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