Arizona, 2016

Winter Weather in Arizona, March 30, 2016

March 30, 2016 · NWS FGZ · 1 event in 1 county or zone

A broad trough of low pressure over the inter-mountain states brought a disturbance over Arizona early in the morning. Less than an inch of snow caused traffic problems in the Flagstaff area.

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The toll

Deaths
2
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 FGZ wrote it up.

A broad trough of low pressure over the inter-mountain states brought a disturbance over Arizona early in the morning. Less than an inch of snow caused traffic problems in the Flagstaff area.

The radar

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Event by event

1 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.

Winter Weather, Western Mogollon Rim

When
March 30, 12:00 AM MST to 8:00 PM MST
Where
Western Mogollon Rim forecast zone
Deaths
0 direct, 2 indirect
Reported by
Newspaper
Coordinates
35.839, -111.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Light snow began falling over the Flagstaff area around midnight and lasted until around 800 MST. Another round of light snow started around noon and lasted until around 800 PM MST. There were at least 5 crashes in the area. Two people died in a semi-truck/ trailer roll over on Interstate 40 in the city limits.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Winter Weather, Western Mogollon Rim2016-03-30MaleVehicle/Towed TrailerIndirect
Winter Weather, Western Mogollon Rim2016-03-30MaleVehicle/Towed TrailerIndirect

What these are

Winter Weather
Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.

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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: 621930.