A Real Old Fashioned Bonafide Snow Storm

We have to look no further than Northern Arizona: Some early Monday morning depths:

24 inches Flagstaff University Heights

18 inches Munds Park

16 inches Williams, west of Flagstaff

25 inches North Rim of the Grand Canyon

14 to 22 inches above 7,000 feet, White Mountains, East Central Arizona (Happy Jack one of my favorite towns)

17 inches Fort valley

TRAVEL: The NWS in Flagstaff highly recommends no driving if at all possible. It is extremely hazardous they report. I-40 was closed (a key east-west travel)

MORE ABOUT THE FLAGSTAFF NWS OFFICE:  It is no longer located at the Flagstaff Airport where it was for many years. It is now located at Bellemont on I-40 west of Flagstaff (between Flagstaff and Williams. Snow totals are only reported from Flagstaff Airport once a day.

The official snow amount for Flagstaff so far this season (since July 1) is  84 inches. The average amount is 89 inches. Last year at this time they had received only 64 inches.

The highest peaks in Arizona are just northwest of Flagstaff. We camped one night about 1/2 the way up on the western slope. About 2 am, we almost got blown off the mountain. Would love to see the north rim of the canyon this morning.

Category: Winter Weather