Snow storm hits Arizona and New Mexico
{{date|January 22, 2007}}

On Sunday, at least a foot of snow fell in parts of Northern [[Arizona]], and it was expected that a few more inches of snow would fall on Monday.  The [[w:National Weather Service|National Weather Service]] said that up to 1½ inches of snow also fell in [[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] and up to 1 inch, average of under one inch, in [[Tucson]], which are both located in Southern Arizona.

On Sunday and Monday, Southern [[New Mexico]] received 9 inches of snow, leading to the closing of 145 miles of [[w:Interstate 25|Interstate 25]] between the cities of [[w:Socorro, New Mexico|Socorro]] and [[w:Las Cruces, New Mexico|Las Cruces]], New Mexico.  The interstate was reopened late Monday afternoon.

== Sources ==
*{{source|url=http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070122/ap_on_re_us/winter_blast|
title=Rare snow storm surprises Arizona|
author=Amanda Lee Myers|
pub=Yahoo News|
date=January 22, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/01/22/national/main2381592.shtml?source=flashapp|
title=Snow Surprises Arizona|
author=|
pub=CBS News|
date=January 22, 2007}}
*{{source|url=http://www.krqe.com/expanded.asp?RECORD_KEY%5BNews%5D=ID&ID%5BNews%5D=19380 |title=Stuck Travelers Swell Socorro |author=Addie Knowlton |pub=KRQE |date=January 22, 2007}}

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[[Category:Environment]]
[[Category:Weather]]
[[Category:United States]]
[[Category:North America]]
[[Category:Arizona]]
[[Category:New Mexico]]
[[Category:Tucson, Arizona]]
[[Category:Phoenix, Arizona]]
On Sunday, at least a foot of snow fell in parts of Northern Arizona, and it was expected that a few more inches of snow would fall on Monday.  The National Weather Service said that up to 1½ inches of snow also fell in Phoenix and up to 1 inch, average of under one inch, in Tucson, which are both located in Southern Arizona.

On Sunday and Monday, Southern New Mexico received 9 inches of snow, leading to the closing of 145 miles of Interstate 25 between the cities of Socorro and Las Cruces, New Mexico.  The interstate was reopened late Monday afternoon.
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