THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR WESTERN U.S. HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
100 AM PST MON MAR 07 2016
...WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE
WESTERN U.S....
FLASH FLOOD WATCHES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA INCLUDING SAN FRANCISCO THROUGH 4AM PST.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE SIERRA NEVADA
AND DOWN INTO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MOUNTAIN RANGES.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF INTERIOR
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INTO SOUTHERN OREGON AND NORTHWESTERN
NEVADA...AS WELL AS A SMALL PORTION OF THE SOUTHERN SIERRA..
WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND PARTS
OF THE INTERIOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 1200 AM PST...A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CENTER WITH SEA-LEVEL
PRESSURE OF 998 MB...29.47 INCHES...HAD MOVED ONSHORE ACROSS
NORTHWESTERN OREGON AND WAS MOVING INTO SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
SHOWED THAT THE LOW WAS ACCOMPANIED WITH A LARGE AREA OF RAIN AND
HIGH-ELEVATION SNOW WHICH WAS SPREADING INLAND ACROSS THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST. A STRONG FRONT EXTENDED SOUTHWARD FROM THE LOW WAS
ACCOMPANIED WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN MOVING ACROSS NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA WITH HIGH-ELEVATION SNOW IN THE SIERRA NEVADA.
THE LEADING EDGE OF THE RAIN WAS ADVANCING FURTHER DOWN THE COAST
TOWARD SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. MEANWHILE...THE PRECIPITATION
ASSOCIATED WITH THE FIRST WAVE OF MOISTURE IN THE ROCKIES HAD
BECOME MORE WIDELY SCATTERED IN THE PAST FEW HOURS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 1000 AM PST FRI
MAR 04 THROUGH 1200 AM PST MON MAR 07...
...CALIFORNIA...
MT. UMUNHUM 8.58
BEN LOMOND MOUNTAIN 8.28
THREE PEAKS 8.10
SANTA CRUZ - 30TH AVE 8.09
BUCKS LAKE 8.08
SUMMIT RD NEAR LOMA PRIETA 8.02
BOULDER CREEK HUCKLEBERRY 7.98
STIRLING CITY 7.84
LAKE MCCLOUD 7.29
HONEYDEW 1 SW 6.76
PETALUMA - WILSON STREET 6.69
VENADO 7 NNW GUERNEVILLE 6.68
LOS GATOS 5.6 S 6.20
BOWMAN LAKE 5.90
BLUE CANYON 5.69
MINERAL 5.61
FELTON 4.5 NNE 5.60
HUYSINK 5.56
BOGGS MOUNTAIN RAWS 5.44
PIKE COUNTY LOOKOUT RAWS 5.08
CAMP SIX RAWS 4.92
MARYSVILLE/YUBA CO. ARPT 3.62
WEED 4 SW 3.60
WATSONVILLE MUNI ARPT 3.45
BEALE AFB/MARYSVILLE 3.41
SACRAMENTO METRO ARPT 3.10
BIG SUR 3.2 SE 3.07
TENNANT 2.91
SANTA BARBARA 6.6 NW 2.80
SACRAMENTO 1 WSW 2.70
SANTA CRUZ 2.0 ENE 2.38
MCCLOUD 3 S 2.23
OAKLAND 4.4 NNW 2.08
SONOMA 0.4 SSE 2.01
SAN FRANCISCO INTL ARPT 1.80
SANTA ROSA 2.7 WSW 1.63
SAN JOSE 4.6 S 1.55
PASADENA 1.8 E 1.43
...OREGON...
OBRIEN 2 SSW 4.00
SEXTON SUMMIT 2.80
SELMA 5 NNE 2.52
GRANS PASS 9.5 W 2.33
SELMA 0.6 NNW 2.32
APPLEGATE 8.3 SSW 2.03
KERBY 2.00
WILDERVILLE 2.4 WSW 1.93
BROOKINGS 3.2 NNW 1.91
GOLD BEACH 1.86
PISTOL RIVER 2 SSE 1.55
MURPHY 2 ENE 1.47
TAKILMA 4 NNE 1.47
BROOKINGS 5 NNW 1.25
COOS BAY 7 ESE 1.17
BEND WATERSHED 1.14
WILDERVILLE 5 NNW 1.00
...WASHINGTON...
SEDGE RIDGE 1.43
ELLENSBURG 2 W 1.30
CHENOWETH 6 NNE 1.27
WEST VALLEY 6 WSW 1.23
EAST WENATCHEE 1 N 1.22
MALAGA 2 WSW 1.22
LEAVENWORTH 2 ENE 0.76
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1000 AM PST FRI
MAR 04 THROUGH 1200 AM PST MON MAR 07...
...CALIFORNIA...
TUOLUMNE MEADOWS 26.0
FLORENCE LAKE 25.0
DEVILS POSTPILE 22.0
LAKE WISHON 12 ENE 21.0
LODGEPOLE 17 ESE 21.0
SQUAW VALLEY 20.0
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE 8 SSW 18.0
HOMEWOOD 17.0
INCLINE VILLAGE 3 E 10.0
MAMMOTH LAKES NW 9.1
NW MAMMOTH LAKES 9.1
ALPINE MEADOWS 5 E 8.0
TRUCKEE 5 WNW 8.0
DEVILS GATE SUMMIT 2 E 6.5
SUGAR PINE POINT 1 WSW 6.5
ASPENDELL 6.0
BODIE W 5.0
W BODIE 5.0
TAHOE CITY 4.0
...NEVADA...
INCLINE VILLAGE 3 E 10.0
MT. CHARLESTON 5 NW 4.0
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...CALIFORNIA...
MT. DIABLO RAWS 88
EDOM HILL 77
COOSKIE MTN RAWS NR PETROLIA 76
GRAPEVINE 3 SSE 75
LOS GATOS RAWS 68
ROSE PEAK RAWS 65
BURLINGAME 5 WSW 64
SPRING VALLEY RAWS 64
VOLCAN MOUNTAIN 64
BLACK MOUNTAIN 62
BURNS CANYON 62
HERNANDEZ RAWS 62
DAY VALLEY 5 NNW 60
COALINGA 18 NW 56
MCKITTRICK 12 WNW 55
INDIAN WELLS VALLEY 2 NW 53
BELMONT SHORE PIER 49
SANTA BARBARA ISLAND 47
...NEVADA...
MERCURY 4 SSW 63
MY. CHARLESTON 3 ENE 60
AREA 27 4 NW 58
...OREGON...
SQUAW PEAK 90
FLYNN PRAIRIE RAWS 85
ONION MOUNTAIN RAWS 84
KOOSKOOSKIE 3 WSW 75
CALIMUS RIVER 72
CAYUSE 1 WNW 64
LONG PRAIRIE RAWS 60
MISSION 5 SSW 56
...WASHINGTON...
DIXIE 5 ESE 67
WALLA WALLA EAST 4 ESE 51
THE SECOND WAVE OF MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONG PACIFIC
FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE WEST COAST THIS MORNING BEFORE
THE MAIN ENERGY DROPS FURTHER SOUTHEASTWARD INTO SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA. AS THIS OCCURS...HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO
PERSIST OVER CENTRAL CALIFORNIA BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF
LATER TODAY. AS THE MAIN ENERGY DROPS SOUTHEASTWARD...THE
ASSOCIATED HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA BY THIS AFTERNOON BEFORE TAPERING OFF TONIGHT. AN
ADDITIONAL 1 TO LOCALLY 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS FORECAST FOR THE
COASTAL SECTIONS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...WHEREAS THE
SIERRA NEVADA IS EXPECTED TO SEE ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OF A
FOOT OR MORE THROUGH TUESDAY. MEANWHILE...THE LOW PRESSURE CENTER
IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN RAPIDLY WHERE
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF LESS THAN AN INCH ARE EXPECTED.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 700 AM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
KONG
Last Updated: 413 AM EST MON MAR 07 2016