Winter Storm, Chuska Mountains and Defiance Plateau
- When
- February 25, 5:00 PM MST to February 27, 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Chuska Mountains and Defiance Plateau forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.396, -109.489 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Storm in Arizona, February 25 to 27, 1996
A strong winter storm produced snow accumulations of 8 to 15 inches along the Mogollon Rim of north-central Arizona. Flagstaff received 11 inches of snow.
Where it happened
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- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 1
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS FGZ wrote it up.
A strong winter storm produced snow accumulations of 8 to 15 inches along the Mogollon Rim of north-central Arizona. Flagstaff received 11 inches of snow. The highest accumulation of 15 inches was recorded at Parks, 35 miles west of Flagstaff. Wind speed ranged from 15 to 35 mph producing wind chills to 20 below zero. The hazardous driving conditions caused over one hundred vehicle accidents within a 30 mile radius of Flagstaff, Arizona. Only minor injuries were reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
What these are
- Winter Storm
- A storm that brought snow, sleet or freezing rain at warning levels, usually over several hours or days.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind in Connecticut, February 25, 1996
- High Wind in New York, February 25, 1996
- Heavy Snow in Utah, February 25 to 26, 1996
- Winter Storm in New York, February 25, 1996
- Winter Storm in Vermont, February 25, 1996
- High Wind in Massachusetts, February 25, 1996
- High Wind in Connecticut, February 25, 1996
- High Wind in Rhode Island, February 25, 1996
- High Wind in New Jersey, February 25, 1996
- High Wind in New Jersey, February 25, 1996
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 25 to 28, 1996
- High Wind in New Hampshire, February 25, 1996
More
Every storm in Arizona in 1996Every state in 1996This day in weather historyWarnings in Arizona, February 1996
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5536078.