Forecasters warn of hazardous driving conditions from storm

FLAGSTAFF, ARIZ. » Forecasters warned of difficult driving conditions across Arizona’s high country today from a winter storm expected to produce widespread rain and snow along with gusty winds.

Drivers in higher elevations should be prepared for patches of blowing snow, the National Weather Service office in Flagstaff said.

Conditions will improve over the weekend but another storm is possible next Tuesday and Wednesday, the office said.

Snowfall amounts today could total up to 4 inches above 6,000 feet , with over 5 inches above 8,000 feet.