THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR SOUTHWESTERN U.S. HEAVY RAIN/SNOW
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
700 AM PST SAT MAR 01 2014
...RAIN CONTINUES TO IMPACT MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA...
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES REMAIN
IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CA MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA
RANGE...THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NEVADA...COLORADO...UTAH...NEW
MEXICO...AND SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA.
WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 600 AM PST...A WEAKENING SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
987 MB...29.15 INCHES...WAS CENTERED IN THE PACIFIC
OCEAN...APPROXIMATELY 130 MILES WEST OF THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
COAST. AS THE OFFSHORE SYSTEM WEAKENS...ENERGY IS TRANSFERRING TO
A NEW DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST. ONSHORE
FLOW CONTINUES TO GENERATE RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...WITH SNOW IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE
SIERRA RANGE. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT RAIN WAS GENERALLY LIGHT TO MODERATE
ACROSS CALIFORNIA.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM PST TUE FEB
26 THROUGH 600 AM PST SAT MAR 01...
...CALIFORNIA...
SODA SPRINGS 1.5 SSW 12.0
LEE VINING 5.9 NW 10.5
ASPENDELL 1 WNW 10.0
CROWLEY LAKE 4 SSE 9.0
JUNE LAKE 8.0
KINGVALE 1.3 WSW 8.0
TAHOMA 0.5 S 6.4
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM PST TUE FEB
26 THROUGH 600 AM PST SAT MAR 01...
...ARIZONA...
TOWERS MTN. 1.89
SEVEN SPRINGS 1.73
NEW RIVER MESA 1.22
HORSESHOE RANCH 1.06
CROWN KING 1.02
...CALIFORNIA...
GREENFIELD 24 SW 11.81
CARMEL VALLEY VILLAGE 13 S 8.11
KING CITY 22 SW 6.69
LOS PADRES DAM 6.18
MT. UMUNHUM 6.15
BEN LOMOND RAWS 6.00
PINYON PEAK ALERT #66 5.90
MINING RIDGE 24 SW GREENFIELD 5.55
BONNY DOON 2 NE 5.19
COBB 0.8 S 4.97
LOS GATOS 5.4 SSW 4.82
FELTON 4.5 NNE 4.68
SAN ANSELMO 1.2 NNW 4.63
BIG SUR 9.5 NNW 4.60
PIT RIVER PH #5 4.60
VAN NUYS AIRPORT 4.21
WRIGHTWOOD 4.00
OXNARD AIRPORT 3.62
SANTA BARBARA MUNI ARPT 3.41
LOS ANGELES-USC 3.35
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...CALIFORNIA...
BIG BEAR LAKE 2 ESE 102
MOUNT WILSON 8 NNE 91
BOUCHER HILL 82
ALTADENA 6 N 81
SAN FERNANDO 4 NNE 80
FREMONT CANYON 74
TUSTIN FOOTHILLS 6 ENE 74
VALLEY CENTER 11 NE 73
EL CARISO 70
LAKELAND VILLAGE 4 WNW 70
CORONA 5 WSW 69
PALMDALE 5 S 63
CLAREMONT 5 WNW 58
...UTAH...
EUREKA 85
BRIGHTON 80
ALTA 78
CEDAR CITY 78
MAGNA 73
SNOWBASIN 70
SUNDANCE 64
THE PACIFIC LOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE APPROACHING THE CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA COAST AS IT CONTINUES TO WEAKEN. OVER THE NEXT 24
HOURS...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA...GENERALLY CLOSE TO THE COAST...AND IN THE HIGHER
TERRAIN NEAR THE COAST. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN ARE ALSO POSSIBLE
ACROSS PORTIONS OF ARIZONA...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE
MOGOLLON RIM.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 100 PM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
RYAN
Last Updated: 952 AM EST SAT MAR 01 2014