A Winter Storm impacted southeast Arizona, resulting in heavy snow for some of the Sky Islands and even some light snow accumulations for valley cities between 4000 and 5000 feet. The light accumulations caused some districts in Cochise County to delay the start of the school day.
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The episode as NWS TWC wrote it up.
A Winter Storm impacted southeast Arizona, resulting in heavy snow for some of the Sky Islands and even some light snow accumulations for valley cities between 4000 and 5000 feet. The light accumulations caused some districts in Cochise County to delay the start of the school day.
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 heavy snow. Local standard time, as filed.
About a foot of snow occurred near the summit of Mt. Lemmon at elevations above 8000 feet.
About a foot of snow occurred near the summit of Mt. Graham at elevations above 8000 feet.
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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 1060237, 1060241.