STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR SOUTHWESTERN U.S. HEAVY RAIN/SNOW
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
700 AM PST SAT MAR 01 2014

...RAIN CONTINUES TO IMPACT MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA...    

FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES REMAIN
IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN CA MOUNTAINS AND PORTIONS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA
RANGE...THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF NEVADA...COLORADO...UTAH...NEW
MEXICO...AND SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA.

WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

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

AT 600 AM PST...A WEAKENING SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
987 MB...29.15 INCHES...WAS CENTERED IN THE PACIFIC
OCEAN...APPROXIMATELY 130 MILES WEST OF THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA
COAST. AS THE OFFSHORE SYSTEM WEAKENS...ENERGY IS TRANSFERRING TO
A NEW DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM OVER THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST. ONSHORE
FLOW CONTINUES TO GENERATE RAIN SHOWERS ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...WITH SNOW IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE
SIERRA RANGE. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT RAIN WAS GENERALLY LIGHT TO MODERATE
ACROSS CALIFORNIA.                                                
       

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM PST TUE FEB
26 THROUGH 600 AM PST SAT MAR 01...

...CALIFORNIA...
SODA SPRINGS 1.5 SSW                 12.0                    
LEE VINING 5.9 NW                    10.5                    
ASPENDELL 1 WNW                      10.0                    
CROWLEY LAKE 4 SSE                    9.0                    
JUNE LAKE                             8.0                    
KINGVALE 1.3 WSW                      8.0                    
TAHOMA 0.5 S                          6.4                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM PST TUE FEB
26 THROUGH 600 AM PST SAT MAR 01...

...ARIZONA...
TOWERS MTN.                           1.89                    
SEVEN SPRINGS                         1.73                    
NEW RIVER MESA                        1.22                    
HORSESHOE RANCH                       1.06                    
CROWN KING                            1.02                    

...CALIFORNIA...
GREENFIELD 24 SW                     11.81                    
CARMEL VALLEY VILLAGE 13 S            8.11                    
KING CITY 22 SW                       6.69                    
LOS PADRES DAM                        6.18                    
MT. UMUNHUM                           6.15                    
BEN LOMOND RAWS                       6.00                    
PINYON PEAK ALERT #66                 5.90                    
MINING RIDGE 24 SW GREENFIELD         5.55                    
BONNY DOON 2 NE                       5.19                    
COBB 0.8 S                            4.97                    
LOS GATOS 5.4 SSW                     4.82                    
FELTON 4.5 NNE                        4.68                    
SAN ANSELMO 1.2 NNW                   4.63                    
BIG SUR 9.5 NNW                       4.60                    
PIT RIVER PH #5                       4.60                    
VAN NUYS AIRPORT                      4.21                    
WRIGHTWOOD                            4.00                    
OXNARD AIRPORT                        3.62                    
SANTA BARBARA MUNI ARPT               3.41                    
LOS ANGELES-USC                       3.35                    

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

...CALIFORNIA...
BIG BEAR LAKE 2 ESE                  102                    
MOUNT WILSON 8 NNE                    91                    
BOUCHER HILL                          82                    
ALTADENA 6 N                          81                    
SAN FERNANDO 4 NNE                    80                    
FREMONT CANYON                        74                    
TUSTIN FOOTHILLS 6 ENE                74                    
VALLEY CENTER 11 NE                   73                    
EL CARISO                             70                    
LAKELAND VILLAGE 4 WNW                70                    
CORONA 5 WSW                          69                    
PALMDALE 5 S                          63                    
CLAREMONT 5 WNW                       58                    

...UTAH...
EUREKA                                85                    
BRIGHTON                              80                    
ALTA                                  78                    
CEDAR CITY                            78                    
MAGNA                                 73                    
SNOWBASIN                             70                    
SUNDANCE                              64                    


THE PACIFIC LOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE APPROACHING THE CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA COAST AS IT CONTINUES TO WEAKEN. OVER THE NEXT 24
HOURS...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA...GENERALLY CLOSE TO THE COAST...AND IN THE HIGHER
TERRAIN NEAR THE COAST. 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN ARE ALSO POSSIBLE
ACROSS PORTIONS OF ARIZONA...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS ACROSS THE
MOGOLLON RIM.    

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 100 PM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

RYAN