STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 5 FOR MAJOR WINTER STORM NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD 700 AM PST TUE FEB 22 2005 ...STRONG LOW OFF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CONTINUES TO PRODUCE HEAVY RAINS...HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOWS...AND POSE A SIGNIFICANT THREAT OF DEBRIS FLOW AND LOCAL FLOODING... FLOOD WATCHES REMAIN IN EFFECT ACROSS LOS ANGELES... VENTURA...SAN DIEGO...AND SANTA BARBARA COUNITES. WINTER STORM WARNINGS CONTINUE ABOVE 5500 FT FOR THE MOUNTAINS AROUND SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTIES. SNOW ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS. HIGH SURF AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL WATERS OFF OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR A NUMBER OF RIVERS IN SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA. AT 7 AM PST..THE CENTER OF THE STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR 34.2N 123.5W..OR APPROXIMATELY 176 MILES WEST OF SANTA BARBARA CALIFORNIA. THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...SUPPORTING THE THREAT OF ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS...HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOWS AND STRONG WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. ...SELECTED RAINFALL TOTALS OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FROM THURSDAY FEBRUARY 17 THROUGH 4 AM TUESDAY FEBRUARY 22... OPIDS CAMP............19.21 OLD MAN MOUNTAIN......15.50 MATILIJA CYN..........14.95 SISAR PEAK............14.93 ROSE VALLEY...........12.41 TANBARK...............12.17 NORDOFF RIDGE.........12.12 LOS PRIETOS...........11.99 SANTA FE DAM..........10.71 MOUNT WILSON..........10.22 MT BALDY..............10.04 SAN MARCOS PASS........9.91 BEVERLY HILLS..........7.93 VAN NUYS...............7.83 DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES...7.61 CLAREMONT..............7.47 LONG BEACH.............6.63 OXNARD.................6.62 SANTA MONICA...........5.62 SINCE THIS THURSDAY...MOUNTAIN HIGH IN THE SAN GABRIEL MOUNTAINS HAS RECEIVED 7 FEET OF NEW SNOW. MOUNT BALDY REPORTED 4 FEET SINCE SUNDAY. RADAR DATA CONTINUES TO SHOW AREAS OF PRECIPITATION FALLING OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE INTO WEDNESDAY OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. IN THE MOUNTAINS NEAR LOS ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 FEET OF SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE ABOVE THE 6500 FOOT LEVEL AND SEVERAL INCHES OF SNOWFALL IS POSSIBLE DOWN TO THE 5500 FOOT LEVEL INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER AT 1 PM PST. REFER TO STATEMENTS ISSUED BY LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS STORM HALBACH