Arizona, 1997Heavy Snow in Arizona, December 6 to 7, 1997
December 6 to 7, 1997 · NWS FGZ · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
4 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
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.
Heavy Snow, White Mountains / X Se Navajo, X S Apache
- When
- December 6, 3:00 AM MST to December 7, 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- White Mountains / X Se Navajo, X S Apache forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.398, -109.905 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy snow accumulated across the higher elevations of Northern Arizona. Accumulations, by zone, included: White Mountains: 10-25 inches, Eastern Mogollon Rim: 6-8 inches, Kaibab Plateau: 6-7 inches, Western Mogollon Rim including Flagstaff (above 8000 feet): 12-18 inches.
Heavy Snow, Eastern Mogollon Rim / Se Coconino, X S Navajo T X Se
- When
- December 6, 3:00 AM MST to December 7, 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Eastern Mogollon Rim / Se Coconino, X S Navajo T X Se forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.620, -111.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow, Kaibab Plateau / X Nw Coconino
- When
- December 6, 3:00 AM MST to December 7, 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Kaibab Plateau / X Nw Coconino forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.839, -111.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy snow accumulated across the higher elevations of Northern Arizona. Accumulations, by zone, included: White Mountains: 10-25 inches, Eastern Mogollon Rim: 6-8 inches, Kaibab Plateau: 6-7 inches, Western Mogollon Rim including Flagstaff (above 8000 feet): 12-18 inches.
Heavy Snow, Western Mogollon Rim / Sc Coconino
- When
- December 6, 3:00 AM MST to December 7, 11:00 PM MST
- Where
- Western Mogollon Rim / Sc Coconino forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.839, -111.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy snow accumulated across the higher elevations of Northern Arizona. Accumulations, by zone, included: White Mountains: 10-25 inches, Eastern Mogollon Rim: 6-8 inches, Kaibab Plateau: 6-7 inches, Western Mogollon Rim including Flagstaff (above 8000 feet): 12-18 inches.
- 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.
- Flash Flood and Flooding in California, December 6, 19972 injured · $18 million · 50 kt wind · 4 events
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 6, 1997$36,000 · 4 events
- Heavy Snow in Ohio, December 6 to 7, 19973 events
- Heavy Snow in New York, December 6 to 7, 19973 events
- Heavy Snow in West Virginia, December 6 to 7, 19972 events
- Heavy Snow in Nevada, December 6, 19971 event
- Dense Fog in Washington, December 6 to 8, 19971 event
- Heavy Snow in Maryland, December 6 to 7, 19971 event
- Heavy Snow in Pennsylvania, December 6, 19971 event
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: 5623679, 5623680, 5623681, 5623682.