"GOOD BYE and GOOD REDENCE!"

[azsnowman]

So long Winter of 2005-06 *such as it where*......I've been WAITING for this day to come for what seems like an ETERNITY "Adios, C'ya and

Up until 11 March, 05-06 was the WORST winter in recorded history and I'm SO glad to see it leave........ONWARD to Spring '06, could be a VERY interesting Spring/summer season!

Dennis

[azsnowman]

Winter is going out with a BANG.......literally! Snowing like a banchi ATM, flakes as big as goosefeathers and piling up quick, could finish the "offical" winter out with a fresh 4" by tonight!

Now.....I can still and "HOPEFULLY" will receive more snow WELL into April, it has ALWAYS, ALWAYS snowed Easter Sunday, it's a Pinetop tradition!

[Aslkahuna]

We did pick up a quick inch of snow during the convective snowburst earlier this afternoon.

Steve

[Stephanie]

Hopefully the snow machine will work ot guys!

[azsnowman]

Hopefully the snow machine will work ot guys!

Looks like it Stephanie

http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/fgz

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Area forecast discussion
National Weather Service Flagstaff Arizona
320 PM MST sun Mar 19 2006


Synopsis...a cold Pacific storm system will continue to bring rain
and snow showers to northern Arizona tonight with snow levels near 4000
feet. After a break on Monday...expect another storm system to bring
a chance of precipitation and windy conditions from Tuesday through
Wednesday morning. Drier conditions will prevail the rest of the
week.


&&


Discussion...a large cold upper level low pressure system continues
to reside over Arizona. 500 mb cold pool of -28c providing an
unstable atmospheric profile which is promoting a convective nature
to the snowfall today...meaning widely scattered showers and
isolated heavy showers. For example...have received a report of 2
inches of snowfall in 30 minutes with a heavier convective cell in
Yavapai County. Otherwise...will be counting on some organized areas
to provide more continuous snowfall this evening. One disturbance
with this potential is moving east into western Yavapai and Coconino
County...and another shortwave is lifting northeastward toward the
White Mountains. Areas within the Snow Advisory which includes the
Coconino Plateau...Mogollon Rim...White Mountains...and points
southward above 4000 feet have the potential to be affected by
either of these two features tonight. The storm system will move
east of the state Monday...providing a break in the weather although
a few flurries are possible due to lingering low-level instability
and moisture. On Tuesday...another storm system will move rapidly
through northern Arizona with an intensifying cold front...respectable
amounts of moisture from the rim northward...and a strong vorticity
center aloft. Especially with good agreement between the
GFS...ECMWF...and UKMET models...this storm system is looking more
certain as time GOES on...and will bring the potential for a few
inches of snow...windy conditions preceding the cold front...and
snow levels dropping as low as 5000 feet south of the rim and 4000
feet close to the Utah border.

[Miss Mary]

Uh Dennis....Winter is still here in Cincinnati. We have a Winter Storm Watch posted. That's crazy!

Just kidding...I know why you're saying good riddance. This Winter was a huge disappointment, in terms of precip. Temps I'm okay with since my gas and electric bills were lower.

Mary

[azsnowman]

Received a WET 5" of snow last night and yet ANOTHER heart attack maker on the horizon for tomorrow

[Miss Mary]

I think Mother Nature is all mixed up. Early Alzheimer's maybe? LOL

[lester]

Received a WET 5" of snow last night and yet ANOTHER heart attack maker on the horizon for tomorrow

have fun

[CaptinCrunch]

Congrats on the much needed precip, I know it's not much but any amount of precip is much needed. The drought breaking 10.31 inches of rain this past weekend gave our area lakes a much needed filling.

[Stephanie]

That's great Dennis!

[azsnowman]

Congrats on the much needed precip, I know it's not much but any amount of precip is much needed. The drought breaking 10.31 inches of rain this past weekend gave our area lakes a much needed filling.

That's GREAT Brother Congrats on the moisture, we in the west were SO water starved and it seems Ma Nature stepped in JUST in the neck of time!

Now......we had yet ANOTHER 5" of wet snow last night, let's see, 5" from day before yesterday and the 54" from last weekend and the 2.83" for the ENTIRE winter season gives us a total of 66.83" for the winter season.....a FAR cry from the normal 132" but ya know what? I AIN'T COMPLAINING......the 66.83" helped some but it was too late, we've lost SO many trees and there's more to die but HEY........it saved my LAWN

Dennis

[bob rulz]

Congrats on the moisture, we in the west were SO water starved

SOUTHwest. Sorry, just had to point that out, becuase the NORTHwest has been quite wet.