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Explorer III

Feb 22, 2019

Snow blanketing the southwest...

The biggest storm of the year {so far} is blanketing the southwest with heavy wet snow... if you listen closely you can hear the snowbirds howling. :B

We live 25 miles north of Tucson at 3,300' and have gotten an inch+ in the last hour or so with another 3 - 4" forecast by noon. Mt Lemon {9,200' and 12 miles east} is getting slammed with several feet of fresh snow.

Interstates are closing in every direction and travel is definitely not advised for a couple of days. Wow is it gorgeous, a great day to sit by the fire with a cup of coffee and enjoy our winter wonderland. Sure am glad I winterized the motorhome a couple of weeks ago as tonight should get down into the 20's.

Film at eleven!

:C

Seeking Advice

Desert_Captain
Explorer III
Feb 22, 2019
Update from the OP:

As of 1030 we now have a solid 3" and it continues to snow. The forecast is calling for continued snow, at times heavy throughout the day and well into tonight. This is the most we have seen in 10+ years.

:B
Old_Days
Explorer II
Feb 22, 2019
Desert Caption I like your house the tile roof looks really sharp. I think the whole country has been colder than normal this year. Here in Colorado we have had more snow this year than last year,the skiers are loving it.
azdryheat
Explorer
Feb 22, 2019
It's wonderful. Hopefully we'll get enuf mountain snow throughout the southwest to put some water back in the lakes. I've been in Tucson 45 years and don't remember it ever snowing this much.
Fizz
Explorer
Feb 22, 2019
Well...
Up here the snow is at least four feet deep.
Some of my neighbors can stand on the snowbank and look into their second story windows. Been like that for most of winter.
Enjoy it for now, the novelty soon wears off.
2oldman
Explorer II
Feb 22, 2019
It's darn cold in So Cal, and snow in hills just a few hundred feet higher than sea level. Yeah, I'm howling!