THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR WESTERN U.S. HEAVY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN
SNOW
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
100 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2017
...LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS CONTINUE TO IMPACT LOWER
ELEVATIONS OF CALIFORNIA AND THE SOUTHWEST...WITH SNOW SHOWERS
THROUGHOUT THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN
OREGON...MUCH OF THE CENTRAL GREAT BASIN...PORTIONS OF THE
ROCKIES...AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SOUTHWEST.
FLOOD WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND ADVISORIES...AS WELL AS FLASH FLOOD
WATCHES...ARE IN EFFECT ALONG PORTIONS OF COASTAL
CALIFORNIA...SOUTHERN NEVADA...AND CENTRAL ARIZONA.
HIGH WIND WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND MUCH OF CALIFORNIA...AS WELL AS THE
SOUTHWEST AND WEST TEXAS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 1200 PM PST...A DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WAS PRESENT ACROSS THE
WESTERN U.S. WITH A STRONG JET STREAM MAKING ITS WAY INTO CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS
AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED SCATTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE
RAIN SHOWERS IMPACTING PARTS OF THE WEST COAST WITH SNOW FALLING
ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SIERRAS IN CALIFORNIA. SCATTERED
LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW SHOWERS WERE OCCURRING THROUGHOUT PORTIONS
OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST...ROCKIES...AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
SOUTHWEST...WITH RAIN SHOWERS IN LOWER ELEVATIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM PST THU JAN
19 THROUGH 1200 PM PST SAT JAN 21...
...ARIZONA...
WILLIAMS 5 S 23.0
FLAGSTAFF AIRPORT 22.8
ARIZONA SNOWBOWL 1 WNW 21.0
BELLEMONT (FLAGSTAFF NWS) 17.9
PINETOP-LAKESIDE 1.4 NNW 12.2
PARKS 3 NNW 12.0
KACHINA VILLAGE 10.0
MOUNTAINAIRE 9.0
DOWNTOWN FLAGSTAFF 2 WSW 5.5
IRON SPRINGS 3 S 5.0
WASHINGTON PARK 2 S 3.0
...CALIFORNIA...
RUTH 2 WNW 30.0
TWIN BRIDGES 4 ESE 24.0
HOMEWOOD 23.0
SQUAW VALLEY 19.0
RUNNING SPRINGS 4 ENE 16.0
MAMMOTH LAKES 5 W 15.0
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE 5 SW 14.0
MOUNT SHASTA 3 SSE 13.0
IDYLLWILD 1.8 NW 12.4
CARRVILLE 11 SSW 12.0
FISH CAMP 12.0
WEED 2 SSW 10.0
LAYTONVILLE 10 N 6.0
...COLORADO...
COAL BANK PASS 19.0
YELLOW JACKET 1 NW 16.0
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SE 15.0
CRESTED BUTTE 7 WNW 12.0
MOLAS PASS 12.0
MONARCH PASS 1 NNW 6.0
SKYWAY 3 ENE 5.5
TELLURIDE 3.5
...NEW MEXICO...
BONITO LAKE 6 WSW 14.0
TOADLENA 5 SSW 14.0
SANDIA PARK 4 NW 12.0
CHAMA 7.5
CANON PLAZA 11 NNW 5.0
...NEVADA...
MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA 22.0
MT CHARLESTON 4 NNW 22.0
HEAVENLY VALLEY 18.0
INCLINE VILLAGE 3 E 15.0
ELKO 2 NNE 7.5
...UTAH...
BRIGHTON 13.0
MONTICELLO 1 WSW 13.0
ALTA 11.0
PARK CITY 8.0
LOCKERBY 6 S 6.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM PST THU JAN
19 THROUGH 1200 PM PST SAT JAN 21...
...ARIZONA...
GLOBE 4 SSE 2.88
SUNFLOWER 2.83
CAMP CREEK 2.52
RACKENSACK CANYON ALERT GAGE 2.32
MIAMI 8.3 WSW 2.17
MUNDS PARK 0.6 ENE 2.04
FOUNTAIN HILLS 2.1 NNW 2.00
CIBECUE 13 SSW 1.88
AUSTIN PEAK ALERT 1.38
BIG SANDY RIVER AT SR93 1.19
...CALIFORNIA...
REDDING 1 WNW 3.58
SCOTTS VALLEY 3.41
FELTON 3.26
SQUAW VALLEY 2.89
CHILKOOT MEADOW 2.68
SANTA BARBARA MUNI ARPT 2.67
SANTA CRUZ 2.54
ESCONDIDO 1.4 ENE 2.30
OROVILLE 2 SE 2.25
RAMONA 2.21
GRAVEYARD MEADOW 2.20
MERCED RIVER BRICEBURG 2.16
ISABELLA DAM 2.04
SAN DIEGO/MONTGOMERY FIELD 1.55
SANTA MONICA MUNI ARPT 1.38
LOS ANGELES INTL ARPT 1.36
SANTA ANA/JOHN WAYNE ARPT 1.25
...NEVADA...
MT. CHARLESTON - LEE CANYON 1.70
TOWN WASH DETENTION BASIN 1.54
...OREGON...
BROOKINGS 1.82
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...ARIZONA...
CLIFTON 9 S 67
MULESHOE RANCH 67
SIERRA VISTA 9 SE 62
FORT HUACHUCA 5 WNW 58
DAVIS MONTHAN AFB 56
RODEO 21 WNW 55
NOGALES INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 52
...CALIFORNIA...
BIG BEAR CITY 13 ESE 99
BURNS CANYON 99
AGUANGA 7 SSW 93
PALOMAR MTN (PORTABLE) 93
GRAPEVINE 3 SSE 85
AVALON 2 WNW 79
ACTON 9 SE 76
CAMPO 76
OTAY MOUNTAIN 75
TWO HARBORS 31 W 75
BOUCHER HILL 73
VOLCAN MOUNTAIN 72
MOUNT WILSON 8 NNE 68
WOODLAND HILLS 7 SSW 68
CHATSWORTH 4 N 65
SAN FERNANDO 5 NNE 64
MARYSVILLE ARPT 58
SANTA BARBARA 5 ENE 58
SACRAMENTO INTL ARPT 52
A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE
WESTERN U.S. THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH HEAVY RAIN...MOUNTAIN
SNOW...AND GUSTY WINDS. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8
INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE FORECAST ACROSS COASTAL
CALIFORNIA WITH UPWARDS OF 3 OR 4 FEET OF SNOW POSSIBLE IN THE
SIERRAS. FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING WILL BE AN ONGOING
THREAT...ESPECIALLY ACROSS COASTAL CALIFORNIA TODAY AND TONIGHT
AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA TOMORROW. ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE CENTRAL
INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AND THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN ROCKIES...AN
ADDITIONAL 12 TO 18 INCHES OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER
TERRAIN.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 700 PM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
TATE
Last Updated: 359 PM EST SAT JAN 21 2017