STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR WESTERN U.S. HEAVY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN
SNOW
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
100 AM PST SAT JAN 21 2017

...LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN CONTINUES TO IMPACT LOWER ELEVATIONS OF
CALIFORNIA AND THE SOUTHWEST...WITH SNOW IN THE MOUNTAINS...

WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN
OREGON...MUCH OF THE CENTRAL GREAT BASIN...THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN ROCKIES...AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SOUTHWEST.

FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS AND WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT ALONG
PORTIONS OF COASTAL CALIFORNIA.

HIGH WIND WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA...AS WELL AS THE
DESERT SOUTHWEST AND INTO FAR WEST TEXAS.

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 000 AM PST...A STEADY STREAM OF MOISTURE WAS DIRECTED INTO THE
WEST COAST WHILE A FRONTAL SYSTEM WAS MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHWEST
STATES. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED SCATTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN IMPACTING
PARTS OF THE WEST COAST WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW FALLING ACROSS
THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SIERRAS IN CALIFORNIA. MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAIN WAS ALSO FALLING AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY ACROSS
SOUTHERN ARIZONA WITH SNOW FALLING IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE
CENTRAL INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AND THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM PST THU JAN
19 THROUGH 1200 AM PST SAT JAN 21...

...ARIZONA...
ARIZONA SNOWBOWL 1 WNW               21.0                    
WILLIAMS 5 S                         13.5                    
PARKS 3 NNW                          12.0                    
KACHINA VILLAGE                      10.0                    
MOUNTAINAIRE                          9.0                    
FLAGSTAFF AIRPORT                     7.9                    
DOWNTOWN FLAGSTAFF 2 WSW              5.5                    
IRON SPRINGS 3 S                      5.0                    
WASHINGTON PARK 2 S                   3.0                    

...CALIFORNIA...
RUNNING SPRINGS 4 ENE                16.0                    
MOUNT SHASTA 3 SSE                   13.0                    
CARRVILLE 11 SSW                     12.0                    
HOMEWOOD 1 W                         11.0                    
WEED 2 SSW                           10.0                    
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE 5 SW                 9.5                    
MAMMOTH LAKES 2 W                     8.0                    
LAYTONVILLE 10 N                      6.0                    

...COLORADO...
CRESTED BUTTE 7 WNW                  12.0                    
MONARCH PASS 1 NNW                    6.0                    
SKYWAY 3 ENE                          5.5                    
TELLURIDE                             3.5                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM PST THU JAN
19 THROUGH 1200 AM PST SAT JAN 21...

...ARIZONA...
AUSTIN PEAK ALERT                     1.38                    
BIG SANDY RIVER AT SR93               1.19                    

...CALIFORNIA...
REDDING 1 WNW                         3.58                    
SCOTTS VALLEY                         3.41                    
FELTON                                3.26                    
SQUAW VALLEY                          2.89                    
CHILKOOT MEADOW                       2.68                    
SANTA BARBARA MUNI ARPT               2.67                    
SANTA CRUZ                            2.54                    
OROVILLE 2 SE                         2.25                    
RAMONA                                2.21                    
GRAVEYARD MEADOW                      2.20                    
MERCED RIVER BRICEBURG                2.16                    
ISABELLA DAM                          2.04                    
SAN DIEGO/MONTGOMERY FIELD            1.55                    
SANTA MONICA MUNI ARPT                1.38                    
LOS ANGELES INTL ARPT                 1.36                    
SANTA ANA/JOHN WAYNE ARPT             1.25                    

...NEVADA...
MT. CHARLESTON - LEE CANYON           1.70                    
TOWN WASH DETENTION BASIN             1.54                    

...OREGON...
BROOKINGS                             1.82                    

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...CALIFORNIA...
BIG BEAR CITY 13 ESE                  99                    
BURNS CANYON                          99                    
AGUANGA 7 SSW                         93                    
GRAPEVINE 3 SSE                       85                    
AVALON 2 WNW                          79                    
ACTON 9 SE                            76                    
TWO HARBORS 31 W                      75                    
MOUNT WILSON 8 NNE                    68                    
WOODLAND HILLS 7 SSW                  68                    
CHATSWORTH 4 N                        65                    
SAN FERNANDO 5 NNE                    64                    
MARYSVILLE ARPT                       58                    
SANTA BARBARA 5 ENE                   58                    
SACRAMENTO INTL ARPT                  52                    


A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL SYSTEMS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE
WESTERN U.S. THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH HEAVY RAIN...MOUNTAIN
SNOW...AND GUSTY WINDS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE FORECAST ACROSS COASTAL CALIFORNIA
WITH UPWARDS OF 3 OR 4 FEET OF SNOW POSSIBLE IN THE SIERRAS.
FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING WILL BE AN ONGOING THREAT...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE CENTRAL
INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AND THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN ROCKIES...1 TO 2 FEET
OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 700 AM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

SANTORELLI