Winter Storm, Northern Greenlee
- When
- January 6, 8:00 AM MST to January 7, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Northern Greenlee forecast zone
Winter Storm in Arizona, January 6 to 7, 1997
A cold winter storm created snowfall at unusually low elevations. A trace of snow was recorded at Tucson, and 4 to 10 inches at elevations between 4000 and 6000 feet.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- $100,000
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 6
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 cold winter storm created snowfall at unusually low elevations. A trace of snow was recorded at Tucson, and 4 to 10 inches at elevations between 4000 and 6000 feet. This storm closed schools, stranded many motorists, caused broken water pipes, and caused the death of many ostriches at commercial farms.
Event by event
6 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Storm, Southwest Deserts
- When
- January 6, 8:00 AM MST to January 7, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Southwest Deserts forecast zone
Winter Storm, Southwest Maricopa County
- When
- January 6, 8:00 AM MST to January 7, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Southwest Maricopa County forecast zone
Winter Storm, Central Deserts
- When
- January 6, 8:00 AM MST to January 7, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Central Deserts forecast zone
Winter Storm, Southeast Pinal County
- When
- January 6, 8:00 AM MST to January 7, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Southeast Pinal County forecast zone
- Property damage
- $100,000
Winter Storm, Upper Gila River Valley
- When
- January 6, 8:00 AM MST to January 7, 8:00 AM MST
- Where
- Upper Gila River Valley forecast zone
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
- Winter Storm in Texas, January 6 to 7, 1997
- High Wind in California, January 6 to 7, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 6 to 8, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 6 to 7, 1997
- Ice Storm in Texas, January 6 to 8, 1997
- Ice Storm in Louisiana, January 6 to 8, 1997
- Ice Storm in Arkansas, January 6 to 8, 1997
- Winter Storm in New Mexico, January 6 to 7, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Texas, January 6 to 7, 1997
- Heavy Snow in New York, January 6 to 8, 1997
- Heavy Snow in Texas, January 6 to 9, 1997
- Winter Storm in Arizona, January 6 to 7, 1997
More
Every storm in Arizona in 1997Every state in 1997This day in weather historyWarnings in Arizona, January 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: 5586436, 5586437, 5586438, 5586439, 5586440, 5586441.