(FORECAST: Winter Storm Thor)
This weekend into Monday, Thor dumped snow across the region's roadways, cut off power to thousands in Arizona and caused slide-offs and accidents.
Here are the latest impacts from Winter Storm Thor:
Arizona
Flooding is keeping residents who live along Oak Creek Canyon from departing or returning to their homes, KSAZ-TV said.Northern Arizona University closed its Flagstaff campus at 2 p.m. Monday due to adverse weather and road conditions, according to the university's website.
A car lost control and was struck by a freight train crossing tracks at Route 66 in Flagstaff, Arizona, leaving one person injured, the Arizona Daily Sun reports.
Sunday afternoon, the Flagstaff Unified School District announced Monday classes were canceled.
A Flagstaff Fire Department spokesman said crews responded to 49 emergencies between midnight Saturday and 5 p.m. Sunday, an unusually high amount for the department, KPHO-TV reported. Emergencies ranged from crashes to downed power lines.
Over the weekend, thousands of Arizona Public Service Co. customers lost power in Coconini County, Arizona, as snow piled onto utility lines, AZ Central says.
California
A mudslide shut down a stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway in both directions early Sunday morning, the Los Angeles Times reports.Officials reopened the road Monday.
Bay Area residents were baffled Saturday when a storm dropped so much hail, people confused it for snow. The local NWS office confirmed although it looked “deceptively similar to snow, no snow fell below 4,000 feet” elevation.
Foothills east of San Jose are covered in white! #cawx
"We are thrilled," Melissa Matheney, a spokeswoman for Squaw Valley and Alpine Meadows ski resorts, told the San Francisco Chronicle. "We couldn't be happier with this storm. It exceeded expectations, which is fantastic."
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Colorado
Multiple non-injury wrecks led to the partial closure of northbound I-25 Monday, Colorado State Patrol says. Around 9 a.m. local time, the highway was completely reopened.Thor's new layer of snow is on top of piles of snow left by previous storms across the state in the last few weeks.
Good eye @Paul_Goodloe! All of Colorado is snow covered right now, with a lot more on the way from Winter Storm #Thor
"While much of the snow will stay confined to the mountains, some lighter snowfall may affect parts of the I-25 corridor at times Sunday night into Tuesday," Dolce said.
New Mexico
Hazardous roads became a problem over the weekend as Winter Storm Thor dumped a year's worth of snow in just three days.NWS Albuquerque ✔ @NWSAlbuquerque Follow
A handful of schools in northern New Mexico canceled class or ran delays Monday as heavy rains and winds lashed the region.
The snowmelt in Albuquerque concerns local officials, and they’re warning people to stay from arroyos as water from the melt flows through, according to KOB TV.
Utah
Several schools in San Juan County, Utah, canceled classes Monday because of poor road conditions, Fox 13 says.Two women were transported to the hospital after crashing a car into the Provo River in Sundance, Utah, Saturday afternoon KSL reports.
Both women are in fair condition.
Utah Highway Patrol say the driver was going too fast given the snowy roads.
CBS 2 says that southern Utah saw 37 slide-offs and 21 crashes total Saturday.
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