THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 17 FOR WESTERN U.S. HEAVY PRECIPITATION EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
700 PM PST WED DEC 22 2010
...MAJOR HEAVY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW EVENT BEGINS TO WIND DOWN
ACROSS THE WESTERN U.S. AS THE LAST OF A SERIES OF MOISTURE-LADEN
PACIFIC STORMS MOVES INLAND...
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES CONTINUE
TO BE IN EFFECT ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...WESTERN
ARIZONA...SOUTHERN NEVADA...AND EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN UTAH.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE SIERRA NEVADA...AS WELL
AS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF UTAH...ARIZONA...COLORADO...AND NEW
MEXICO. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF
SOUTHERN WASHINGTON STATE AND NORTH-CENTRAL IDAHO. IN
ADDITION...FREEZING RAIN ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR A SMALL
PORTION OF SOUTHERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN OREGON.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 600 PM PST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS CONTINUE TO INDICATE AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE
RAIN...LOCALLY HEAVY...MOVING ACROSS PARTS OF SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA...SOUTHERN NEVADA INTO ARIZONA AND UTAH. SCATTERED
AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN AND SNOW WERE OCCURRING ACROSS THE
INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AS FAR NORTH AS THE EASTERN PART OF WASHINGTON
STATE INTO NORTHERN IDAHO.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM PST FRI DEC
17 THROUGH 600 PM PST WED DEC 22...
...CALIFORNIA...
PASCOES SNOTEL 204.0 ESTIMATED
WEST WOODCHUCK MEADOW 192.0 ESTIMATED
WET MEADOWS SNOTEL 191.0 ESTIMATED
KAISER POINT SNOTEL 168.0 ESTIMATED
CRABTREE MEADOW SNOTEL 143.0 ESTIMATED
MAMMOTH LAKES 3 WSW 108.0
MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN TOP 108.0 TO 162
NORTHSTAR 98.0
ASPENDELL 1 WNW 74.0
LONE PINE 10 SW 72.3
JUNE MOUNTAIN 69.0
ALPINE MEADOWS 67.0
SQUAW VALLEY 57.0
HOMEWOOD 55.0
KIRKWOOD SKI AREA 52.0
JUNE LAKE 48.0
TRUCKEE 2 W 42.0
LEE VINING 5.9 NW 34.6
BLACKCAP BASIN 33.0
CHARLOTTE LAKE 30.0
...COLORADO...
GOTHIC 82.0
CRESTED BUTTE 6.2 N 77.5
COAL BANK PASS 48.0
RED MOUNTAIN PASS 44.5
MOLAS PASS 41.0
CRESTED BUTTE 34.0
SILVERTHRONE 10 E 32.0
DILLON 9 E 29.0
BRECKENRIDGE 2 W 28.0
COPPER MOUNTAIN 23.0
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 E 18.0
OAK CREEK 7 WSW 10.6
LEADVILLE 13 NE 10.0
MONARCH PASS 2 NE 10.0
SPICER 1 SSE 10.0
...IDAHO...
KETCHUM 22 NW 22.0
PRESTON 20 NE 18.5
HAILEY 20 ENE 18.0
...NEVADA...
HEAVENLY VALLEY 77.0
MOUNT ROSE 65.0
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 5 W 31.0
INCLINE VILLAGE 1 NE 31.0
WHEELER PEAK 31.0
MT. CHARLESTON 4 WNW 26.0
ELY 9 SSW 23.0
MCGILL 10 ESE 19.0
RENO 9 W 17.0
RUTH 16.1
CARSON CITY 1.3 NW 12.0
MINDEN 4.2 WSW 10.5
GARDNERVILLE 2 NW 10.3
...OREGON...
THREE RIVERS 0.7 NNE 12.7
ADEL 19.4 ESE 12.0
BAKER 0.6 ENE 11.2
TERREBONNE 9.4 NW 10.5
MADRAS 6.6 NNW 10.2
WSW CAMP SHERMAN 9.0
HOOD RIVER 8.0
SUNRIVER 8.0
TIMBERLINE LODGE 8.0
WILSON RIVER SUMMIT 8.0
TUMALO 9 NW 7.0
WILLAMEETTE PASS 7.0
...UTAH...
DEER VALLEY DALY WEST 62.0
PROVO CANYON 62.0
BRIGHTON CREST 59.0
ALTA - COLLINS 51.0
ALTA UDOT 48.0
PARK CITY JUPITER PEAK 43.0
SOLITUDE POWDERHORN 42.0
SNOWBIRD 38.0
LEVAN 28.0
SILVERTON 27.0
BIG COTTONWOOD SPRUCES 25.0
SNOWBASIN MID BOWL 24.0
SPRINGDELL 24.0
SANTAQUIN 22.0
FILLMORE 21.0
...WASHINGTON...
LEAVENWORTH 1 NNW 12.4
PESHASTIN 5.3 SSW 7.8
HUSUM 1.8 NE 7.6
CARSON 7.0
...WYOMING...
OLD BATTLE 73.5
SKYLINE 8 SW 63.0
BROOKLYN LAKE 60.0
WEBBER SPRINGS 58.5
NORTH FRENCH CREEK 57.0
LITTLE SNAKE RIVER 50.4
SAND LAKE 48.0
DIVIDE PEAK 36.0
NORTH SAND LAKE 34.5
ROB ROY RESERVOIR 2 NE 33.6
SAGE CREEK CANYON 31.5
BATTLE LAKE 2 E 31.2
SANDSTONE RANGER STATION 31.2
SOUTH BRUSH CREEK 30.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 PM PST FRI DEC
17 THROUGH 600 PM PST WED DEC 22...
...ARIZONA...
IRON SPRING 11.14
BLACK ROCK 9.25
CHLORIDE 3 ESE 6.41
TWEED POINT 5.70
KINGMAN 12 SE 3.86
GRAND CANYON WEST 3.15
...CALIFORNIA...
CRESTLINE 0.2 WSW 26.16
TANBARK 19.22
WISHON DAM 18.89
CAMP NELSON 6SW 18.60
NATURE POINT NEAR BASS LAKE 18.60
WOFFORD HEIGHTS 15.78
DEVORE 15.62
LYTLE CREEK 2 SSE 15.03
WRIGHTWOOD 1.2 WNW 14.24
SANTA BARBARA 1.9 NE 14.23
OAKHURST 7.5 N 13.97
THREE PEAKS 13.74
FAIRVIEW 9NW 13.30
MAMMOTH LAKES 12.82
CAMP NELSON 6NW 12.79
SAN BERNARDINO 5N 12.41
LAKE ARROWHEAD 3 ENE 12.09
YOSEMITE VILLAGE 1NNW 10.83
LOS ANGELES-USC 7.90
SAN FRANCISCO INTL ARPT 3.28
...NEVADA...
MOUNT CHARLESTON 13.46
LAS VEGAS 24 WNW 8.99
WARD MOUNTAIN SNOTEL 5.80
MOUNTAIN SPRINGS 5.45
RUTH 5.21
GARDEN SPRING 5.09
PIOCHE 4.23
RED ROCK CANYON 3.08
GARDNERVILLE 5 W 2.95
MERCURY/DESERT ROCK ARPT 2.90
RENO 5.6 WSW 2.59
CARSON CITY 1.5 ENE 2.27
ELY AIRPORT-YELLAND FIELD 2.25
...OREGON...
PORT ORFORD 5 E 5.33
CAVE JUNCTION 3.7 E 4.86
BROOKINGS 4.2 ENE 4.85
SEXTON SUMMIT 4.28
ROGUE RIVER 6 N 3.81
GOLD BEACH 4.8 NE 3.43
WILLIAMS 1 N 2.75
ROME 1.06
...UTAH...
GUTZ PEAK 15.90
LITTLE GRASSY 15.10
KOLOB 10.90
LAVA POINT RAWS 10.62
MIDWAY VALLEY 10.10
TIMPANOGOS DIVIDE 8.70
SOLITUDE 8.35
BIG FLAT 8.20
BEN LOMOND TRAIL 7.60
HARRIS FLAT 7.00
LONG VALLEY JCT 6.80
MERCHANT VALLEY 6.80
ZION NATIONAL PARK 6.76
MILFORD MUNI ARPT 2.23
...WASHINGTON...
PESHASTIN 0.7 NE 5.18
OCEAN SHORES 1.2 NNW 2.07
THE LAST OF A SERIES OF MOIST PACIFIC SYSTEMS WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE ACROSS THE DESERT SOUTHWEST TOWARDS THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES
TONIGHT. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH
LOCALIZED HIGHER AMOUNTS...CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
PRECIPITATION SHOULD COME TO AND END FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE
DESERT SOUTHWEST INTO THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST ON THURSDAY AS A HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS THE REGION.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 100 AM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
KONG
Last Updated: 1000 PM EST WED DEC 22 2010