STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR WESTERN U.S. HEAVY PRECIPITATION EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
100 AM PST TUE JAN 19 2010
 
...BARRAGE OF PACIFIC STORMS TO CONTINUE OVER THE WESTERN U.S....
 
FLASH FLOOD WATCHES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA. HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL AREAS OF
OREGON AND WASHINGTON. WIND ADVISORIES AND HIGH WIND WATCHES HAVE
BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA.
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 100 AM PST...A 965 MB...28.50 INCHES...LOW PRESSURE CENTER WAS
LOCATED OFF THE OREGON COAST WITH AN ATTENDANT OCCLUDED AND COLD
FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED LIGHT TO
MODERATE RAIN FALLING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WITH SNOW
REPORTED AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS. RAIN AND HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW WAS
STREAMING EASTWARD THROUGH ARIZONA INTO NORTHERN NEW MEXICO AS
WELL AS THROUGH IDAHO AHEAD OF THE FRONT.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1000 AM PST SUN
JAN 17 THROUGH 1000 PM PST MON JAN 18...

...CALIFORNIA...
MAMMOTH LAKES                        12.0                     
ASPENDELL                            11.0                     
SODA SPRINGS 1.5 SSW                  8.0                     
CISCO 5 ENE                           7.0                     
KINGVALE 1.3 WSW                      7.0                     
ALPINE MEADOWS 3 ENE                  6.0                     
BECKWOURTH 5 W                        6.0                     
TAHOE CITY 5 SSW                      5.5                     
WEED 4 SW                             5.0                     

...NEVADA...
INCLINE VILLAGE 1 NE                 10.0                     
MT. CHARLESTON                       10.0                     
DAGGET PASS                           9.0                     
GARDNERVILLE 5 WSW                    4.3                     
CARSON CITY                           3.0                     

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 1000 AM PST SUN
JAN 17 THROUGH 1000 PM PST MON JAN 18...

...CALIFORNIA...
OPIDS CAMP                            4.88                     
WHITE LEDGE PEAK                      4.29                     
OLD MAN MOUNTAIN                      4.25                     
ROSE VALLEY                           3.98                     
NORDHOFF RIDGE                        3.97                     
W FK HELIPORT                         3.94                     
CHILAO                                3.74                     
NORTH FORK MATILIJA                   3.70                     
VENADO                                3.64                     
LA CUMBRE PEAK                        3.54                     
GIBRALTAR DAM                         3.41                     
MOUNT WILSON CBS                      3.32                     
SANTA ANITA DAM                       3.07                     
EATON DAM                             3.04                     
VAN NUYS                              2.30                     
OXNARD AIRPORT                        2.13                     
BURBANK-GLENDALE-PASADENA ARPT        1.94                     

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...CALIFORNIA...
SAN CLEMENTE PIER                       58                     
REDDING                                 46                     

...OREGON...
BROOKINGS                               55                     

...WASHINGTON...
ENUMCLAW 4 WNW                          80                     


A SERIES OF PACIFIC STORMS WILL CONTINUE TO APPROACH THE
CALIFORNIA COASTLINE THIS WEEK. THE MAIN SURFACE LOWS WILL TURN
NORTHWARD ALONG THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WHILE PUSHING THEIR
FRONTS THROUGH CALIFORNIA AND INTO THE GREAT BASIN. BY THE END OF
THE WORK WEEK... WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND INTO ARIZONA. LOCAL AMOUNTS OF UP
TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL
RANGES. SNOWFALL TOTALS WILL BE SEVERAL FEET ALONG THE SIERRA
NEVADA MOUNTAINS BUT ABOUT 6 TO 10 INCHES FARTHER EAST OVER THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHERN NEVADA AND UTAH. STRONG AND GUSTY
WINDS WILL ALSO IMPACT THE ENTIRE PACIFIC COASTAL REGION AS THE
STORMS MOVE ASHORE. THE PATTERN WILL LIKELY REMAIN ACTIVE THROUGH
FRIDAY.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 700 AM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

FRACASSO