Monday, March 19, 2012

Forget spring! Arizona and New Mexico hit with massive snow storm as rest of the country enjoys unseasonably warm weather


While many throughout the U.S. enjoy unseasonably warm weather, Arizona got hit with a unusually late winter storm blanketing the south western state with snow.

The city of Flagstaff was covered in 10 to 14 inches of snow by Sunday morning, causing problematic travel conditions and numerous road closures.

The only ones presumably excited about the late snow were avid skiers, who were greeted with a total of 12 to 18 inches of fresh snow that had accumulated overnight at the Flagstaff Nordic Center.

Interstate 40 in the northern part of the state was closed Sunday until further notice as Arizona highway patrol dealt with the unexpected blast of winter weather.

The National Weather Service considered the conditions so severe that they issued a winter storm warning to all of Arizona and northern New Mexico through midnight Monday night. Read More