FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) - The Arizona Department of Transportation on Tuesday warned against travel in some parts of the state’s high country as a storm dropped snow in a region stretching from the Grand Canyon to the White Mountains.
Forecasts called for new snow accumulations through Wednesday of up to 5 inches (12.7 centimeters) at the South Rim of the Grand Canyon, 3 inches (7.6 centimeters) in Window Rock and 4 inches (10.1 centimeters) in Pinetop-Lakeside, the National Weather Service said.
The Transportation Department said drivers who couldn’t avoid traveling in the affected areas should slow down, pack an emergency kit and leave extra room behind other vehicles.
Impacts on travel were expected to increase at nightfall with freezing temperatures, the weather service said.
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