THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
500 AM EDT FRI MAR 23 2018
...LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN SHOWERS CONTINUE ACROSS CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA....
FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND FLOOD ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT ACROSS
PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
AT 400 AM EDT...AN ATMOSPHERIC RIVER WAS PROVIDING MOISTURE FOR
CONTINUED RAINFALL ACROSS CALIFORNIA. A COLD FRONT STRETCHED
THROUGH THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE STATE. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN
SHOWERS WERE LOCATED ALONG THE COLD FRONT. RAIN SHOWERS WERE
OCCURRING ACROSS SOUTHERN NEVADA AND INTO THE SOUTHWEST AS WELL.
...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM
EDT TUE MAR 20 THROUGH 400 AM EDT FRI MAR 23...
...CALIFORNIA...
NATURE POINT 11.52
ROCKY BUTTE 10.56
THREE PEAKS 9.84
MINING RIDGE 9.76
SHAVER LAKE 9.18
YOSEMITE AT WAWONA 9.02
DINKEY CREEK 8.90
ANDERSON PEAK 8.86
CHALK PEAK 8.85
HUME 15 NNW 8.85
JERSEYDALE 8.76
WAWONA MARIPOSA GROVE RD 8.75
STRAWBERRY VALLEY 8.02
SANTA MONICA 1.69
LOS ANGELES DOWNTOWN 1.10
...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,
PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE TO 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. DEBRIS FLOWS ARE
ALSO A THREAT.
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.
TATE
Last Updated: 438 AM EDT FRI MAR 23 2018