Heavy Snow, White Mountains
- When
- February 25, 2:00 AM MST to February 26, 2:00 AM MST
- Where
- White Mountains forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.398, -109.905 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Snow in Arizona, February 25 to 26, 1997
A quick snowstorm hit the White Mountains. In Zone 17 twelve inches fell in Alpine and ten inches fell in Sunrise Ski Resort and Greer.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- 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
- 2
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 quick snowstorm hit the White Mountains. In Zone 17 twelve inches fell in Alpine and ten inches fell in Sunrise Ski Resort and Greer. In Zone 14 nine inches fell in Springerville.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Little Colorado River Valley in Apache County
- When
- February 25, 3:00 AM MST to February 26, 1:00 AM MST
- Where
- Little Colorado River Valley in Apache County forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 35.396, -109.489 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
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
- Flood in Louisiana, February 25, 1997
- High Surf in Hawaii, February 25 to 26, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New Mexico, February 25 to 26, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Wyoming, February 25 to 26, 1997
- Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, February 25, 1997
- Flood in Louisiana, February 25, 1997
- Flood in Mississippi, February 25, 1997
- Winter Storm in Hawaii, February 25 to 27, 1997
- Winter Storm in Hawaii, February 25 to 27, 1997
More
Every storm in Arizona in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Arizona, February 1997
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: 5591549, 5591550.