THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR WESTERN U.S. HEAVY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN
SNOW
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
700 PM PST SAT JAN 21 2017
...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES TO IMPACT PORTIONS OF
CALIFORNIA...
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 CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES...AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE SOUTHWEST.
FLOOD WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND ADVISORIES...AS WELL AS FLASH FLOOD
WATCHES...REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA.
HIGH WIND WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR SOUTHERN OREGON AND MUCH OF CALIFORNIA...AS WELL AS THE
SOUTHERN ROCKIES AND INTO THE SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 600 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 MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL
IMPACTING COASTAL AND WESTERN CALIFORNIA. SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS
WERE ALSO PRESENT IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN
WEST AND THE ROCKIES.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM PST THU JAN
19 THROUGH 600 PM PST SAT JAN 21...
...ARIZONA...
FOREST LAKES 33.0
WILLIAMS 5 S 23.0
FLAGSTAFF AIRPORT 22.8
ARIZONA SNOWBOWL 1 WNW 21.0
PINETOP-LAKESIDE 18.0
BELLEMONT (FLAGSTAFF NWS) 17.9
ALPINE 2 WNW 16.0
IRON SPRINGS 3 S 15.0
MCNARY 3 N 15.0
PARKS 3 NNW 12.0
KACHINA VILLAGE 10.0
MOUNTAINAIRE 9.0
FORT BAYARD 1 ENE 6.0
DOWNTOWN FLAGSTAFF 2 WSW 5.5
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
VALLECITO 3 SSW 18.0
RICO 17.0
YELLOW JACKET 1 NW 16.0
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SE 15.0
DOVE CREEK 1 S 13.5
CRESTED BUTTE 7 WNW 12.0
MOLAS PASS 12.0
DOLORES 10.0
MONARCH PASS 1 NNW 6.0
SKYWAY 3 ENE 5.5
TELLURIDE 3.5
...NEW MEXICO...
TOADLENA 5 SSW 14.0
BONITO LAKE 6 WSW 12.0
CHUPADERO 7 ESE 12.0
SANDIA PARK 4 NW 12.0
CHAMA 7.5
RUIDOSO 7.0
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 600 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
RAMONA 2.27
OROVILLE 2 SE 2.25
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
...NEW MEXICO...
SANDIA PARK 4 E 3.80
...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
...NEW MEXICO...
MAGDALENA 10 SSE 111
SAN AUGUSTIN PASS 88
CONDRON FIELD 68
SANDIA PARK 6 WNW 66
...TEXAS...
PINE SPRINGS 5 S 81
KELP 69
EL PASO 3 E 60
HEAVY RAIN...MOUNTAIN SNOW...AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
IMPACT CALIFORNIA THROUGHOUT THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS AS A SURFACE
FRONT MAKES ITS WAY ONSHORE. 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 TONIGHT AND SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA ON SUNDAY. 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 100 AM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
SANTORELLI
Last Updated: 1000 PM EST SAT JAN 21 2017