A winter storm brought snow to the Tucson area and hail and sleet to the Phoenix metropolitan area Wednesday, disrupting flights, making for slushy rush-hour commutes and creating the rare sight of flurries at a professional golf event in southern Arizona. [-- The Associated Press]
In this photo provided by the Arizona Diamondbacks, snow covers Salt River Fields baseball park, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Snow, hail and rain left a blanket of white in parts of the Phoenix metro area Wednesday afternoon. (AP Photo/Arizona Diamondbacks, L.M. Parr) NO SALES
The Superstition Mountains are blanketed in snow Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013 in Apache Junction, Ariz. Snow, hail and rain left a blanket of white in parts of the Phoenix metro area Wednesday afternoon. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Snow covers a golf cart outside the course clubhouse during the Match Play Championship golf tournament, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, in Marana, Ariz. Play was suspended for the day. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
Tournament officials check the course after a snow storm suspended play for the day at the Match Play Championship golf tournament, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, in Marana, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
A pedestrian keeps dry, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013 in Tempe, Ariz. Snow, hail and rain left a blanket of white in parts of the Phoenix metro area Wednesday afternoon. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Spectators make their way off the course during a snow storm during the Match Play Championship golf tournament, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, in Marana, Ariz. Play was suspended for the day. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
A spectator walks past a snowman made on a fairway after the first round of the Match Play Championship golf tournament was suspended due to snow Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, in Marana, Ariz.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Golf fans walk by the tournament golf shop as snow falls during the Match Play Championship golf tournament, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, in Marana, Ariz. Play was suspended for the day. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Pedestrians walk through a mixture of snow and rain, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013 in Tempe, Ariz. Snow, hail and rain left a blanket of white in parts of the Phoenix metro area Wednesday afternoon. (AP Photo/Matt York)
A volunteer walks along the practice green as snow falls during the Match Play Championship golf tournament, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, in Marana, Ariz. Play was suspended. (AP Photo/Ross Franklin)
Golf fans make their way off the course as snow falls during the Match Play Championship golf tournament, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, in Marana, Ariz. Play was suspended for the day. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Snow covers a cholla cactus during a snow storm at the Match Play Championship golf tournament, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, in Marana, Ariz. Play was suspended for the day. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
A volunteer walks along the practice green as snow falls during the Match Play Championship golf tournament, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013, in Marana, Ariz. Play was suspended. (AP Photo/Ross Franklin)
In this photo provided by the Arizona Diamondbacks, snow covers Salt River Fields baseball park, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Snow, hail and rain left a blanket of white in parts of the Phoenix metro area Wednesday afternoon. (AP Photo/Arizona Diamondbacks, L.M. Parr) NO SALES
A golf fan takes a photo of the 18th green as snow falls during the Match Play Championship golf tournament, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, in Marana, Ariz. Play was suspended for the day. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
In this photo provided by the Arizona Diamondbacks, snow covers the Arizona Diamondbacks baseball spring training offices at Salt River Fields, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Snow, hail and rain left a blanket of white in parts of the Phoenix metro area Wednesday afternoon. (AP Photo/Arizona Diamondbacks, L.M. Parr) NO SALES
Tournament volunteers walk along the golf course after a snow storm suspended play for the day during the Match Play Championship golf tournament, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, in Marana, Ariz. Play was suspended for the day. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Snow in Flagstaff [ABC15 photo]
Snow in Flagstaff [ABC15 photo]
Snow in Flagstaff [ABC15 photo]
In Southern Arizona, a snow-covered Sombrero Peak is partially masked by fog. [Brandon Hays/The Explorer]
As the clouds started to clear in the west, the snow can be seen on the Tucson Mountains. [Brandon Hays/The Explorer]
Snow at Loop 101 at Indian Bend Road [ADOT/Via ABC15]
Salt River Fields in Scottsdale, Feb. 20, 2013 [ABC15 photo]
Salt River Fields in Scottsdale, Feb. 20, 2013 [ABC15 photo]
Elementary School students in Marana play in the snow Feb 20, 2013. [Photo courtesy of Marana School District]
As people made their way to the busses after the Accenture Match Play Championship golf was postponed, and eventually cancelled for the day, the stopped to get a photo in front of the Accenture sculpture. Feb. 20, 2013 [Randy Metcalf/The Explorer]
In this photo provided by the Arizona Diamondbacks, snow covers Salt River Fields baseball park, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, in Scottsdale, Ariz. Snow, hail and rain left a blanket of white in parts of the Phoenix metro area Wednesday afternoon. (AP Photo/Arizona Diamondbacks, L.M. Parr)
Snow falls on the ninth green at the Match Play Championship golf tournament, Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2013, in Marana, Ariz. Play was suspended for the day. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)
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Leon Ceniceros posted at 7:12 pm on Thu, Feb 21, 2013.
If anyone needed a picture of what..........Al Gore & Michael Moore's...."GLOBAL WARMING".........looks like....then these photos are..............PROOF POSITIVE....[wink]