Arizona, 2018Heavy Snow in Arizona, December 27 to 28, 2018
December 27 to 28, 2018 · NWS FGZ · 4 events in 4 counties and zones
A second storm system moved across northern Arizona less than 3 days after the first one started. This was a colder system that also brought wind and low elevation snow to the area.
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
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- 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.
A second storm system moved across northern Arizona less than 3 days after the first one started. This was a colder system that also brought wind and low elevation snow to the area. The first storm did not produce winter storm conditions or heavy snow criteria.
Heavy Snow, White Mountains
- When
- December 27, 1:00 PM MST to December 28, 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- White Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- Fire Department/Rescue
- Coordinates
- 35.398, -109.905 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Eight inches of snow fell in Show Low/Pine Top. Some locations had as much as 10 inches in town.
Heavy Snow, Eastern Mogollon Rim
- When
- December 27, 3:00 PM MST to December 28, 6:00 PM MST
- Where
- Eastern Mogollon Rim forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.620, -111.045 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Eight inches of snow fell in Forest Lakes during the storm.
Heavy Snow, Chinle Valley
- When
- December 27, 9:00 PM MST to December 28, 1:00 PM MST
- Where
- Chinle Valley forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.398, -109.905 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Pictures on Facebook showed 9 inches of snow in Chilchinbiito at around 5,960 feet elevation. Snow was still falling. Roads were icy and snow-packed.
Heavy Snow, Marble Canyon and Glen Canyon
- When
- December 28, 12:00 AM MST to 7:00 AM MST
- Where
- Marble Canyon and Glen Canyon forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.839, -111.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Four inches of snow fell in Page at an elevation of 4,360.
- 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.
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- Flash Flooding and Damaging Wind in Alabama, December 27 to 28, 2018$810,000 · 52 kt wind · 4 events
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- Blizzard in South Dakota, December 27 to 28, 201825 events
- Strong Wind in Tennessee, December 27, 2018$25,000 · 3 events
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: 791365, 791366, 791364, 791362.