STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR WESTERN U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
700 AM PST SAT JAN 5 2008

...HEAVY RAIN...HIGH WINDS...AND HEAVY SNOW BATTER PORTIONS OF THE
WESTERN UNITED STATES...

BLIZZARD WARNINGS AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH
OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES INCLUDING THE WASATCH AND SIERRA NEVADA
RANGES.  GALE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT OFFSHORE THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND
WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN AND SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA.

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

A STRONG COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A STRONG LOW IN SOUTHWEST
CANADA HAS PUSHED EASTWARD EXTENDING FROM CENTRAL MONTANA
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. 
IN ITS WAKE...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS INDICATE
THAT MODERATE TO STRONG ONSHORE FLOW CONTINUES TO BRING HEAVY RAIN
INTO LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CALIFORNIA AS WELL AS UTAH.  HIGH WINDS
HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR DOWNED TREES...POWER OUTAGES AND
OVERTURNED TRUCKS IN SEVERAL WESTERN STATES...BUT WINDS ARE
ABATING ACROSS CALIFORNIA...NORTHERN NEVADA...NORTHERN UTAH...AND
NORTHERN IDAHO.  THE THREAT OF HEAVY SNOW CONTINUES ACROSS THE
SIERRA NEVADA AND WASATCH RANGES...AS WELL AS THE CONTINENTAL
DIVIDE.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES FROM 0100 AM
PST JAN 4 THROUGH 0400 AM PST SAT JAN 5...

...CALIFORNIA...
ASPENDELL			   16.0       FELL IN 4 HOURS
MT SHASTA 1 N                      12.0    
WEED 4 SSW                          9.0
MAMMOTH LAKES			    6.0     
MCCLOUD 3 S                         5.0     

...NEVADA...
DAGGET PASS			   10.0
SPRING CREEK                        6.5       AS OF 0510 PST
COLD SPRINGS VALLEY		    6.0

...UTAH...
SOLITUDE                            8.0
ALTA COLLINS                        8.0

...OREGON...
HYATT LAKE                          3.5     

...WASHINGTON...
TWISP 3 S			   11.0
CHELAN 9SW			   10.6
WINTHROP 1W			   10.5
OKANOGAN 8NW			    8.0
LEAVENWORTH                         6.0 

...IDAHO...
MCCALL 7 NW			    8.0
MCCALL				    6.0

...SELECTED STORM RAINFALL TOTALS IN INCHES FROM 0100 AM PST JAN 4
THROUGH 0400 AM PST SAT JAN 5 EXCEPT WHERE NOTED...

...CALIFORNIA...
LOMA PRIETA 2200 FT		   10.00
WAWONA                              9.35      AS OF 0500 PST
SAN MARCOS PASS                     8.98
BRANDY CREEK                        8.92  
BEALE AFB/MARYSVILLE                8.84
OPIDS CAMP                          8.02      AS OF 0625 PST
VENADO                              8.00
BEN LOMOND			    7.99
WHITE LEDGE PEAK                    7.99
MONTECITO                           7.91
NORDHOFF RIDGE                      7.60
SAN FRANCISCO ARPT		    2.33

...UTAH...
ALTA COLLINS                        2.79
SOLITUDE 8300 FT ELEVATION          2.44
DEER VALLEY DALY WEST               2.37      AS OF 0500 PST
THAYNES CANYON                      2.20
BRIGHTON                            2.10
SNOWBIRD                            1.90
LITTLE GRASSY                       1.80
MIDWAY VALLEY CEDAR BREAKS          1.60

...OREGON...
RIDDLE 2 SE			    2.69
WILLIAMS 1 N                        2.34  
BANDON 11.4 S                       2.27  
COOS BAY 2.5 W                      2.06  
SELMA 5 NNE                         2.14 

...NEVADA...
RENO 10SW			    3.25
N JOHNSON LANE			    3.00 EST
COLD SPRINGS			    2.11
RENO 5SW			    2.00 EST
RENO ARPT			    1.93
SPARKS				    1.40
GARDNERVILLE 2 SSW		    1.22
CARSON CITY 3NW			    1.20   

...SELECTED RECENT WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR...

...CALIFORNIA...
WILEY RIDGE                63
MILL CREEK                 61
BIG PINES                  61
CHILAO                     61
ACTON                      58

...UTAH...
OGDEN PEAK                105
SNOWBASINE STRAW TOP      105
SOUTHERN WASATCH PEAKS    101
DEER VALLEY EMPIRE PEAK    89
SOUTH MOUNTAIN TOOELE      85

MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE THROUGH
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY...SPREADING INTO ARIZONA...WESTERN
COLORADO...WYOMING...AND NORTHWEST NEW MEXICO WITH TIME. HEAVY
SNOW WILL REMAIN A THREAT ACROSS THE TERRAIN OF THE WEST INTO
SUNDAY WITH MORE RAIN LIKELY ALONG THE COASTAL RANGES.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 100 PM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT. 

ROTH