Kingman, Arizona

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    County seat of Mohave County, elevation 3330 feet, to the southeast lie the Hualapai Mountains, Hualapai Peak being 8400 feet high. Kingman itself averages 3.5 inches of snowfall per year! The pic below illustrates dramatically how elevation affects the distribution of precipitation. Out West here, forecasters frequently refer to "snow-level" predicted as winter storms progress: "Snow Level 3000 feet tonight" means snow predicted above 3000, rain below that elevation.

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    Kingman looking southeast, after a typical winter storm, the Hualapais vividly outstanding covered in snow; Kingman itself likely got a bit of rain.

    While I lived in Las Vegas, a terrible series of explosions occurred in Kingman along the main street, which was sided by the Santa Fe mainline tracks as well as sidings, as liquid propane tankers exploded which were temporarily parked there. I remember the news coverage: burn victims were being airlifted to Henderson and Vegas. One tank car was said to have been blown hundreds of feet. Following that disaster, tank cars were forbidden from being allowed to stand along the roadway.

    "The Kingman Explosion, also known as the Doxol Disaster or Kingman BLEVE, was a catastrophic boiling liquid expanding vapor explosion (BLEVE) that occurred on July 5, 1973 in Kingman. The explosion occurred during a propane transfer from a Doxol railroad car to a storage tank on the Getz rail siding near Andy Devine Avenue/Route 66.
    Firefighters Memorial Park in Kingman is dedicated to those 11 firefighters who died in the blaze."

    • Andy Devine (1905–1977), actor, was raised in Kingman, where his father opened the Beale Hotel. One of the major streets of Kingman is named "Andy Devine Avenue" and the town holds the annual "Andy Devine Days".
    From: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingman,_Arizona
     
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    Oh, Magoo....You've done it again.....in Kingman Arizona!
     
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    Kingman, Arizona, 2017 Bob Dylan
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