Arizona, 2008

Winter Storm in Arizona, January 6 to 7, 2008

January 6 to 7, 2008 · NWS TWC · 2 events in 2 counties and zones

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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 TWC wrote it up.

Heavy snowfall occurred across far northern Graham and Greenlee Counties as a broad upper level trough setup across the Western U.S.

Event by event

2 winter storm. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Storm, Northern Greenlee

When
January 6, 12:00 PM MST to January 7, 4:00 PM MST
Where
Northern Greenlee forecast zone
Reported by
Department of Highways

Snowfall in excess of 2 feet occurred in numerous areas on Highway 191 from Blue Vista to Hannagan Meadow.

Winter Storm, Upper Gila River Valley

When
January 7, 12:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
Where
Upper Gila River Valley forecast zone
Reported by
Unknown

Heavy snowfall occurred in northern parts of Graham County above 6000 feet.

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 2008Every state in 2008This day in weather historyWarnings in Arizona, January 2008

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: 68006, 68007.