Heavy snow pummels Flagstaff, shuts down busy northern Arizona interstates

Arizona highways closed due to mountain snow Arizona's mountains were crippled by snow as authorities were forced to close interstates. FOX Weather's Nicole Valdes has the story from Flagstaff. Flagstaff, Arizona – About two feet of snow led authorities to close Interstates 40 and 17 through the mountains of northern Arizona on Thursday. There's more […]

Home Grown: Heavy rain impacts crops in Yuma County

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) – In tonight's Home Grown Report, after the storm hit Yuma County, local research scientists discuss how wet weather is impacting local agriculture during prime crop season. I'm sharing Iruka. “Excessive rain can have a variety of effects on crops,” said Dr. Johan Murcia, a postdoctoral researcher at the University of […]

Southeastern Arizona braces for another round of thunderstorms: Heavy rain and strong gusty winds expected today | Arizona Weatherman

HRRR Model Precipitation at 5:00 PM Sunday, July 9photo courtesyextremely important Thunderstorms will continue through the afternoon in southeastern Arizona, and stronger convective gusts could cause localized heavy rainfall and flooding, according to Arizona weather forecasters. Thunderstorms will continue to affect Cochise, Santa Cruz, and southeastern Pima counties today. Today’s thunderstorms will start around 1pm […]

‘Locally heavy rainfall’ this afternoon in Cochise County

Arizona Daily Star “Several showers have begun in Cochise County this afternoon,” the National Weather Service said in a statement. “They are moving northeast, bringing localized heavy rainfall and gusts of runoff.” The Bureau of Meteorology said a slight increase in humidity could bring thunderstorms to Cochise County and the border in southeastern Arizona this […]

Pima hit with heavy rain

About four inches of rain fell in Pima Wednesday night, causing temporary flooding in parts of the town. – Posted photo Posted By: David Bell May 18, 2023 Pima — A thunderstorm that hit the Gila Valley on Wednesday kept Pima under threat of flooding even though Safford didn’t get an inch of rain. The […]