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Tucson, Arizona – Travel across southern Arizona’s mountain communities is expected to become hazardous beginning this afternoon as a two-part winter storm brings accumulating snow, falling snow levels, and difficult driving conditions through Thursday night.
According to the National Weather Service in Tucson, a Winter Weather Advisory is in effect from late Wednesday morning through late Thursday for the Catalina and Rincon Mountains, the Galiuro and Pinaleno Mountains, and the White Mountains of Graham and Greenlee counties. The first wave of precipitation arrives this afternoon and evening, with snow levels around 7,000 to 7,500 feet. Despite heavier moisture, snowfall totals during this phase are expected to range from 2 to 6 inches…