Arizona, 2023Heavy Snow in Arizona, February 23 to 24, 2023
February 23 to 24, 2023 · NWS FGZ · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
As a major winter storm moved east of Arizona, a second winter storm moved across the state.
Every event with a place to put it; 5 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
- 5
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.
As a major winter storm moved east of Arizona, a second winter storm moved across the state.
Heavy Snow, Western Mogollon Rim
- When
- February 23, 10:00 AM MST to February 24, 10:00 AM MST
- Where
- Western Mogollon Rim forecast zone
- Reported by
- Newspaper
- Coordinates
- 35.839, -111.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Nine to ten inches of new snow fell in the Williams area. A report from COCORAHS had 13.5 inches of snow 5 miles south-southwest of Parks. Nine inches of snow fell one mile west-southwest of the Flagstaff Mall. Reports from Kachina Village were that 8.5 to 11 inches of new snow fell there.
Heavy Snow, Grand Canyon Country
- When
- February 23, 1:00 PM MST to February 24, 3:00 AM MST
- Where
- Grand Canyon Country forecast zone
- Reported by
- COOP Observer
- Coordinates
- 35.839, -111.770 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Eleven inches of snow fell near Desert View in the eastern part of The Grand Canyon National Park South Rim. Grand Canyon Village reported 8.5 inches of new snow.
Heavy Snow, Yavapai County Mountains
- When
- February 23, 1:00 PM MST to February 24, 11:00 AM MST
- Where
- Yavapai County Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 34.600, -112.554 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
An estimated 8 inches of snow fell in Ash Fork.
Heavy Snow, Northeast Plateaus and Mesas From Highway 264 North
- When
- February 23, 4:00 PM MST to February 24, 7:00 AM MST
- Where
- Northeast Plateaus and Mesas From Highway 264 North forecast zone
- Reported by
- Trained Spotter
- Coordinates
- 35.545, -110.527 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Ten inches of snow fell at Red Lake.
Heavy Snow, White Mountains
- When
- February 23, 6:00 PM MST to February 24, 3:00 PM MST
- Where
- White Mountains forecast zone
- Reported by
- Public
- Coordinates
- 35.398, -109.905 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Nine inches of new snow fell in the Show Low area.
- Heavy Snow
- Snowfall reaching the local warning threshold without the other hazards of a winter storm.
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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: 1081985, 1081987, 1081988, 1083330, 1081986.