THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 17 FOR WESTERN U.S. HEAVY PRECIPITATION EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
100 PM PST FRI JAN 22 2010
...THE LAST SIGNIFICANT PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM OF THIS SERIES MOVES
INTO THE ROCKIES...
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE
CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ARIZONA...AS
WELL AS FROM CENTRAL CALIFORNIA TO THE SOUTHWEST COASTAL AREAS
NEAR SAN DIEGO. COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAIN RANGES...HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AND SOUTHWESTERN U.S...AND EASTWARD INTO THE
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 1200 PM PST...A 982 MB LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS LOCATED ABOUT
220 MILES NORTHWEST OF SALT LAKE CITY WITH AN OCCLUDED FRONT
PUSHING THROUGH THE CENTRAL ROCKY MOUNTAINS AND A COLD FRONT
EXTENDING ALONG THE NEW MEXICO-TEXAS BORDER. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
SCATTERED AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW
FALLING ACROSS CALIFORNIA...OREGON...THE GREAT BASIN...AND THE
ROCKY MOUNTAINS. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW
WAS FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM PST SUN JAN
17 THROUGH 1200 PM PST FRI JAN 22...
...ARIZONA...
FLAGSTAFF 3 NE 53.5
PINETOP-LAKESIDE 4 ESE 47.8
WILLIAMS 37.5
FLAGSTAFF AIRPORT 36.0
DONEY PARK 35.0
BELLEMONT 31.9
SUNSET CRATER 31.0
GRAND CANYON SOUTH RIM 22.0
MCNARY 2 N 19.0
...CALIFORNIA...
MAMMOTH LAKES 3 W 90.0
JUNE MOUNTAIN 79.0
BOREAL 73.0
SODA SPRINGS 73.0
ALPINE MEADOWS 70.0
BLUE CANYON 65.0
LWR RELIEF VALLEY 62.6
MOUNT SHASTA 60.0
BIG BEAR LAKE 48.0
SIERRA AT TAHOE 48.0
...COLORADO...
PAGOSA SPRINGS 6 W 40.0
SOUTH FORK 4 SW 25.5
CREEDE 9 WSW 24.0
DURANGO 24.0
SILVERTON 24.0
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SSE 24.0
BAYFIELD 21.0
ABAJO 19.0
TELLURIDE 15.0
COAL BANK PASS 14.5
...NEW MEXICO...
TOADLENA 5 SSW 16.0
BLUEWATER LAKE 11 WSW 14.0
JEMEZ SPRINGS 14.0
LA PLATA 4 N 13.0
CHAMA 12.0
FARMINGTON 7 NE 10.5
ELIZABETHTOWN 5 NNW 10.0
LOS ALAMOS 6 W 10.0
EL MORRO 2 WSW 9.0
CANON PLAZA 11 NNW 8.0
...NEVADA...
YUCCA FLAT 20.0
BERRY CREEK 19.0
BIG CREEK SUMMIT 16.0
DRAW CREEK 13.0
POLE CREEK R.S. 13.0
MT. POTOSI 12.0
ELY 8.3
WARD MOUNTAIN 8.0
CHARLESTON 6.0
...UTAH...
BRIGHTON CREST 35.0
ALTA/COLLINS 33.5
DEER VALLEY DALY WEST 28.0
PARK CITY JUPITER PEAK 28.0
BIG COTTONWOOD SPRUCES 19.0
SOLITUDE 17.5
SNOWBIRD 13.5
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM PST SUN JAN
17 THROUGH 1200 PM PST FRI JAN 22...
...ARIZONA...
BLACK CANYON CITY 10 N 6.57
CROWN KING 6.50
NEW RIVER 3 ENE 6.24
SURPRISE 5 W 5.67
WICKENBURG 2 ESE 5.47
LUKE AFB/PHOENIX 4.56
PAYSON 4.01
SIERRA VISTA 3.83
SCOTTSDALE MUNI ARPT 3.05
...CALIFORNIA...
LOS GATOS 4 SW 16.30
CAZADERO 13.46
LYTLE CREEK 13.39
MINING RIDGE 13.14
PETROLIA 7 SE 12.31
BARTLETT SPRINGS 11.23
ALTADENA 1 ESE 11.14
CLOVERDALE 1 S 10.98
HONEYDEW 9.80
UKIAH MUNI ARPT 7.81
NEWHALL 7.50
SANTA ROSA/SONOMA CO ARPT 7.00
SAN DIEGO/MONTGOMERY FIELD 4.79
SAN FRANCISCO INTL ARPT 4.47
LOS ANGELES-USC 4.31
...NEVADA...
LAUGHLIN 4.20
PITTMAN WASH AT WIGWAM 2.76
HENDERSON - WAGON WHEEL 2.26
SUMMERLIN WEST 2.21
NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT 1.66
NELLIS AFB/LAS VEGAS 1.44
MERCURY/DESERT ROCK ARPT 1.18
...OREGON...
AGNESS 6.4 NE 3.90
PORT ORFORD 5.0 E 3.52
BROOKINGS 4.2 ENE 2.83
BANDON 11.4 S 2.67
ASTORIA 1.45
...WASHINGTON...
HOQUIAM/BOWERMAN AIRPORT 2.01
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...ARIZONA...
HUMBUG CREEK 76
PRESCOTT AIRPORT 67
...CALIFORNIA...
BISHOP AIRPORT 71
...NEW MEXICO...
PROVO 67
OGDEN 64
RUIDOSO 60
...UTAH...
SPRINGVILLE 72
PROVO 67
PRECIPITATION WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE
SOUTHWEST AS THE LAST OF THE PACIFIC LOWS WITH THIS SERIES OF
STORMS CONTINUES TO MOVE THROUGH THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS UP TO AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...ARIZONA...AND NEW MEXICO. ADDITIONAL
FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES ARE POSSIBLE WITH THE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL.
ADDITIONALLY...HEAVY SNOW AND GUSTY WINDS WILL THREATEN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE FOUR CORNER STATES.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 700 PM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
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Last Updated: 400 PM EST FRI JAN 22 2010