STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR WESTERN U.S. HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD  
100 AM PST SUN MAR 06 2016

...WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE
WESTERN U.S. FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS...  

FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL
COUNTIES OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...OVER PARTS OF THE
FOOTHILLS SECTION OF SACRAMETO AND JOAQUIN VALLEYS...AND INTO
SOUTHWESTERN OREGON

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE SIERRA NEVADA

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF INTERIOR
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INTO SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHWESTERN NEVADA.

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 100 AM PST...A STRONG FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH A BROAD LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM IN THE EASTERN PACIFIC WAS BRINGING PLENTY OF
MOISTURE INLAND ACROSS MUCH OF THE WEST COAST.  NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION CONTINUED TO STREAM NORTHEASTWARD INTO
THE WESTERN U.S. WITH THE HEAVIEST RAIN MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT AND A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE
CENTER.  PRECIPITATION WAS IN THE FORM OF SNOW IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS SUCH AS OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM PST SAT
MAR 05 THROUGH 1200 AM PST SUN MAR 06...

...CALIFORNIA...
SANTA CRUZ - 30TH AVE                 8.09                    
BUCKS LAKE                            8.08                    
SUMMIT RD NEAR LOMA PRIETA            8.02                    
STIRLING CITY                         7.84                    
LAKE MCCLOUD                          7.29                    
PETALUMA - WILSON STREET              6.69                    
THREE PEAKS                           6.30                    
BOWMAN LAKE                           5.90                    
MINERAL                               5.61                    
HUYSINK                               5.56                    
BOGGS MOUNTAIN RAWS                   5.44                    
DOWNIEVILLE                           5.44                    
PIKE COUNTY LOOKOUT RAWS              5.08                    
MT.SAINT HELENA                       4.26                    
CALAVERAS BIG TREE                    4.04                    
CHERRY VALLEY MET STATION             3.98                    
ORINDA FIRE STATION                   3.25                    
PINE GROVE                            3.20                    
MCCLOUD 3 S                           2.73                    
SACRAMENTO 1 WSW                      2.70                    

...OREGON...
OBRIEN 2 SSW                          4.00                    
KERBY                                 2.00                    
GOLD BEACH                            1.72                    
BROOKINGS 5 NNW                       1.25                    
SELMA                                 1.23                    
COOS BAY 7 ESE                        1.17                    

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

...CALIFORNIA...
MT. DIABLO RAWS                       88                    
COOSKIE MTN RAWS NR PETROLIA          76                    
LOS GATOS RAWS                        68                    
ROSE PEAK RAWS                        65                    
BURLINGAME 5 WSW                      64                    
HERNANDEZ RAWS                        62                    


A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WITH HIGH MOISTURE CONTENT FROM
THE PACIFIC OCEAN ARE FORECAST TO IMPACT THE WESTERN U.S. THIS
WEEK.  THE FIRST OF THESE SYSTEMS...WHICH IS CURRENTLY MOVING INTO
THE WEST COAST...WILL BRING THE POTENTIAL OF FLASH FLOODING ACROSS
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND HEAVY SNOW IN THE SIERRA NEVADA TODAY. 
THE PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO TAPER OFF LATER TODAY BEFORE
ANOTHER ROUND OF PRECIPITATION WHICH IS FORECAST TO ARRIVE TONIGHT
WITH THE NEXT SYSTEM.  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 2 TO 5 INCHES IS
EXPECTED THROUGH TUESDAY WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE
COASTAL SECTIONS OF CALIFORNIA AND NEARBY MOUNTAIN RANGES...WITH
LESSER AMOUNTS EXTENDING NORTHWARD INTO THE CASCADES.  THE SIERRA
NEVADA IS EXPECTED TO SEE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS UPWARD FROM 1 FOOT TO 3
FEET THROUGH TUESDAY.

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

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