Heavy Snow, Cochise County
- When
- December 22, 3:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Cochise County forecast zone
Heavy Snow in Arizona, December 22, 1997
A strong storm system brought heavy snow to the higher elevations of southeast and east-central Arizona. Some reported snowfall amounts for the storm included: 30 inches at Hannagan Meadow; 21 inches on Mt.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 TWC wrote it up.
A strong storm system brought heavy snow to the higher elevations of southeast and east-central Arizona. Some reported snowfall amounts for the storm included: 30 inches at Hannagan Meadow; 21 inches on Mt. Lemmon; 5 inches in Sonoita; 2 inches in Bisbee and Tombstone.
Event by event
3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, E Pima
- When
- December 22, 3:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- E Pima forecast zone
Heavy Snow, Northern Greenlee
- When
- December 22, 3:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Northern Greenlee forecast zone
What these are
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Snow in New Mexico, December 22 to 23, 1997
- Ice Storm in New York, December 22, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Vermont, December 22 to 23, 1997
- Winter Weather in Vermont, December 22 to 23, 1997
- Winter Weather in New York, December 22 to 23, 1997
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, December 22 to 23, 1997
- Winter Weather in Michigan, December 22, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Texas, December 22 to 23, 1997
- Winter Storm and Winter Weather in New Jersey, December 22 to 23, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Oklahoma, December 22 to 23, 1997
- Dense Fog in Oregon, December 22, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Texas, December 22 to 23, 1997
More
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5619527, 5619528, 5619529.