THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 18 FOR WESTERN U.S. HEAVY PRECIPITATION EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
700 PM PST FRI JAN 22 2010
 
...PRECIPITATION TAPERING OFF ACROSS THE WEST...
 
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE
CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL ARIZONA...AS WELL AS
THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL REGIONS. COASTAL FLOOD
WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST.
 
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF CALIFORNIA...THE INTERMOUNTAIN
WEST...THE 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 600 PM PST...THE LAST IN A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS HAS MOVED
EAST OF THE ROCKIES...AND IS NOW A 986 MB LOW. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT
SCATTERED AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW WERE
CONTINUING TO FALL ACROSS CALIFORNIA...THE GREAT BASIN...THE ROCKY
MOUNTAINS...ARIZONA...AND NEW MEXICO.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM PST SUN JAN
17 THROUGH 600 PM PST FRI JAN 22...

...ARIZONA...
SUNRISE MOUNTAIN                     77.0                     
FLAGSTAFF 3 NNW                      61.0                     
PINETOP-LAKESIDE 4 ESE               47.8                     
WILLIAMS                             37.5                     
FLAGSTAFF AIRPORT                    36.0                     
DONEY PARK                           35.0                     
BELLEMONT                            31.9                     
GRAND CANYON SOUTH RIM               31.3                     
SUNSET CRATER                        31.0                     

...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...
DURANGO 5 W                          38.9                     
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...
MOGOLLON 6 ESE                       25.0                     
DULCE                                24.0                     
CHAMA                                18.5                     
TOADLENA 5 SSW                       16.0                     
BLUEWATER LAKE 11 WSW                14.0                     
JEMEZ SPRINGS                        14.0                     
LA PLATA 4 N                         13.0                     
LUNA                                 11.0                     
FARMINGTON 7 NE                      10.5                     
ELIZABETHTOWN 5 NNW                  10.0                     

...NEVADA...
YUCCA FLAT                           20.0                     
BERRY CREEK                          19.0                     
MT. POTOSI                           17.0                     
BIG CREEK SUMMIT                     16.0                     
DRAW CREEK                           13.0                     
POLE CREEK R.S.                      13.0                     
ELY                                  10.0                     
WARD MOUNTAIN                         8.0                     

...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                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM PST SUN JAN
17 THROUGH 600 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                       7.83                     
NEWHALL                               7.80                     
SANTA ROSA/SONOMA CO ARPT             7.03                     
SAN DIEGO/MONTGOMERY FIELD            4.85                     
SAN FRANCISCO INTL ARPT               4.58                     
LOS ANGELES-USC                       4.54                     

...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                               1.47                     

...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                     

...NEVADA...
QUIMA PEAK                              79                     

...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 MOVES INTO THE PLAINS. ADDITIONAL LOCALIZED 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. SNOW WILL
CONTINUE INTO TOMORROW IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHERN
ARIZONA.

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.

SOLTOW




Last Updated: 954 PM EST FRI JAN 22 2010