Arizona Daily Sun is reporting:
The mid-morning lull in the snow over Flagstaff doesn't mean the storm is over.
That's what the National Weather Service in Bellemont is reporting in its most recent bulletin.
The
Weather Service predicts that snow showers will redevelop over
Flagstaff in late morning and early afternoon, yielding a storm total of
8 to 12 inches in the city. As of 8 a.m., between 3 and 5 inches had
been reported in Flagstaff.
CT Post is reporting that global warming shut down premier golf tournament in Tucson:
Nine
flights headed to Tucson were diverted to Phoenix or other airports
because of a winter storm that brought snow to southern Arizona.
Officials at Tucson International Airport said planes were being allowed to take off and other flights were cleared to land by early afternoon Wednesday.
Snowfall
postponed first-round play Wednesday at southern Arizona's premier golf
event in Marana, while winter weather canceled classes in Flagstaff,
Bisbee and Show Low and battered other parts of the state.
Meanwhile, the National Weather Service is reporting (no link, it will change too soon):
Winter Storm Watches & Warnings are in effect for a large portion of
the central U.S., as a powerful storm system is expected to bring more
than a foot of snow along with strong winds to parts of the central
Plains Wednesday into Thursday. Farther south, freezing rain is likely
over parts of Oklahoma, Missouri & Arkansas, with severe
thunderstorms & heavy rainfall possible over parts of the South.
The Wichita Eagle, meantime, is reporting snow removal crews having trouble keeping up in Wichita:
City and state crews were working feverishly at midday to stay ahead
of a wet, slushy snow that was making travel difficult as a major winter
storm hit.
Joe Pajor, deputy director of public works for
Wichita, said the city has a full snow emergency operation under way
that will remain in place through at least Thursday night.
One
hundred employees driving 100 pieces of equipment are splitting 12-hour
shifts working 24 snow emergency routes, primarily the city’s high
volume arterials. Crews are applying salt and sand the length of those
routes, and plowing where appropriate, Pajor said. It takes eight to 24
hours to reach all those routes, depending on how much plowing is
involved.
Salt and sand. They are fracing and flowing back the snow.
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Snow in Flagstaff, not so surprising. In Tucson, that does seem a bit surprising, but I really don't know.
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