Arizona, 1998

Heavy Snow in Arizona, January 9 to 10, 1998

January 9 to 10, 1998 · NWS FGZ · 4 events in 4 counties and zones

4 heavy snow, as filed by the National Weather Service.

Where it happened

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The toll

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.

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Event by event

4 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.

Heavy Snow, Kaibab Plateau / X Nw Coconino

When
January 9, 3:00 PM MST to January 10, 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 hit the higher elevations of northern and central Arizona during a storm that spanned two days. Snow accumulations by zone include: Kaibab Plateau........................ 12 in. in 24 hours Western Mogollon Rim............. 10 in. in 12 hours Eastern Mogollon Rim.............. 8 in. in 12 hours White Mountains...................... 8 in. in 12 hours

Heavy Snow, Eastern Mogollon Rim / Se Coconino, X S Navajo T X Se

When
January 9, 3:00 PM MST to January 10, 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 hit the higher elevations of northern and central Arizona during a storm that spanned two days. Snow accumulations by zone include: Kaibab Plateau........................ 12 in. in 24 hours Western Mogollon Rim............. 10 in. in 12 hours Eastern Mogollon Rim.............. 8 in. in 12 hours White Mountains...................... 8 in. in 12 hours

Heavy Snow, Western Mogollon Rim / Sc Coconino

When
January 9, 3:00 PM MST to January 10, 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 hit the higher elevations of northern and central Arizona during a storm that spanned two days. Snow accumulations by zone include: Kaibab Plateau........................ 12 in. in 24 hours Western Mogollon Rim............. 10 in. in 12 hours Eastern Mogollon Rim.............. 8 in. in 12 hours White Mountains...................... 8 in. in 12 hours

Heavy Snow, White Mountains / X Se Navajo, X S Apache

When
January 9, 3:00 PM MST to January 10, 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 hit the higher elevations of northern and central Arizona during a storm that spanned two days. Snow accumulations by zone include: Kaibab Plateau........................ 12 in. in 24 hours Western Mogollon Rim............. 10 in. in 12 hours Eastern Mogollon Rim.............. 8 in. in 12 hours White Mountains...................... 8 in. in 12 hours

What these are

Heavy Snow
Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.

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The same day elsewhere

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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: 5634893, 5634894, 5634895, 5634896.