THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR SOUTHWESTERN U.S. HEAVY RAIN/SNOW
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
100 PM PST SAT MAR 01 2014

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

FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES 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 ISOLATED AREAS OF THE SIERRA
NEVADA RANGE.

WIND ADVISORIES REMAIN 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 1200 PM PST...A 997 MB...29.44 INCHES....SURFACE LOW WAS
LOCATED OFF THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST...APPROXIMATELY 135 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF SAN FRANCISCO.  NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED SCATTERED SHOWER ACTIVITY ACROSS
CALIFORNIA AND FARTHER INLAND OVER THE SOUTHWEST AND CENTRAL GREAT
BASIN.  THE MOST ORGANIZED AREA OF PRECIPITATION WAS FALLING NEAR
THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST...WHERE WIDESPREAD LIGHT TO MODERATE
RAINS WERE BEING REPORTED.                                        
              

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM PST WED FEB
26 THROUGH 100 PM PST SAT MAR 01...

...CALIFORNIA...
ASPENDELL                            25.0                    
MAMMOTH LAKES 5 W                    24.0                    
SOUTH LAKE 6 SE                      21.0                    
CROWLEY LAKE 4 SSE                   16.0                    
OWENS VALLEY 11 WNW                  16.0                    
EBBETTS PASS 1 ENE                   12.0                    
SODA SPRINGS 1.5 SSW                 12.0                    
BODIE                                11.0                    
LEE VINING 5.9 NW                    10.5                    
BIG BEAR CITY 10 SE                   8.0                    
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 WED FEB
26 THROUGH 100 PM PST SAT MAR 01...

...ARIZONA...
TOWERS MTN.                           2.64                    
SEVEN SPRINGS                         1.93                    
MT. UNION WX                          1.73                    
COOKS MESA                            1.57                    
HORSESHOE RANCH                       1.57                    
NEW RIVER MESA                        1.54                    
PINE 1 SW                             1.51                    
CAVE CREEK AT SPUR CROSS              1.46                    
CROWN KING                            1.46                    
HORSETHIEF BASIN                      1.30                    
PRESCOTT 6 W                          1.15                    
NEW RIVER FIRE                        1.14                    
CAMP CREEK                            1.10                    

...CALIFORNIA...
GREENFIELD 24 SW                     11.81                    
HEARST CASTL 14 NW                    8.77                    
CARMEL VALLEY VILLAGE 13 S            8.11                    
O'BRIEN 3 SSW                         6.76                    
KESWICK 2 WSW                         6.74                    
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                    
AMERICAN HOUSE 3 NE                   5.67                    
MINING RIDGE 24 SW GREENFIELD         5.55                    
SIMS 1 W                              5.40                    
BIG BEND 4 WSW                        5.27                    
BONNY DOON 2 NE                       5.19                    
REDDING 2 S                           5.17                    
WAWONA                                5.08                    
CAMPTONVILLE 8 NNW                    5.05                    
WHISKEYTOWN 3 SE                      5.02                    
OXNARD AIRPORT                        3.62                    
SANTA BARBARA MUNI ARPT               3.51                    
LOS ANGELES-USC                       3.35                    
SANTA MONICA MUNI ARPT                3.35                    
LAX                                   2.56                    

...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                    


THE PACIFIC LOW WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN WHILE IT APPROACHES THE
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST SATURDAY EVENING...AND SHOWER ACTIVITY
SHOULD BEGIN TO DIMINISH OVER CALIFORNIA AND ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST.
 ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF LESS THAN AN INCH ARE EXPECTED
OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE NEAR
THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST AND ACROSS ARIZONA'S MOGOLLON RIM.  
 

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 700 PM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

GERHARDT




Last Updated: 331 PM EST SAT MAR 01 2014