Arizona Weather: Snow Showers and Gusty Winds Hit Flagstaff Today, Travel on I-40 Impacted

thin snow desert -advertisement- Flagstaff, Arizona – Snow showers and high winds are causing difficult conditions across Flagstaff today as a low pressure system moves through northern Arizona. Blowing snow and wind gusts up to 36 mph could reduce visibility, especially along I-40 and other high-elevation roads. There is a 30% chance of snow showers […]

Power restored after Maricopa outage impacted 33K customers

Maricopa, Arizona (AZFamily) — At least 33,000 residents and businesses in the City of Maricopa were without power early Tuesday morning. Details are limited at this time, but initial reports were that widespread power outages began around 7 a.m. Many traffic lights lost power, and the city mobilized all available personnel to provide traffic assistance. […]

Speaker Ledbetter tours Dekalb, Jackson Counties impacted by damage from EF-3 tornado

Alabama House Speaker Nathaniel Leadbetter on Monday surveyed the widespread damage caused by recent EF-3 tornadoes in parts of DeKalb and Jackson counties, with the two storms reportedly destroying several homes. Around 5,800 people are reported to have been left without power due to the severe weather. No deaths have been reported, but damage is […]

Flagstaff schools closed, I-17 impacted as winter storm drops snow

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A winter storm closed schools and high country roads in Flagstaff on Friday. The Flagstaff Unified School District announced early Friday morning that classes, after-school activities and school lunch services were canceled on Feb. 2 due to inclement weather. Snow conditions also closed northbound Interstate 17 near Mann's Park. Arizona Department of […]

Yavapai County impacted by health insurance company, hospital cutting ties

Thousands of people in Yavapai County have felt stuck since insurance companies and a large hospital network dissolved ties in early February. The Arizona Blue Cross Blue Shield and the Yavapai Regional Medical Center failed to reach a contract agreement, leaving at least 11,000 members to receive many services outside the network. “I was supposed […]