The bridge repair has been completed early so that travel on southbound I-17 will not be reduced to one lane near Cordes Junction. NWS is still forecasting a possible snow accumulation of less than 1 inch in the Rimrock / Lake Montezuma area tonight after 11 PM.
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FLAGSTAFF AZ
640 AM MST SAT DEC 24 2016
AZZ004>018-037>040-250300-
KAIBAB PLATEAU-MARBLE AND GLEN CANYONS-GRAND CANYON COUNTRY-
COCONINO PLATEAU-YAVAPAI COUNTY MOUNTAINS-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS HWY 264 NORTHWARD-CHINLE VALLEY-
CHUSKA MOUNTAINS AND DEFIANCE PLATEAU-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN COCONINO COUNTY-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN NAVAJO COUNTY-
LITTLE COLORADO RIVER VALLEY IN APACHE COUNTY-
WESTERN MOGOLLON RIM-EASTERN MOGOLLON RIM-WHITE MOUNTAINS-
NORTHERN GILA COUNTY-YAVAPAI COUNTY VALLEYS AND BASINS-
OAK CREEK AND SYCAMORE CANYONS-BLACK MESA AREA-
NORTHEAST PLATEAUS AND MESAS SOUTH OF HWY 264-
640 AM MST SAT DEC 24 2016
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR APACHE...COCONINO...
NORTHERN GILA...NAVAJO...AND YAVAPAI COUNTIES IN NORTHERN
ARIZONA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A STRONG WINTER STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHERN ARIZONA
TODAY. PERIODS OF RAIN AND HEAVY SNOW ARE LIKELY, ESPECIALLY
FROM LATE MORNING SATURDAY THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. A WINTER
STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MANY LOCATIONS ABOVE 6000 FEET
SATURDAY, AND AN ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NORTHERN GILA COUNTY
ABOVE 5000 FEET, SEE PHXWSWFGZ FOR DETAILS. TRAVEL IN THE HIGH
COUNTRY WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS WITH DANGEROUS WINTER DRIVING
CONDITIONS.
STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50
MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING ACROSS THE NORTHLAND. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING AND
DRIFTING SNOW IN THE HIGH COUNTRY, AND AFFECT MOST OF NAVAJO AND
APACHE COUNTIES WHERE A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY
AFTERNOON, SEE PHXNPWFGZ FOR DETAILS.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL SATURDAY AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT MAY BRING
NEW STREAM RISES TO OAK CREEK, WET AND DRY BEAVER CREEK, AND WEST
CLEAR CREEK SATURDAY EVENING. PEAK STREAM FLOW COULD BE HIGHER
THAN WHAT WAS EXPERIENCED ON FRIDAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
SNOW SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MID MORNING SUNDAY BEFORE DRY
WEATHER RETURNS TO NORTHERN ARIZONA FOR MUCH OF THE COMING WEEK.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.