEET...BUT THIS IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE WIDESPREAD. ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET EARLY SATURDAY EVENING DROPPING TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ017-171900- /O.EXT.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T1300Z-120319T1300Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHOW LOW 351 AM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...EXPECT SNOW SHOWERS EARLY SUNDAY TO BECOME STEADY SNOWFALL AFTER SUNRISE SUNDAY. SNOW WILL THEN BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY...BECOMING SHOWERY AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY MONDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 22 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...10 TO 18 INCHES FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000 FEET. AMOUNTS NORTH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN WILL BE SLIGHTLY LESS IN EACH CATEGORY. * SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET SUNDAY MORNING...DROPPING TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING. * OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$
379 WWUS45 KFGZ 171840 WSWFGZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 1140 AM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 AZZ008-015-016-018-180245- /O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T0500Z-120319T0300Z/ YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESCOTT...FLAGSTAFF 1140 AM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN ABOVE 6500 FEET OVER WESTERN YAVAPAI COUNTY BY MID-EVENING...REACHING THE I-17 CORRIDOR BEFORE MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND THE EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM SEVERAL HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE HEAVIEST ACCUMULATIONS AND HIGHEST SNOWFALL RATES WILL OCCUR ALONG A COLD FRONT...WHICH WILL CLEAR THE AREA FROM WEST TO EAST BY LATE SUNDAY MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL PLUMMET BEHIND THIS FRONT...WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS RE-DEVELOPING BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. MOST PRECIPITATION WILL THEN BECOME MUCH MORE SCATTERED IN COVERAGE AS WELL AS SHOWERY IN NATURE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNDAY EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 22 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...10 TO 18 INCHES FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000 FEET. AN INCH OR TWO IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS AS LOW AS 4000 FEET...BUT THIS IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE WIDESPREAD. SEVERAL MORE INCHES ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH SNOWFALL RATES AND AMOUNTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO EXCEED ANY CRITICAL VALUES. * SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET EARLY SATURDAY EVENING DROPPING TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ004-006-007-180245- /O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T0500Z-120318T1500Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE 1140 AM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING...BECOMING STEADY BY MIDNIGHT MST. STEADY SNOWFALL WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNRISE SUNDAY...WITH MORE SHOWERY PRECIPITATION EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 12 TO 20 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...8 TO 14 INCHES FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000 FEET. AN INCH OR TWO IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS AS LOW AS 4000 FEET...BUT THIS IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE WIDESPREAD. ADDITIONAL LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET EARLY SATURDAY EVENING DROPPING TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ017-180245- /O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T1300Z-120319T1300Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHOW LOW 1140 AM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...EXPECT SNOW SHOWERS EARLY SUNDAY TO BECOME STEADY SNOWFALL AFTER SUNRISE SUNDAY. SNOW WILL THEN BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH THE DAY SUNDAY...BECOMING SHOWERY AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. * SNOW ACCUMULATIONS...STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY MONDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 22 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...10 TO 18 INCHES FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000 FEET. AMOUNTS NORTH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN WILL BE SLIGHTLY LESS IN EACH CATEGORY. * SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET SUNDAY MORNING...DROPPING TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING. * OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$
307 WWUS45 KFGZ 172152 WSWFGZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 252 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 AZZ008-015-016-018-180600- /O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T0500Z-120319T0300Z/ YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESCOTT...FLAGSTAFF 252 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 PM MST SUNDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING BECOMING HEAVIER IN THE EARLY MORNING ON SUNDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH IN COVERAGE BY SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW AMOUNTS...STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNDAY EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 12 TO 22 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...8 TO 18 INCHES FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000 FEET. AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS AS LOW AS 4000 FEET...BUT THIS IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE WIDESPREAD. * SNOW LEVELS...BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET EARLY SATURDAY EVENING DROPPING TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ004-006-007-180600- /O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T0500Z-120318T1500Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE 252 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING...BECOMING STEADY BY MIDNIGHT. SHOWERY PRECIPITATION EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY. * SNOW AMOUNTS...STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...6 TO 14 INCHES FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000 FEET. AN INCH OR TWO IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS AS LOW AS 4000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET EARLY SATURDAY EVENING DROPPING TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ017-180600- /O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T1300Z-120319T1300Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHOW LOW 252 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...EXPECT SNOW SHOWERS EARLY SUNDAY TO BECOME STEADY SNOWFALL AFTER SUNRISE SUNDAY...BECOMING SHOWERY AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. * MAIN IMPACTS...STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY MONDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 22 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...8 TO 18 INCHES FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000 FEET. AMOUNTS NORTH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN WILL BE SLIGHTLY LESS IN EACH CATEGORY. * SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET SUNDAY MORNING...DROPPING TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING. * OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ009>011-039-040-180600- /O.NEW.KFGZ.WW.Y.0006.120318T1000Z-120319T1000Z/ NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-BLACK MESA AREA- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO 252 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SUNDAY TO 3 AM MST MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SUNDAY TO 3 AM MST MONDAY. * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHEAST ARIZONA AS A COLD FRONT MOVES EAST THROUGH THE AREA. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DECREASE BY MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW AMOUNTS...EXPECT 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW AMOUNTS DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD ABOVE 6000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...6500 TO 7500 FEET EARLY SUNDAY MORNING FALLING RAPIDLY TO BETWEEN 4000 TO 5000 FEET BY NOON ON SUNDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FALLING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. PLAN EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$
011 WWUS45 KFGZ 180504 WSWFGZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 1004 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 AZZ008-015-016-018-181315- /O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120319T0300Z/ YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESCOTT...FLAGSTAFF 1004 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING BECOMING HEAVIER IN THE EARLY MORNING ON SUNDAY. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DEVELOP BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND DIMINISH IN COVERAGE BY SUNDAY NIGHT. * SNOW AMOUNTS...STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNDAY EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 12 TO 22 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...8 TO 18 INCHES FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000 FEET. AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS AS LOW AS 4000 FEET...BUT THIS IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE WIDESPREAD. * SNOW LEVELS...BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET EARLY SATURDAY EVENING DROPPING TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ004-006-007-181315- /O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120318T1500Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE 1004 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST SUNDAY... * TIMING...PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN THIS EVENING...BECOMING STEADY BY MIDNIGHT. SHOWERY PRECIPITATION EXPECTED SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO MONDAY. * SNOW AMOUNTS...STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY SUNDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...6 TO 14 INCHES FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000 FEET. AN INCH OR TWO IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS AS LOW AS 4000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...BETWEEN 6000 AND 7000 FEET EARLY SATURDAY EVENING DROPPING TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ017-181315- /O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T1300Z-120319T1300Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHOW LOW 1004 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...EXPECT SNOW SHOWERS EARLY SUNDAY TO BECOME STEADY SNOWFALL AFTER SUNRISE SUNDAY...BECOMING SHOWERY AGAIN SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. * MAIN IMPACTS...STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY MONDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 15 TO 22 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...8 TO 18 INCHES FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000 FEET. AMOUNTS NORTH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN WILL BE SLIGHTLY LESS IN EACH CATEGORY. * SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7000 FEET SUNDAY MORNING...DROPPING TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING. * OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ009>011-039-040-181315- /O.CON.KFGZ.WW.Y.0006.120318T1000Z-120319T1000Z/ NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-BLACK MESA AREA- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO 1004 PM MST SAT MAR 17 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM SUNDAY TO 3 AM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHEAST ARIZONA AS A COLD FRONT MOVES EAST THROUGH THE AREA. SNOW SHOWERS WILL DECREASE BY MONDAY MORNING. * SNOW AMOUNTS...EXPECT 3 TO 7 INCHES OF SNOW AMOUNTS DURING THE ADVISORY PERIOD ABOVE 6000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...6500 TO 7500 FEET EARLY SUNDAY MORNING FALLING RAPIDLY TO BETWEEN 4000 TO 5000 FEET BY NOON ON SUNDAY. * OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SNOW MEANS THAT PERIODS OF FALLING SNOW WILL CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES. BE PREPARED FOR SLIPPERY ROADS AND LIMITED VISIBILITIES. PLAN EXTRA TIME FOR TRAVEL...AND USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$
920 WWUS45 KFGZ 181007 WSWFGZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 307 AM MST SUN MAR 18 2012 AZZ009>011-039-040-181115- /O.CAN.KFGZ.WW.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120319T1000Z/ NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-BLACK MESA AREA- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WINDOW ROCK...GANADO 307 AM MST SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY. WARMER AIR AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH ARIZONA WILL CAUSE THE FIRST SEVERAL HOURS OF PRECIPITATION TO BE RAIN BELOW ABOUT 7500 FEET. THE ONSET OF PRECIPITATION HAS BEEN DELAYED SEVERAL HOURS...WITH RAIN AND SNOW REACHING THE BLACK MESA AROUND DAYBREAK...AND WINDOW ROCK BY MID-MORNING. SNOW LEVELS WILL FALL BY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. SEVERAL AREAS ABOVE 6000 FEET WILL SEE SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOW DURING THIS TIME PERIOD...BUT THE AMOUNTS WILL GENERALLY BE LESS THAN ADVISORY CRITERIA. $$ AZZ008-015-016-018-181815- /O.EXT.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120319T0700Z/ YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESCOTT...FLAGSTAFF 307 AM MST SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... * TIMING...THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH FLAGSTAFF BY 3 AM MST...WITH SNOW LEVELS PLUMMETING BEHIND THE FRONT. THIS FRONT WILL REACH NORTHERN GILA COUNTY...AND MUCH OF THE EASTERN RIM...BY 5 AM MST. SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MID-MORNING...AND THEN WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST FOR A FEW HOURS. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL THEN RE-DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON...LASTING THROUGH MUCH OF SUNDAY EVENING. * SNOW AMOUNTS...STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE SUNDAY EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 12 TO 22 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...8 TO 16 INCHES FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000 FEET. AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS AS LOW AS 4000 FEET...BUT THIS IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE WIDESPREAD. * SNOW LEVELS...AHEAD OF THE FRONT...7000 TO 7500 FEET. BEHIND THE FRONT...FALLING TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 45 MPH DURING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ004-006-007-181500- /O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120318T1500Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE 307 AM MST SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER SUNRISE THIS MORNING. SHOWERY PRECIPITATION WILL THEN PRODUCE OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * SNOW AMOUNTS...STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY 8 AM MST THIS MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000 FEET. AN INCH OR TWO IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS AS LOW AS 4000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...FALLING TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ017-181815- /O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T1300Z-120319T1300Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHOW LOW 307 AM MST SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...EXPECT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING TO BECOME STEADY SNOWFALL BY MID-MORNING SUNDAY...BECOMING SHOWERY AGAIN LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. * MAIN IMPACTS...STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY MONDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 14 TO 22 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...8 TO 16 INCHES FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000 FEET. AMOUNTS NORTH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN WILL BE LESS IN EACH CATEGORY. * SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7500 FEET THIS MORNING...DROPPING TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING. * OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH DURING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE DURATION OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$
944 WWUS45 KFGZ 181159 WSWFGZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 459 AM MST SUN MAR 18 2012 AZZ038-182000- /O.EXA.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120319T0700Z/ OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS- 459 AM MST SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN FLAGSTAFF HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WARNING FOR HEAVY SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT. * TIMING...SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES ABOVE 4500 TO 5000 FEET THROUGH MID-MORNING...AND THEN WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST FOR A FEW HOURS. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL THEN RE-DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON...LASTING THROUGH MUCH OF SUNDAY EVENING. * SNOW AMOUNTS...STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE SUNDAY EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 12 TO 22 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...8 TO 16 INCHES FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000 FEET. AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS AS LOW AS 4000 FEET...BUT THIS IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE WIDESPREAD. * SNOW LEVELS...FALLING TO NEAR 3500 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ008-015-016-018-182000- /O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120319T0700Z/ YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESCOTT...FLAGSTAFF 459 AM MST SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING...THE COLD FRONT WILL REACH NORTHERN GILA COUNTY...AND MUCH OF THE EASTERN RIM...BY 6 AM MST. SNOW LEVELS WILL PLUMMET BEHIND THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. SNOWFALL WILL BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH MID- MORNING...AND THEN WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST TO EAST FOR A FEW HOURS. PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOW WILL THEN RE- DEVELOP SUNDAY AFTERNOON...LASTING THROUGH MUCH OF SUNDAY EVENING. * SNOW AMOUNTS...STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE SUNDAY EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 12 TO 22 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...8 TO 16 INCHES FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 4 TO 8 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000 FEET. AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS AS LOW AS 4000 FEET...BUT THIS IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE WIDESPREAD. * SNOW LEVELS...FALLING TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ004-006-007-181500- /O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120318T1500Z/ KAIBAB PLATEAU-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-COCONINO PLATEAU- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GRAND CANYON VILLAGE 459 AM MST SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM MST THIS MORNING... * TIMING...HEAVY SNOW WILL TAPER OFF AFTER SUNRISE THIS MORNING. SHOWERY PRECIPITATION WILL THEN PRODUCE OCCASIONALLY HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. * SNOW AMOUNTS...STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY 8 AM MST THIS MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 10 TO 16 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...6 TO 12 INCHES FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000 FEET. AN INCH OR TWO IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS AS LOW AS 4000 FEET. * SNOW LEVELS...FALLING TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ017-182000- /O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.120318T1300Z-120319T1300Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHOW LOW 459 AM MST SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...EXPECT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING TO BECOME STEADY SNOWFALL BY MID-MORNING SUNDAY...BECOMING SHOWERY AGAIN LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY. * MAIN IMPACTS...STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY MONDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 14 TO 22 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...8 TO 16 INCHES FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000 FEET. AMOUNTS NORTH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN WILL BE LESS IN EACH CATEGORY. * SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7500 FEET THIS MORNING...DROPPING TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY SUNDAY EVENING. * OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH DURING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE DURATION OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$
250 WWUS45 KFGZ 181632 WSWFGZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 932 AM MST SUN MAR 18 2012 AZZ008-015-016-018-038-190045- /O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120319T0700Z/ YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY- OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESCOTT...FLAGSTAFF 932 AM MST SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... * TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOWFALL WILL CONTINUE OVER THE EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM AND NORTHERN GILA COUNTY THROUGH NOON MST. A BRIEF LULL HAS DEVELOPED WEST OF THIS AREA...BUT MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL RE-DEVELOP BY LATE MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE RIM. * SNOW AMOUNTS...STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY LATE SUNDAY EVENING WILL RANGE FROM 14 TO 22 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...10 TO 16 INCHES FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 5 TO 10 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000 FEET. AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS AS LOW AS 4000 FEET...BUT THIS WILL NOT BE WIDESPREAD. * SNOW LEVELS...FALLING TO NEAR 3500 FEET BY THIS AFTERNOON. * OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH ARE LIKELY THROUGH MUCH OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ017-190045- /O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120319T1300Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHOW LOW 932 AM MST SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...EXPECT RAIN AND SNOW SHOWERS EARLY THIS MORNING TO BECOME STEADY SNOWFALL BY LATE-MORNING...THEN BECOMING SHOWERY AGAIN LATE TODAY NIGHT AND INTO MONDAY. * MAIN IMPACTS...STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY MONDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 14 TO 22 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...8 TO 16 INCHES FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000 FEET. AMOUNTS NORTH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN WILL BE LESS IN EACH CATEGORY. * SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 7500 FEET THIS MORNING...DROPPING TO NEAR 4000 FEET BY THIS EVENING. * OTHER IMPACTS...SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH DURING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE DURATION OF THIS STORM. THIS WILL CREATE AREAS OF SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW...AS WELL AS VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$
325 WWUS45 KFGZ 182156 WSWFGZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 256 PM MST SUN MAR 18 2012 AZZ008-015-016-018-038-190700- /O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120319T0700Z/ YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY- OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESCOTT...FLAGSTAFF 256 PM MST SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... * TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING OVER THE EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM AND NORTHERN GILA COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE RIM. * SNOW AMOUNTS...TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY MIDNIGHT SUNDAY WILL RANGE FROM 14 TO 22 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...10 TO 16 INCHES FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 5 TO 10 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000 FEET. AN INCH OR TWO OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE WITH ANY HEAVIER SHOWERS AS LOW AS 4000 FEET...BUT THIS WILL NOT BE WIDESPREAD. * SNOW LEVELS...FALLING TO NEAR 3000 FEET THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ017-190700- /O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120319T1300Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHOW LOW 256 PM MST SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... * TIMING...EXPECT MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS TO CONTINUE INTO MONDAY. * MAIN IMPACTS...TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY MONDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 14 TO 22 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...8 TO 16 INCHES FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000 FEET. AMOUNTS NORTH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN WILL BE LESS IN EACH CATEGORY. * SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 4000 FEET THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$
733 WWUS45 KFGZ 190252 WSWFGZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 752 PM MST SUN MAR 18 2012 AZZ008-015-016-018-038-190700- /O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120319T0700Z/ YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM- EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY- OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PRESCOTT...FLAGSTAFF 752 PM MST SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... * TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING OVER THE MOGOLLON RIM...NORTHERN GILA COUNTY...AND THE YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE MOGOLLON RIM. * SNOW AMOUNTS...TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY MIDNIGHT SUNDAY WILL RANGE FROM 14 TO 24 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...10 TO 16 INCHES FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 5 TO 10 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 3000 FEET THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ017-191100- /O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120319T1300Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHOW LOW 752 PM MST SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET... * TIMING...EXPECT MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS TO CONTINUE INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACTS...TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY MONDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 14 TO 22 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...8 TO 16 INCHES FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000 FEET. AMOUNTS NORTH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN WILL BE LESS IN EACH CATEGORY. * SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 4000 FEET THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ KD
003 WWUS45 KFGZ 190645 WSWFGZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 1145 PM MST SUN MAR 18 2012 AZZ008-038-190745- /O.EXP.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120319T0700Z/ YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PRESCOTT 1145 PM MST SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT MST TONIGHT... LOCALLY HEAVY SHOWERS THAT MAY PRODUCE AN INCH OR TWO OF NEW SNOW WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. STILL...THE HEAVIEST SNOW IS NOW OVER...AND THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS BEING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ AZZ015-016-018-191300- /O.EXT.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120319T1300Z/ WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FLAGSTAFF 1145 PM MST SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY ABOVE 5000 FEET... * TIMING...MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS OVER THE MOGOLLON RIM AND NORTHERN GILA COUNTY. THE HEAVIEST SNOWFALL IS EXPECTED ALONG AND SOUTH OF THE MOGOLLON RIM. * SNOW AMOUNTS...TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY EARLY MORNING MONDAY WILL RANGE FROM 16 TO 24 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...10 TO 18 INCHES FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 5 TO 10 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE. * SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 3000 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ AZZ017-191300- /O.CON.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120319T1300Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHOW LOW 1145 PM MST SUN MAR 18 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM MST MONDAY... * TIMING...EXPECT MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW SHOWERS TO CONTINUE INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * MAIN IMPACTS...TOTAL STORM ACCUMULATIONS BY MONDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM 14 TO 22 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET...8 TO 16 INCHES FROM 6000 TO 7000 FEET...AND 3 TO 6 INCHES FROM 5000 TO 6000 FEET. AMOUNTS NORTH OF THE HIGHER TERRAIN WILL BE LESS IN EACH CATEGORY. * SNOW LEVELS...AROUND 3500 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OR OCCURRING...DUE TO SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND STRONG WINDS PRODUCING LIMITED VISIBILITIES. DRIVING WILL BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DURING THIS STORM. IF POSSIBLE...POSTPONE TRAVELING IN THE WARNING AREA UNTIL THIS STORM PASSES. FOR THE LATEST ROAD CONDITIONS AND CLOSURES...CALL THE ADOT FREEWAY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AT 1 888 411 7623 OR VISIT THEIR WEB SITE AT WWW.AZ511.COM. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION IS ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF. && $$ KD
967 WWUS45 KFGZ 191249 WSWFGZ URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 549 AM MST MON MAR 19 2012 AZZ017-191400- /O.EXP.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120319T1300Z/ WHITE MOUNTAINS- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SHOW LOW 549 AM MST MON MAR 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING... A COLD AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS ARE STILL EXPECTED THROUGH DAY...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. HOWEVER...THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION HAS ENDED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. AREA ROADWAYS ARE LIKELY SNOW COVERED AND DANGEROUS. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL NOT GET ABOVE FREEZING IN MANY LOCATIONS. TRAVELERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. $$ AZZ015-016-018-191400- /O.EXP.KFGZ.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120319T1300Z/ WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-NORTHERN GILA COUNTY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...FLAGSTAFF 549 AM MST MON MAR 19 2012 ...WINTER STORM WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM MST EARLY THIS MORNING ABOVE 5000 FEET... A COLD AND UNSTABLE AIRMASS WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. NUMEROUS SNOW SHOWERS ARE STILL EXPECTED THROUGH DAY...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES OF ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION. HOWEVER...THE THREAT OF WIDESPREAD AND SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATION HAS ENDED. THEREFORE...THE WINTER STORM WARNING WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. AREA ROADWAYS ARE LIKELY SNOW COVERED AND DANGEROUS. DAYTIME TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL NOT GET ABOVE FREEZING IN MANY LOCATIONS. TRAVELERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION. $$
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 Flagstaff, AZ wrote its last area forecast discussion before this winter storm warning went out at Mar 16, 3:15 PM MST, 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 16, 3:15 PM MST, 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 315 PM MST FRI MAR 16 2012 .SYNOPSIS...DRY SOUTHWEST FLOW ALOFT WILL BRING ONE MORE DAY OF MILD TEMPERATURES AND BREEZY AFTERNOON WINDS. A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL BRING STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS SATURDAY...THEN RAIN AND SNOW...HEAVY AT TIMES...AS WELL AS MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. FAIR WEATHER AND NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN BY MIDWEEK. && .DISCUSSION...A STRONG AND COLD PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE SOUTHWEST OVER THE WEEKEND AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. INITIALLY...STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS NRN AZ SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NRN AZ. AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NRN AZ SATURDAY EVENING AND PUSHES ACROSS THE STATE BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE COLD FRONT. IN ADDITION...SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER FROM ABOVE 7000 FEET TO BELOW 4000 FEET. THE COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE THE MOST INTENSE SNOW WITH WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AND SEVERAL INCHES PER HOURS OF RAPIDLY ACCUMULATING SNOW AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. MODERATE OROGRAPHIC AND SYNOPTIC LIFT...AND A DEEPLY SATURATED ATMOSPHERE WITH WEAK STABILITY...WILL CONTINUE AFTER THE COLD FRONT BRINGING CONTINUED PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIP THROUGH MONDAY. SNOW LEVELS WILL LOWER TO BELOW 3000 FEET FEET BY MONDAY MORNING. SOME UNCERTAINTY REMAINS CONCERNING HOW QUICKLY SNOW LEVELS FALL AND THE CHANGEOVER FROM RAIN TO SNOW. STORM TOTAL SNOWFALLS WILL BE AROUND 12-24 INCHES ABOVE 7000 FEET... WITH 6-12 INCHES ABOVE 5000 FEET...AND 2 TO 5 INCHES DOWN TO 4500 FEET. SOME AREAS ABOVE 8000 FEET COULD SEE IN EXCESS OF 2 FEET. LESSER SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE EXPECTED FROM THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY NORTHWARD. FAIR WEATHER AND NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED BY MID WEEK AS A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS INTO THE SOUTHWEST. && .AVIATION...FOR THE 00Z PACKAGE...EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS WITH INCREASING CLOUDS AND WINDS ON SATURDAY AHEAD OF A STRONG PACIFIC STORM ARRIVING LATE SATURDAY NIGHT. ON SATURDAY MORNING SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY AHEAD OF THE STORM EXPECT SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS RANGING FROM 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 40 TO 55 MPH. AVIATION DISCUSSION NOT UPDATED FOR AMENDMENTS. && .FGZ WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 11 PM SATURDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR AZZ008-015-037-038. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 5 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR AZZ005-009-012-013-016>018-039-040. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 11 AM SUNDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR AZZ010-011-014. WINTER STORM WARNING FROM 8 PM SATURDAY TO 5 PM MST MONDAY FOR AZZ004-006-007. WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 11 PM MST SATURDAY FOR AZZ008-015- 037-038. WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 5 AM MST SUNDAY FOR AZZ005- 009-012-013-016>018-039-040. WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM SATURDAY TO 11 AM MST SUNDAY FOR AZZ010- 011-014. WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM MST SATURDAY FOR AZZ004-006-007. && PUBLIC.........DB AVIATION.......BOHLIN FOR NORTHERN ARIZONA WEATHER INFORMATION VISIT WEATHER.GOV/FLAGSTAFF
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 16, 4:56 AM MST, 10 hours 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ 456 AM MST FRI MAR 16 2012 AZZ004>018-037>040-170700- KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY- COCONINO PLATEAU-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY- CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY- LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY- WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS- NORTHERN GILA COUNTY-YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS- OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS-BLACK MESA AREA- NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264- 456 AM MST FRI MAR 16 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL ARIZONA...NORTH CENTRAL ARIZONA...NORTHEAST ARIZONA AND WEST CENTRAL ARIZONA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO WEATHER HAZARDS ARE EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY A PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM WILL PRODUCE STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA ON SATURDAY. EXPECT SOUTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN CAUSE TRAVEL DIFFICULTIES...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. BLOWING DUST MAY ALSO PRODUCE REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM THE LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY NORTHWARD TO THE UTAH BORDER REGION. SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY...PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE POSSIBLE AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WITH SNOW LEVELS EVENTUALLY DROPPING TO THE VALLEY FLOORS OF MOST OF NORTHERN ARIZONA. AREAS OF BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW ARE ALSO POSSIBLE...CREATING VERY LOW VISIBILITIES. TRAVEL WILL BE SEVERELY IMPAIRED AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY...WITH SOME ROAD CLOSURES POSSIBLE. A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE 4500 FEET ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Flagstaff, AZ issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 3:16 PM MST | Wind Advisory | FGZ | Apache, Coconino, Gila, Navajo, Yavapai | 28 hr |
Nearby
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.