THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 8 FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND ARIZONA HEAVY
RAINFALL EVENT
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
100 AM PST SUN FEB 19 2017
...HEAVY RAIN HAS DIMINISHED IN INTENSITY OVER CENTRAL/SOUTHERN
ARIZONA...
FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND FLODD ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS
OF CENTRAL ARIZONA.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT FOR THE MOGOLLON RIM AND GILA AND SAN FRANCISCO MOUNTAINS
OF ARIZONA AND WESTERN NEW MEXICO.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 1200 AM PST...A DEEP UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH WITH A CLOSED
CIRCULATION OVER SOUTHWESTERN ARIZONA CONTINUED TO DIRECT
SUBTROPICAL MOISTURE INTO THE SOUTHWESTERN U.S. AT THE
SURFACE...A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WITH A SEA-LEVEL PRESSURE OF 1002
MB...29.59 INCHES WAS LOCATED IN WESTERN ARIZONA WITH AN OCCLUDED
FRONT EXTENDING SOUTHEASTWARD INTO NEW MEXICO. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THE AREA
OF MODERATE RAIN NEAR AND TO THE NORTH OF PHOENIX...ARIZONA HAD
DIMINISHED IN INTENSITY DURING THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS. THE AREA
OF RAIN WAS MOVING NORTHWARD TOWARD THE MOGOLLON RIM WHERE THE
PRECIPITATION WAS IN THE FORM OF SNOW.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM PST FRI
FEB 17 THROUGH 1200 AM PST SUN FEB 19...
...ARIZONA...
CROWN KING 2.04
ROCKEN SACK CANYON 2.01
BURN SPRING 1.62
YARNELL 1.54
CAMP CREEK 1.53
UPPER TRILBY WASH 1.53
VULTURE MINE 1.53
AGUA FRIA HUMBOLDT 3S 1.22
HUMBUG CREEK 1.04
...NEVADA...
NEVADA DESERT NAT'L WR 2.61
GRAPEVINE SPRING 2.52
HARRIS SPRINGS 2.05
HAWTHORNE 1.96
TULE SPRINGS NORTHWEST 1.74
BEATTY - TIMBER MTN 1.69
GOLDFIELD 1 N 1.53
NORTH LAS VEGAS AIRPORT 0.75
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM PST FRI
FEB 17 THROUGH 1200 AM PST SUN FEB 19...
...CALIFORNIA...
JUNE LAKE 36.0
MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN 30.0
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...ARIZONA...
TUCSON 4 SW 56
HOPKINS 51
SELLS 46
NOGALAS AIRPORT 45
SASABE 44
SIERRA VISTA MUNI ARPT 43
...CALIFORNIA...
GRAPEVINE PEAK 108
CARMEL VALLEY VILLAGE 10 SW 86
BIG BEAR CITY 13 ESE 84
BURNS CANYON 84
ACTON 9 SE 82
MILL CREEK 81
CHILAO 80
MOUNT WILSON 8 NNE 80
ALTADENA 6 N 77
CLEAR CREEK 77
TORO PEAK 76
CASTROVILLE 2 NW 75
GRASS MOUNTAIN 75
LANCASTER 14 WSW 75
PALOMAR MTN LOOKOUT 75
PORT OF LOS ANGELES (PIER F) 75
SAN PEDRO 4 E 75
HESPERIA 5 SW 72
SAN CLEMENTE 5 E 72
RUNNING SPRINGS 2 NW 71
SALINAS AIRPORT 71
AGUANGA 6 SSE 70
PYRAMID LAKE 6 NE 70
SANDBERG 70
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...
...CALIFORNIA...
EL DESEO RANCH 10.45
OLD MAN MOUNTAIN 9.95
UPPER MATILIJA CANYON 9.87
SAN MARCOS PASS 9.33
MONTECITO 9.30
CACHUMA LAKE 9.19
GIBRALTAR DAM 9.17
SULPHUR MOUNTAIN CREEK 7.79
ALISAL RESERVOIR 6.74
MINING RIDGE 6.66
CELITE 4.93
POINT REYES 4.30
SANTA BARBARA MUNI ARPT 4.20
GOLETA WATER DISTRICT 4.03
SANDBERG 3.89
SANTA BARBARA CITY COLLEGE 3.73
SANTA BARBARA FLOOD CONTROL OFFICE 3.42
THREE PEAKS 3.36
OXNARD AIRPORT 3.26
VAN NUYS AIRPORT 3.25
CATALINA ISLAND 3.19
CAMARILLO AIRPORT 2.78
LONG BEACH AIRPORT 2.75
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND 2.61
INDEPENDENCE 4 WNW 2.34
VANDENBERG AFB/LOMPOC 2.21
SANTA MARIA PUBLIC APT 2.17
LOS ANGELES DOWNTOWN 2.11
SAN FRANCISCO 1.17
SAN DIEGO 1.09
THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH AND ASSOCIATED SURFACE FRONT WILL CONTINUE
TO TRACK EASTWARD ACROSS ARIZONA INTO NEW MEXICO TODAY AND
GRADUALLY WEAKEN. AN ADDITIONAL HALF AN INCH TO AN INCH OF RAIN
IS POSSIBLE TODAY ACROSS CENTRAL AND EASTERN ARIZONA...INCLUDING
THE PHOENIX METRO AND THE LOWER FOOTHILLS OF THE MOGOLLON
RIM...BEFORE THE RAIN TAPERS OFF LATER ON TODAY. SNOW SHOWERS ARE
EXPECTED ALONG THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE MOGOLLON RIM INTO THE
GILA AND SAN FRANCISCO MOUNTAIN RANGES OF EASTERN ARIZONA AND
WESTERN NEW MEXICO WHERE A FEW ADDITIONAL INCHES OF SNOW CAN BE
EXPECTED TODAY.
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: 415 AM EST SUN FEB 19 2017