The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a winter storm watch for Flagstaff and areas of the Mogollon Rim above 5000’ starting Tuesday, Feb. 22 at 5 p.m. Current forecasts predict an 80-100% chance of snow between late Tuesday afternoon and early Wednesday evening. There’s a range of anticipated snow accumulation across the affected areas, said Jeremy Mazon, NWS meteorologist at the Flagstaff office. For the Flagstaff area, the current forecast predicts 10-16 inches of snow with moderate confidence. After an extremely dry January in which Flagstaff received a mere 3 inches of snowfall (compared to an average of 20.9 inches) this winter storm should help February reach toward its average level of 19.3 inches. Mazon urges residents in affected areas to avoid travel, if possible, during the winter storm watch period.

Source: Daily Sun February 22, 2022 00:04 UTC