Arizona, 2001

Winter Storm in Arizona, January 27 to 28, 2001

January 27 to 28, 2001 · NWS TWC · 1 event in 1 county or zone

Mt. Lemmon reported 23 inches of snow, while the Tucson Metro area had some reports of small hail.

The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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.

Mt. Lemmon reported 23 inches of snow, while the Tucson Metro area had some reports of small hail. The Catalina Highway was also closed due to ice and snow.

Event by event

1 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, E Pima

When
January 27, 3:00 AM MST to January 28, 12:40 PM MST
Where
E Pima forecast zone
Reported by
TRAINED SPOTTER

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

More

Every storm in Arizona in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in Arizona, January 2001

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 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5228018.