A winter storm brings snow to this high-desert area near the Troon Four Seasons Resort on Feb. 22, 2019, in Scottsdale. It took until early evening to clean up the mess and fully reopen the freeway. Snow falls over Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff on Feb. 21, 2019. ��x8۰����k��ՠp����#�p����%Q Kyle Holcomb (left) and Val Garcia (right) walk through the snow in downtown Flagstaff after snowshoeing on Feb. 21, 2019. The storm knocked out power to thousands of people in downtown Phoenix and the East Valley. If you see comments in violation of our community guidelines, please report them. Private insurance companies reported initial claims, estimated at worth a minimum of $15 million, and that figure is certain to grow dramatically. Please be polite. ADOT truck moves snow in Flagstaff on Feb. 21, 2019. 3TV/CBS 5 Weekend Weather Anchor .

Frank Van Buren, the manager of a travel center, gives direction to semi-truck drivers who are pulling off Interstate 40 in Bellemont, Arizona, on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019. On July 5, there had been strong thunderstorms with winds and lightning but very little rain. In June 2018, maps from the U.S. Drought Monitor showed 97% of Arizona experiencing at least severe drought conditions and 16% of the state experiencing exceptional drought, the most severe conditions represented by the maps. “The regional signal we see, and the much larger signal we see, is the changing climate.

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on Feb. 22, 2019. Snow begins to fall on Interstate 17 north of Phoenix near Sunset Point in Arizona on Feb. 21, 2019.

The record for number of 110-degree days in a year was 33, set in 2011. A palm tree smashed a truck following strong monsoon storms Monday. At last, a monsoon storm arrived in the Phoenix area Tuesday. (Photo: Michael Chow/The Republic).

Two motorists in Tucson and in Pinal County died in flash floods. More: The Payson flash flood: How did this happen? Some neighborhoods in Mesa and south Phoenix were especially hard hit — water breached the thresholds of some houses. ADOT snowplows work to clear snow off of the road in Prescott on Feb. 21, 2019.

A winter storm brought 6 inches of snow to the Troon North community on Feb. 22, 2019 in Scottsdale, Ariz. State Road 260 covered in snow on Feb. 21, 2019, outside of Camp Verde.

Morgane Rigney (left) walks through downtown Flagstaff as it snows on Feb. 21, 2019.


A storm was expected to bring 20-30 inches of snow around northern Arizona through Friday.

A Sept. 8, 2014, storm, fed by the monsoon and the remnants of a Pacific Ocean hurricane, started in the middle of the night and shattered rainfall records. Marco Medina, 18, throws a snowball at Ana Montes, 18, after a winter storm brought snow to Fountain Hills. �Pp�ˀI���� fJ �]��A����x0��4LB Snow coats cactuses in Carefree on Feb. 21, 2019.

They kind of have a dry outflow from them -- like a dry downburst" said Nancy Selover, an Arizona climatologist.

Snow falls onto the I-17 near State Route 169 north of Phoenix on Feb. 21, 2019.

You have permission to edit this article. Phoenix experienced its rainiest day in recorded history on Sept. 8, 2014.

The main reasons are global warming, regional warming in the Southwest and localized warming (the urban heat-island effect) in the Phoenix area, Iñiguez said. Runoff water continued to rise as crews battled to break open a locked floodgate in a freeway canal that had diverted even more water into the nearby park. 9�1��A�E����7��š��8(fb�

Reach the reporter at weldon.johnson@arizonarepublic.com. Snow outside Scottsdale fire station 616 in the afternoon of Feb. 21, 2019. Weather conditions in Arizona can bring extreme heat, blinding dust storms, flash flooding, thunderstorms, snow, ice and many other conditions that challenge drivers”, said Acting Warning Coordination Meteorologist Jaret Rogers. Donotini slept in the chair he is sitting in all night with water up to his calves because everything he owns is stacked on the table behind him.

“From what I’ve heard, it’s probably in the top two,” National Weather Service meteorologist Bianca Hernandez told The Republic at the time. The cost of repairing and cleaning up highways, streets and other public works totaled $18 million. Semis lined up on both directions of I-40 outside of Kingman on Feb. 21, 2019. ", Cori Gunnells shared this image via Twitter and said "Prescott, AZ (Williamson Valley) ~ 14" so far....", Dr. Julie Armstrong posted this picture to Twitter saying "Hella snow in Payson!

Snow fell and accumulated in central and downtown Tucson on Friday, surprising many in a city where snow is extremely rare.

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Schools across northern Arizona canceled classes and some government offices decided to close amid a winter storm that's expected to dump heavy snow in the region.

State Route 260 is closed during the winter storm as snow plows work around the clock on Arizona highways on Feb. 22, 2019. The heaviest downpour was recorded in Chandler, where 5.5 inches fell in 8 hours. Schools across northern Arizona canceled classes and some government offices decided to close amid a winter storm that's expected to dump heavy snow in the region. ADOT also coordinates with the National Weather Service on an emergency action plan to respond quickly to flooding emergencies, especially in areas burned out by wildfires where flooding can be more severe. Monsoon 2019: An Arizona Weather Authority Special - YouTube We measure it. The storm causes darkness to fall upon Interstate 17 south of Flagstaff on Feb. 21, 2019.

A winter storm covers Fountain Hills in snow. Temperatures didn’t reach the all-time record of 122 degrees set in 1990 — they didn’t even top 120 degrees — but we did get a high of 119 degrees on June 20, which tied for the fourth hottest day on record. Snow rests on the Grand Canyon on Feb. 24, 2019.

He really hated stairs. (Jennifer Brown/Flagstaff Police Department via AP.

Rain falls along I-17 near Munds Park in Northern Arizona on Feb. 20, 2019. © 2020 www.azcentral.com. A powerful winter storm brought 6 inches of snow to the area around Pinnacle Peak on Feb. 22, 2019, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Members and staff play golf in the snow at Jim Flick Golf Performance Center at Desert Mountain Golf Club in Scottsdale. Erika Davis goes for a run the morning after a storm in Flagstaff on Feb. 22, 2019. Snow at Pinnacle Vista and Alma School roads in Scottsdale on Feb. 22, 2019. A pedestrian walks down University Drive in the rain on Feb. 21, 2019, at ASU's Tempe campus. This includes heat events, major winter storms, monsoon storms that can produce deadly lightning and flash flooding, the effects of wildfires, high winds and other occurrences throughout Arizona. That made the 2014 monsoon the seventh wettest on record with 6.34 inches of rain. The day before, a snow storm set the record for the most amount of snowfall in a day in Flagstaff.

Snow covers a saguaro cactus in the desert on Feb. 21, 2019, in Carefree.

The day before, a snow storm set the record for the most amount of snowfall in a day in Flagstaff. (It was false labor.)

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Dwayne, who wanted to give his first name only, delivers the mail through the snow in downtown Flagstaff on Feb. 21, 2019. What started as a dust storm in Casa Grande on Tuesday brought grit, rain and wind to the Valley. Timothy Donatini gets emotional as he talks about his wife and 7-year-old son as he sits in his flooded neighborhood at the intersection of E. Glade Ave. and S. Allen in Mesa, Tuesday, September 9, 2014. The Arizona Department of Public Safety said at least two vehicles spun out because of the wet roads on SR-51 near Northern Avenue. The other times Phoenix reached at least 120 degrees were also in the 1990s.
“The storm chasers were saying it was similar to the big one in 2011.”.

2020 Arizona Dust Storm Workshop Agenda (preliminary) ... 2019 Workshop Presentations. Sienna Chapman (right) carries her 6-month-old son Aldo Bransky on her chest (center-right) as she walks with Nat Bransky (left) carrying their 3-year-old daughter June Bransky on his back through the snow in downtown Flagstaff on Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019.

A giant dust storm covers Phoenix on July 5, 2011.

Tops on the list is 2017 with an average temperature of 77.3 degrees. Mitch Kramer shovels snow the morning after a snow storm in Flagstaff on Feb. 22, 2019.

Snow covering the Stockton Hill overpass at 3:30 a.m. on Feb 21, 2019. 5 March 2019 The heaviest precipitation was pushing further into eastern Arizona before the storm moves out over the weekend, leaving temperatures at or below freezing. Welcome to our new and improved comments, which are for subscribers only. h�b```�f�!b`C��8l��1p�$�L�ưj���*Z��$l�skN�^RV��� �2N When it comes to drought, two main measurements are important here. A blanket of snow covers northern Scottsdale, drawing Arizona residents from the surrounding area to marvel at the sight and play in the snow on Friday, Feb. 22, 2016.

"The rain kind of tamped it down, and it hasn’t had enough time to totally dry out,” said Selover. Moments later, the weather service issued a dust storm warning for parts of Maricopa and Pinal counties, warning of wind over 50 mph and visibility as low as a quarter mile. Hole No.

They showed me pictures of brown creosote. The day before, a snow storm set the record for the most amount of snowfall in a day in Flagstaff, Snow blankets homes and cars the morning after a snow storm in Flagstaff on Feb. 22, 2019. This photo provided by the Flagstaff, Ariz., Police Department shows a police officer, left, helping a motorist push a car stuck in snow in Flagstaff Friday morning, Feb. 22, 2019. We’re grateful for this recognition.”. Snow covers a car the morning after a snowstorm in Flagstaff on Feb. 22, 2019. Snow falls over the I-17 near Flagstaff on Thursday, February 21, 2019.

[WATCH: Palm tree falls on truck in Phoenix]. All rights reserved. For more information, visit https://www.weather.gov/wrn/ambassador_recognition. Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this article gave an incorrect date for Phoenix's record-high temperature. ", Julie Armstrong posted this picture to Twitter saying "Hella snow in Payson! A winter storm brings snow to the Troon North community on Feb. 22, 2019, in Scottsdale. [PHOTOS: Wind, rain and damage during first AZ dust storm of 2019].

Phoenix Mayor Greg Stanton opened the city's Emergency Operations Center.

But in 2018, the region, including Arizona, saw significant drought of the short-term variety as well. A rare sight of snow on the foothills and rooftops along Interstate 17 at Anthem on Feb. 22, 2019.

Chris Tovar plays in the snow with his son, Chris Tovar Jr. after a blanket of snow covered northern Scottsdale, drawing Arizona residents from the surrounding area to marvel at the sight and play in the snow on Friday, Feb. 22, 2016. Snow covers the desert in the Tonto National Forest near Sunflower, Ariz. Feb. 23, 2019. In an April 2018 interview, Michael Crimmins, a University of Arizona climate scientist, gave a graphic representation of the severity of the drought in the state at that time. Feb. 21, 2019. It comes as no surprise that the past 10 years have been among the hottest on record for Phoenix. That temperature ties for fourth place on Phoenix’s all-time highest temperatures. Skye feels right at home after a winter storm brought snow to Fountain Hills.