THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 8 FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA HEAVY
RAINFALL EVENT
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
100 AM PST SUN FEB 19 2017

...HEAVY RAIN HAS DIMINISHED IN INTENSITY OVER CENTRAL/SOUTHERN
ARIZONA...

FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND FLODD ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS
OF CENTRAL ARIZONA.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT FOR THE MOGOLLON RIM AND GILA AND SAN FRANCISCO MOUNTAINS
OF ARIZONA AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO.

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

AT 1200 AM PST...A DEEP UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH WITH A CLOSED
CIRCULATION OVER SOUTHWESTERN ARIZONA CONTINUED TO DIRECT
SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN U.S.  AT THE
SURFACE...A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WITH A SEA-LEVEL PRESSURE OF 1002
MB...29.59 INCHES WAS LOCATED IN WESTERN ARIZONA WITH AN OCCLUDED
FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHEASTWARD INTO NEW MEXICO.  NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THE AREA
OF MODERATE RAIN NEAR AND TO THE NORTH OF PHOENIX...ARIZONA HAD
DIMINISHED IN INTENSITY DURING THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS.  THE AREA
OF RAIN WAS MOVING NORTHWARD TOWARD THE MOGOLLON RIM WHERE THE
PRECIPITATION WAS IN THE FORM OF SNOW.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM PST FRI
FEB 17 THROUGH 1200 AM PST SUN FEB 19...

...ARIZONA...
CROWN KING                            2.04                    
ROCKEN SACK CANYON                    2.01                    
BURN SPRING                           1.62                    
YARNELL                               1.54                    
CAMP CREEK                            1.53                    
UPPER TRILBY WASH                     1.53                    
VULTURE MINE                          1.53                    
AGUA FRIA HUMBOLDT 3S                 1.22                    
HUMBUG CREEK                          1.04                    

...NEVADA...
NEVADA DESERT NAT'L WR                2.61                    
GRAPEVINE SPRING                      2.52                    
HARRIS SPRINGS                        2.05                    
HAWTHORNE                             1.96                    
TULE SPRINGS NORTHWEST                1.74                    
BEATTY - TIMBER MTN                   1.69                    
GOLDFIELD 1 N                         1.53                    
NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT               0.75                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM PST FRI
FEB 17 THROUGH 1200 AM PST SUN FEB 19...

...CALIFORNIA...
JUNE LAKE                            36.0                    
MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN                     30.0                    

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

...ARIZONA...
TUCSON 4 SW                           56                    
HOPKINS                               51                    
SELLS                                 46                    
NOGALAS AIRPORT                       45                    
SASABE                                44                    
SIERRA VISTA MUNI ARPT                43                    

...CALIFORNIA...
GRAPEVINE PEAK                       108                    
CARMEL VALLEY VILLAGE 10 SW           86                    
BIG BEAR CITY 13 ESE                  84                    
BURNS CANYON                          84                    
ACTON 9 SE                            82                    
MILL CREEK                            81                    
CHILAO                                80                    
MOUNT WILSON 8 NNE                    80                    
ALTADENA 6 N                          77                    
CLEAR CREEK                           77                    
TORO PEAK                             76                    
CASTROVILLE 2 NW                      75                    
GRASS MOUNTAIN                        75                    
LANCASTER 14 WSW                      75                    
PALOMAR MTN LOOKOUT                   75                    
PORT OF LOS ANGELES (PIER F)          75                    
SAN PEDRO 4 E                         75                    
HESPERIA 5 SW                         72                    
SAN CLEMENTE 5 E                      72                    
RUNNING SPRINGS 2 NW                  71                    
SALINAS AIRPORT                       71                    
AGUANGA 6 SSE                         70                    
PYRAMID LAKE 6 NE                     70                    
SANDBERG                              70                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...CALIFORNIA...
EL DESEO RANCH                       10.45                    
OLD MAN MOUNTAIN                      9.95                    
UPPER MATILIJA CANYON                 9.87                    
SAN MARCOS PASS                       9.33                    
MONTECITO                             9.30                    
CACHUMA LAKE                          9.19                    
GIBRALTAR DAM                         9.17                    
SULPHUR MOUNTAIN CREEK                7.79                    
ALISAL RESERVOIR                      6.74                    
MINING RIDGE                          6.66                    
CELITE                                4.93                    
POINT REYES                           4.30                    
SANTA BARBARA MUNI ARPT               4.20                    
GOLETA WATER DISTRICT                 4.03                    
SANDBERG                              3.89                    
SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE            3.73                    
SANTA BARBARA FLOOD CONTROL OFFICE    3.42                    
THREE PEAKS                           3.36                    
OXNARD AIRPORT                        3.26                    
VAN NUYS AIRPORT                      3.25                    
CATALINA ISLAND                       3.19                    
CAMARILLO AIRPORT                     2.78                    
LONG BEACH AIRPORT                    2.75                    
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND                     2.61                    
INDEPENDENCE 4 WNW                    2.34                    
VANDENBERG AFB/LOMPOC                 2.21                    
SANTA MARIA PUBLIC APT                2.17                    
LOS ANGELES DOWNTOWN                  2.11                    
SAN FRANCISCO                         1.17                    
SAN DIEGO                             1.09                    


THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE FRONT WILL CONTINUE
TO TRACK EASTWARD ACROSS ARIZONA INTO NEW MEXICO TODAY AND
GRADUALLY WEAKEN.  AN ADDITIONAL HALF AN INCH TO AN INCH OF RAIN
IS POSSIBLE TODAY ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN ARIZONA...INCLUDING
THE PHOENIX METRO AND THE LOWER FOOTHILLS OF THE MOGOLLON
RIM...BEFORE THE RAIN TAPERS OFF LATER ON TODAY.  SNOW SHOWERS ARE
EXPECTED ALONG THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE MOGOLLON RIM INTO THE
GILA AND SAN FRANCISCO MOUNTAIN RANGES OF EASTERN ARIZONA AND
WESTERN NEW MEXICO WHERE A FEW ADDITIONAL INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE
EXPECTED TODAY.

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.

KONG




Last Updated: 415 AM EST SUN FEB 19 2017