THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS CALIFORNIA
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
800 AM PDT WED OCT 14 2009
...AN ANOMALOUSLY STRONG PACIFIC SYSTEM BROUGHT HEAVY RAINS AND
VERY WINDY CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF THE GOLDEN STATE...
SEVERAL LOCATIONS ACROSS INTERIOR CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
CONTINUE TO HAVE FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS IN
EFFECT.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 800 AM PDT... WHILE MUCH OF THE HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED ACROSS
THE STATE...SOME LINGERING SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED HEAVIER DOWNPOURS
STILL REMAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA MOUNTAIN
RANGES ALONG WITH THE SOUTHERN SIERRA NEVADAS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 1100 PM PDT MON
OCT 12 THROUGH 800 AM PDT WED OCT 14...
...CALIFORNIA...
THREE PEAKS 16.46
CHALK PEAK 14.41
ANDERSON PEAK 13.78
ROCKY BUTTE 13.39
MOUNT UMUNHUM 13.23
DINKEY CREEK 13.17
BEN LOMD 10.60
BLACK CONE 10.36
WHITE LEDGE PEAK 10.04
WISHON DAM 9.97
LAS TABLAS 9.89
YOSEMITE AT WAWOMA 9.77
SAN MARCOS PASS 9.74
EUREKA CANYON 9.73
NORDHOFF RIDGE 9.45
MOUNTAIN REST 9.27
BIG SUR 9.18
MARIPOSA GROVE 9.18
BEARTRAP MEADOW 8.74
BURRELL FIRE 8.70
LAS CUMBRS PEAK 7.99
CORRALITOS 7.61
MIDDLE PEAK 7.18
ANDREW MOLERA 6.89
BLACK SPRINGS 6.34
BRANDY CREEK 6.28
CHEWS RIDGE 6.22
MT. DIABLO PEAK 5.72
SAN RAFAEL-CIVIC CENTER 5.70
VENADO 5.68
LA PORTE 5.63
SIMS 5.62
BARNABY 5.57
MORGAN HILL 2.7 S 5.46
LAKESHORE 5.44
MT. ELIZABETH 5.29
LAFAYETTE 1.9 WSW 5.23
ST. MARYS COLLEGE 5.21
SAN JOSE 4.6 S 4.09
SAN LUIS OBISPO CO ARPT 3.07
DOWNTOWN SACRAMENTO 3.04
MONTEREY PENINSULA ARPT 2.92
SANTA BARBARA MUNI ARPT 2.70
LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT 2.57
DOWNTOWN SAN FRANCISCO 2.48
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...CALIFORNIA...
LOS GATOS 87
SCHOOLHOUSE 79
POINT BLUNT ANGEL ISLAND 77
SHIP MOUNTAIN 77
TWIN PEAKS IN SAN FRANCISCO 75
CALAVERAS ROAD 66
GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE 63
POINT REYES LIGHTHOUSE 63
SPRING VALLEY 62
THE RAINFALL CURRENTLY FALLING SHOULD TAPER OFF BY THE AFTERNOON
HOURS AS THE SYSTEM GRADUALLY BEGINS TO WEAKEN.
THIS WILL BE THE LAST STORM SUMMARY ISSUED BY THE
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER FOR THIS EVENT. PLEASE REFER
TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION.
RUBIN-OSTER
Last Updated: 115 PM EDT WED OCT 14 2009