THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 2 FOR CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1100 PM EDT THU MAR 22 2018

...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS CONTINUE ACROSS CALIFORNIA....

FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS AND WATCHES, FLOOD WARNINGS, AND FLOOD
ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA.

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

AT 1000 PM EDT...AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER WAS PROVIDING MOISTURE FOR
HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS CALIFORNIA. A COLD FRONT STRETCHED THROUGH
THE CENTRAL PART OF THE STATE. ALONG THE COLD FRONT, CONVECTION
CONTAINING HEAVY RAIN WAS LOCATED IN PORTIONS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA
RANGE. RAIN SHOWERS CONTAINING LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WERE PRESENT
IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM
EDT TUE MAR 20 THROUGH 1000 PM EDT THU MAR 22...

...CALIFORNIA...
ROCKY BUTTE                          10.56                    
NATURE POINT                         10.24                    
THREE PEAKS                           9.84                    
MINING RIDGE                          9.76                    
DINKEY                                9.05                    
ANDERSON PEAK                         8.86                    
CHALK PEAK                            8.85                    
YOSEMITE AT WAWONA                    8.84                    
SHAVER                                8.82                    
JERSEYDALE                            8.67                    
HUME 15 NNW                           8.32                    
UPPER TORO CREEK ROAD                 8.24                    
STRAWBERRY VALLEY                     8.02                    
SANTA MONICA                          1.57                    
LOS ANGELES                           1.02                    

...NEVADA...
SPRING MTNS - LEE CANYON              4.90                    
RAINBOW CANYON SNOTEL                 4.60                    
MT. CHARLESTON 1 SE                   3.21                    

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

...CALIFORNIA...
JULIAN 2 SE                           73                    
BURNS CANYON                          72                    
RUNNING SPRINGS 2 NW                  64                    
SANDBERG                              61                    
VOLCAN MOUNTAIN                       61                    
VICTORVILLE AIRPORT                   58                    
MILL CREEK                            57                    
CHILAO                                56                    
LA GRANADA MOUNTAIN                   56                    
GRASS MOUNTAIN                        54                    

...NEVADA...
WARM SPRINGS SUMMIT CEMP              58                    


AS THE ATMOSPHERIC RIVER SINKS SOUTH AND WEAKENS OVERNIGHT, HEAVY
PRECIPITATION SHOULD SLOWLY SUBSIDE. UNTIL THEN, ADDITIONAL
MODERATE RAINFALL OF LESS THAN AN INCH IS POSSIBLE, WITH ISOLATED
HEAVIER TOTALS. ADDITIONAL RAIN COULD BE PROBLEMATIC PARTICULARLY
NEAR BURN SCARS. A MODERATE RISK OF FLASH FLOODING OVER THESE BURN
SCARS CONTINUES IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA OVERNIGHT.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 500 AM EDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

TATE




Last Updated: 1056 PM EDT THU MAR 22 2018