Gary Reeder
More on the snow storms...now 2 of them
Saturday, January 14, 2023, 14:35

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Major storms are expected to hit the U.S. Southwest over the holiday weekend, dumping heavy snow in the highest elevations and rain in the deserts, along with high wind that could knock out power and topple trees, weather forecasters said.

The National Weather Service says Flagstaff and North Rim of the Grand Canyon in Arizona could get up to 2 feet (61 centimeters) of snow in two rounds of storms. Mountainous areas west of Las Vegas, far northern New Mexico and other mountainous areas also will see heavy snow.

The first storm is forecast to hit Saturday night into Sunday, with a lull before the next one Monday on the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday.