STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 8 FOR MAJOR WINTER STORM... NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 1 AM PST WED FEB 23 2005 ...UPPER LEVEL LOW OFF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CONTINUES TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINS...HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOWS...IMPACTING CALIFORNIA... NEVADA...ARIZONA... FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR RIVERSIDE...SAN BERNIDINO...SAN DIEGO...KERN...COUNTIES. FLOOD ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR VENTURA AND LOS ANGELES COUNTIES... URBAN AND SMALL STREAM FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LAS VEGAS VALLEY.WINTER STORM WARNINGS CONTINUE ABOVE 5500 FT FOR THE MOUNTAINS AROUND SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTIES. SNOW ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MOUTAINS AND SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS. A FLOOD WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SAN DIEGO RIVER...SANTA YNEZ RIVER...LITTLE COLORADO RIVER...AGUA FRIA RIVER...AND CAVE CREEK. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY DUE TO HAZARDOUS SEAS HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST...EXTENDING AS FAR NORTH AS POINT PIEDRAS BLANCAS AND AS FAR SOUTH AS THE MEXICAN BORDER. AT 1 AM PST..THE CENTER OF THE STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR 32.8N 118.9W..OR APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES WEST OF OCEANSIDE CALIFORNIA. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...SUPPORTING THE THREAT OF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS AND HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOWS ACROSS PORTIONS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. ...SELECTED RAINFALL TOTALS OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FROM THURSDAY FEBRUARY 17 THROUGH 10 PM TUESDAY FEBRUARY 22... OPIDS CAMP............21.45 OLD MAN MOUNTAIN......18.68 SISAR PEAK............16.90 MATILIJA CYN..........16.45 TANBARK...............14.32 ROSE VALLEY...........13.95 NORDOFF RIDGE.........13.78 LOS PRIETOS...........13.77 ROCKY PEAK............11.78 MT BALDY..............11.52 CLAREMONT..............9.49 DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES...8.64 VAN NUYS...............8.59 WHITTIER HILS..........8.12 OXNARD.................7.77 LONG BEACH.............7.12 SANTA MONICA...........6.69 THE EASTERN SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS HAVE RECEIVED 8 FEET OF NEW SNOW SINCE THURSDAY. PORTIONS OF MOUNT BALDY HAVE RECEIVED 10 FEET OF SNOW SINCE THURSDAY. ADDITONAL ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED. SNOWFALL RATES THROUGH WEDNESDAY ARE FORECAST TO BE AS HIGH AS 1 TO 3 INCHES PER HOUR AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 5000 FEET. SATELLITE AND RADAR DATA CONTINUE TO SHOW AREAS OF PRECIPITATION FALLING OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE INTO WEDNESDAY OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER AT 7 AM PST. REFER TO STATEMENTS ISSUED BY LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS STORM. SZATANEK