Arizona, 2018Heavy Snow and High Wind in Arizona, March 17 to 18, 2018
March 17 to 18, 2018 · NWS FGZ · 2 events in 2 counties and zones
A cold front brought heavy snow to far northern Arizona and strong winds to far eastern Arizona.
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- 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.
A cold front brought heavy snow to far northern Arizona and strong winds to far eastern Arizona.
Heavy Snow, Kaibab Plateau
- When
- March 17, 7:40 PM MST to March 18, 4:10 AM MST
- Where
- Kaibab Plateau forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.839, -111.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Five inches of new snow fell overnight in Fredonia at around 4700 feet elevation. The North Rim of the Grand Canyon at 8,000 feet elevation only received 4.8 inches of snow.
High Wind, Chuska Mountains and Defiance Plateau
- When
- March 18, 8:43 AM MST
- Where
- Chuska Mountains and Defiance Plateau forecast zone
- Measured
- 53 kt (61 mph) measured gust
- Reported by
- Mesonet
- Coordinates
- 35.396, -109.489 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An ADOT wind sensor in Lupton (along I-40) recorded a peak wind gust of 61 MPH at 843 AM MST.
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
- High Wind
- Sustained non-thunderstorm winds of 40 mph or more for an hour, or gusts of 58 mph or more.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
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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: 742059, 742063.