It snowed in Phoenix...

[PALADIN85020]

I've been watching the huge problems with snow and ice in the midwest and the eastern seaboard for some time now, even though spring has sprung.

I often say that I'm glad we live in Phoenix, where our climate in the Winter and Spring are usually ideal, the envy of a lot of people all over the U.S.

I'm often asked the question "Does it ever snow in Phoenix?" In order to answer truthfully, I would have to say that, yes, Virginia. It has snowed in Phoenix.

It was the talk of the town on February 20, 2013. It actually snowed. I commemorated the occasion by photographing the snow on the hood of my wife's car - we had just driven through some falling snow! I'm glad I kept the picture - I will probably never see such a thing again in my lifetime!

To all you folks suffering through foul weather right now, I feel for you. I remember the time...

John

 

[italiansport]

I live in Scottsdale which is adjacent to Phoenix and I've been here for 22 years. During that time I remember it snowing exactly twice. The McDowall Mountains just East of Scottsdale were covered with snow for a couple of hours!
Jim

 

[Franklin]

I have a brother living 45 miles nw of Green Bay, Wi they received 37" of wet heavy snow over a 2 day period, shattered all NWS records ever kept. He just got out of the house to get to the shed for his snowblower...... not sure it will help!

 

[ExRanger714]

What's next: lions and lambs lying down together or dogs and cats cross-breeding producing cogs or dats?

Maybe someday Smiths will no longer come with forged lockwork and wood grips?

 

[Tony C.]

Where I'm from, we don't call that snow, just wet furries!

 

[mmaher94087]

And two hours later it had evaporated. No slush or snud.

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

What's next: lions and lambs lying down together or dogs and cats cross-breeding producing cogs or dats?

Maybe someday Smiths will no longer come with forged lockwork and wood grips?

These words you speak, sound like a prophecy of the devil!

Ivan

 

[Alk8944]

If it doesn't stick on the pavement it hasn't snowed!

 

[erics]

On tonights weather report, they said we received a cumulative total of 73" this winter. For a semi arid local, that is a lot. Most since the 1940's I believe. Caused significant storage problems for the city.