THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 9 FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA HEAVY
RAINFALL EVENT
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
700 AM PST SUN FEB 19 2017

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

WINTER STORM WARNINGS...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT FOR THE MONGOLLON RIM...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 600 AM PST...A DEEP UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH 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 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES...WAS LOCATED IN WEST
TEXAS WITH A COLD FRONT EXTENDING ACROSS THE BIG BEND OF TEXAS AND
INTO MEXICO. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THE AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS
STILL FALLING OVER CENTRAL ARIZONA. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS
OBSERVED ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN ARIZONA. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM PST FRI
FEB 17 THROUGH 600 AM PST SUN FEB 19...

...ARIZONA...
CROWN KING                            2.04                    
ROCKEN SACK CANYON                    2.01                    
HARQUAHALA MOUNTAIN                   1.96                    
SUNFLOWER                             1.72                    
BURN SPRING                           1.62                    
YARNELL                               1.54                    
CAMP CREEK                            1.53                    
UPPER TRILBY WASH                     1.53                    
VULTURE MINE                          1.53                    
HUALAPAI PEAK 3 S                     1.34                    
AUDREY PEAK                           1.30                    
AGUA FRIA HUMBOLDT 3S                 1.22                    
CAREFREE 1 ENE                        1.18                    
HUMBUG CREEK                          1.04                    
GLADDEN 14 NNW                        1.01                    
PHOENIX-DEER VALLEY MUNI ARPT         0.90                    

...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 600 AM PST SUN FEB 19...

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

...NEW MEXICO...
MOGOLLON 6 ESE                        6.0                    
LUNA 6 SSE                            1.0                    

...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                    
OXNARD AIRPORT                        4.56                    
POINT REYES                           4.30                    
SANTA BARBARA MUNI ARPT               4.24                    
SANDBERG                              4.17                    
GOLETA WATER DISTRICT                 4.03                    
SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE            3.73                    
CAMARILLO AIRPORT                     3.48                    
SANTA BARBARA FLOOD CONTROL OFFICE    3.42                    
THREE PEAKS                           3.36                    
VAN NUYS AIRPORT                      3.36                    
CATALINA ISLAND                       3.19                    
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 THE SOUTHERN PLAINS TODAY AND GRADUALLY
WEAKEN. AN ADDITIONAL HALF AN INCH TO AN INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE
TODAY ACROSS EASTERN ARIZONA...WITH RAIN TAPERING OFF BY THIS
EVENING. 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. 

THIS WILL BE THE LAST STORM SUMMARY ISSUED BY THE WEATHER
PREDICTION CENTER FOR THIS EVENT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

REINHART




Last Updated: 921 AM EST SUN FEB 19 2017