18 states in path of winter storm

[Sherman A1]

CNN) -- When she was very young, Kayla Avery was used to playing in the snow. But the former Boston resident hadn't seen much of the white stuff since she moved to Arizona more than a decade ago.
She got a reminder Wednesday.

"We received a blizzard warning last night through the emergency broadcasting system. Most of us didn't believe it," she told CNN iReport. "Most of the news reports said it probably wouldn't snow in the valley, and two hours later it was snowing."

Avery, a 19-year-old student at the University of Arizona, said the snow was still falling Wednesday afternoon.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/02/20/us/weather/index.html

[Tansy_Gold]

1. this afternoon

Superstition Mountain, Apache Junction, Arizona

[malaise]

2. Is that why some major road in Arizona collapsed

Looks like McGramps needs some stimulus for infrastructure now

[marybourg]

3. From my house in the Valley, I see lots of snow on surrounding

mountains, but it just rained here.

[TM99]

4. It snowed here on the ground

not just in the higher elevations in central Phoenix. My girlfriend about had a cow when she saw it.

http://www.abc15.com/gallery/news/news_photo_gallery/rain-and-snow-storm-rolls-through-arizona

[HarveyDarkey]

5. Severe winter storm coming here tomorrow

but then we're used to it.