Heavy Snow, Northern Greenlee
- When
- February 7, 3:00 AM MST to 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Northern Greenlee forecast zone
- Reported by
- SNOTEL
Eleven inches of snow occurred at the Hannagan Meadow snotel.
Heavy Snow in Arizona, February 7, 2010
A quick hitting storm hit the mountainous areas of Southeast Arizona with heavy snowfall.
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 3
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 quick hitting storm hit the mountainous areas of Southeast Arizona with heavy snowfall.
Event by event
3 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Snow, Upper Gila River Valley
- When
- February 7, 3:00 AM MST to 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Upper Gila River Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- Unknown
Eight to twelve inches of snow fell on Mt. Graham above 6000 feet.
Heavy Snow, Tucson Metro/Marana/Green Valley
- When
- February 7, 3:00 AM MST to 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- Tucson Metro/Marana/Green Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
Eight to ten inches of snow fell on Mt. Lemmon at an elevation of about 8000 feet.
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
- Heavy Snow and Winter Weather in New Mexico, February 7 to 8, 2010
- Winter Storm and Flooding in Arkansas, February 7 to 20, 2010
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, February 7 to 9, 2010
- Winter Weather in Minnesota, February 7, 2010
- Winter Weather in Iowa, February 7 to 9, 2010
- Winter Storm in Iowa, February 7 to 9, 2010
- Winter Weather in Illinois, February 7 to 9, 2010
- Winter Weather in Iowa, February 7 to 8, 2010
- Winter Weather in Kansas, February 7 to 8, 2010
- Winter Storm in Minnesota, February 7 to 9, 2010
- Winter Storm in Arkansas, February 7 to 8, 2010
- Winter Storm in Colorado, February 7 to 8, 2010
More
Every storm in Arizona in 2010Every state in 2010This day in weather historyWarnings in Arizona, February 2010
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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 205284, 205285, 205286.