Snowmen In Tuscon
They're building snowmen in Tuscon, Arizona today, while areas farther North in that state are digging out from a foot or more of snow with still more forecast.
Sunday's storm came amid a wave of winter storms that have brought snow, ice and strong winds to the Plains region, but also to the Southwest, including Arizona, Texas and New Mexico.
The harsh, frigid conditions were blamed for 11 traffic fatalities in the Plains over the weekend.
Although the heaviest snowfall in Arizona on Sunday was in the north, snow also fell in downtown Phoenix and Tucson, which received up to 1 1/2 inches, according to the National Weather Service.
Danita D'Water said there were huge snowflakes in her neighborhood in far northeast Phoenix.
"The children are running up and down the street, riding their scooters in the snow," she said. "The kids are pretty excited but the adults were out taking pictures."
More than a foot fell in Forest Lakes, Pinetop and at the Sunrise Ski Resort, among other places in northern Arizona. Between one and three inches fell in Flagstaff, said Robert Bohlin, meteorologist with the National Weather Service.
A winter storm warning remained in effect until noon Monday for parts of northern and northeastern Arizona, with the National Weather Service forecasting up to an additional three inches of snow.
Since at least some people went on record recently saying that 2007 could be the warmest year on record, it will be very interesting to see what the numbers look like at the end of the year. (Remember the dire predictions about the 2006 hurricane season?) There are a lot of these kinds of reports this winter from areas that normally do not see temperatures this low or any snowfall to speak of. Does it prove or disprove anything? Of course not, just as a warm spell proves nothing.
Environment, News | Gaius Monday, 22 January , 2007
By Lane, Monday, 22 January , 2007 @ 10:57 am
I thought I was in the twilight zone when I saw the snow yesterday!
I got a few pictures of cactus’ covered with snow.
By Gaius, Monday, 22 January , 2007 @ 11:13 am
send one over via email and I’ll post it.