Rain, finally! and snow in Green Valley, AZ 01262021 (Tucson, Nogales: home, live)

[bkolodzi]

This was the experience of the winter storm from Green Valley, AZ.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFDGf0zMYaE

[wildflowers27]

Wow, those were big fluffy snowflakes! And pretty spectacular to see your blue sky later in the afternoon. Nice to see that much needed rain. Thanks for sharing this and stay warm-

[bkolodzi]

Originally Posted by wildflowers27

Wow, those were big fluffy snowflakes! And pretty spectacular to see your blue sky later in the afternoon. Nice to see that much needed rain. Thanks for sharing this and stay warm-

Thanks for watching wildflowers27! Hey, we even got a little more rain last night, but not much more of a chance for at least the next 10 days. Yeah, that blue sky against the white mountains was really gorgeous! Glad you liked the video.

[NORTY FLATZ]

Enjoyed your video! Looks like Arizona has "Utah" snow flakes! (Large, and "dry.")

Beautiful!

[tijlover]

One of my neighbors who has lived in Tucson for 50 years, told me, one winter day, 7 inches of snow was dumped on Tucson. Imagine that!

[bkolodzi]

Originally Posted by NORTY FLATZ

Enjoyed your video! Looks like Arizona has "Utah" snow flakes! (Large, and "dry.")

Beautiful!

Thanks for watching NORTY FLATZ, and yes, those were some BIG flakes!

[bkolodzi]

Originally Posted by tijlover

One of my neighbors who has lived in Tucson for 50 years, told me, one winter day, 7 inches of snow was dumped on Tucson. Imagine that!

That would be my worst nightmare tijlover! ;-) I was really glad that all the snow was gone later the same day!!!

[tijlover]

From what my cousin tells me, who lives in Green Valley, true or false, the elevation of Green Valley is 3000 feet opposed to Tucson's 2450 feet. That "little" rise in elevation can make a difference.

And if it was snowing in Green Valley, you can well-imagine the snow was heavier in Nogales, at 3865 feet.

[bkolodzi]

Originally Posted by tijlover

From what my cousin tells me, who lives in Green Valley, true or false, the elevation of Green Valley is 3000 feet opposed to Tucson's 2450 feet. That "little" rise in elevation can make a difference.

And if it was snowing in Green Valley, you can well-imagine the snow was heavier in Nogales, at 3865 feet.

Your cousin is correct! Much of Green Valley is around 3,000 feet in elevation or within a couple of hundred feet. And, yes, the difference in elevation of a few hundred feet can result in a significant difference in whether or not you get rain or snow!

[jlawrence01]

Originally Posted by bkolodzi

Your cousin is correct! Much of Green Valley is around 3,000 feet in elevation or within a couple of hundred feet. And, yes, the difference in elevation of a few hundred feet can result in a significant difference in whether or not you get rain or snow!

In mountainous regions, they generally announce at what levels snow is falling. For example, in San Diego, they will say that snow is falling at 4000 ft. That means that you will likely encounter snow at three points between San Diego and El Centro, CA.

In Green Valley, my experience has been that when snow hits, most people stay home ... except the Midwestern snowbirds as they think that they are experiences in snow. However, many of them do NOT have a lot of experience on UNTREATED roads as northern states generally salt their roads heavily. On the day of this snow, around 9 am, there were four vehicles in ditches between Pima Mine Road and Sahuarita Rd.