THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 10 FOR WESTERN U.S. HEAVY PRECIPITATION EVENT
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
700 PM PST WED JAN 20 2010
...SUCCESSION OF PACIFIC SYSTEMS TO CONTINUE INUNDATING THE WEST
COAST FOR A FEW MORE DAYS...
FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
COAST AND CENTRAL ARIZONA. COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT
FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTS. FLOOD WARNINGS ARE
IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA AND THE SOUTHERN OREGON COAST. HIGH WIND WATCHES ARE IN
EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWESTERN
ARIZONA.
A BLIZZARD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY NIGHT FOR ELEVATIONS
ABOVE 7000 FEET IN SOUTHEASTERN ARIZONA. A WINTER STORM WATCH IS
IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY FOR WESTERN NEW
MEXICO.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
CALIFORNIA INCLUDING THE SIERRA NEVADA RANGE...AS WELL AS FOR
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL IDAHO AND THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE FOUR
CORNERS STATES. BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEASTERN UTAH AND SOUTHWESTERN COLORADO. WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NEVADA...NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA...CENTRAL IDAHO...UTAH...AND COLORADO.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 600 PM PST...THE LATEST IN A SERIES OF POWERFUL PACIFIC STORM
SYSTEMS WAS BRINGING MORE RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW TO THE
WEST. A SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED ABOUT 160 MILES OFF THE COAST OF
SOUTHERN OREGON...AND ITS ASSOCIATED FRONTAL BOUNDARY HAS MOVED
ONSHORE. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS CONTINUE TO INDICATE MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN FALLING
ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. RAIN AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW WAS ALSO
FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA...OREGON...WASHINGTON...NEVADA...AND ARIZONA.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM PST SUN JAN
17 THROUGH 600 PM PST WED JAN 20...
...ARIZONA...
SUNRISE MOUNTAIN 22.0
BELLEMONT 19.0
CLINTS WELL 19.0
FLAGSTAFF AIRPORT 17.4
KACHINA VILLAGE 17.0
ALPINE 16.0
HEBER 16.0
CLAY SPRINGS 15.0
PINETOP 15.0
MOUNT GRAHAM 12.0
...CALIFORNIA...
CHAGOOPA PLATEAU 73.6
SUGAR BOWL 49.0
KIRKWOOD 48.0
BOREAL 46.0
SODA SPRINGS 46.0
SIERRA AT TAHOE 39.0
JUNE LAKE 36.0
GIANELLI MEADOWS 33.0
QUAKING ASPEN 32.7
KINGVALE 31.0
...COLORADO...
ABAJO 19.0
PAGOSA SPRINGS 5 W 18.0
DURANGO 18 NNE 12.5
LA SAL 11.0
SILVERTON 10.0
COAL BANK PASS 8.5
RED MTN 8.3
MOLAS PASS 6.0
...NEW MEXICO...
BLUEWATER LAKE 11 WSW 8.0
BONITO LAKE 5 SW 8.0
LUNA 8.0
MOGOLLON 6 ESE 6.0
RAMAH 6.0
LOS ALAMOS 5 WNW 5.0
...NEVADA...
JARBIDGE 9 E 13.0
POLE CREEK R.S. 13.0
GILLMAN SPRINGS 6 WNW 11.0
INCLINE VILLAGE 1 NE 10.0
LAMOILLE 9 SE 10.0
MT. CHARLESTON 10.0
DAGGET PASS 9.0
GARDNERVILLE 5 WSW 4.3
CARSON CITY 3.0
...UTAH...
BRIGHTON CREST 16.0
BIG COTTONWOOD SPRUCES 10.0
GREEN RIVER 20 WSW 10.0
ALTA 9.5
SOLITUDE 9.0
PARK CITY JUPITER PEAK 8.0
SNOWBIRD 7.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM PST SUN JAN
17 THROUGH 600 PM PST WED JAN 20...
...ARIZONA...
CAVE CREEK LANDFILL 1.73
LUKE AFB/PHOENIX 1.56
KINGMAN AIRPORT 1.28
FRAESFIELD MTN 1.26
MESA 1.18
QUEEN CREEK 1.14
GLENDALE 1.06
...CALIFORNIA...
PETROLIA 7 SE 9.70
BEALE AFB/MARYSVILLE 8.94
CLOVERDALE 1 S 8.55
MIRANDA 4 SW 7.29
NEWHALL 5.62
SANTA ROSA/SONOMA CO. ARPT 5.41
VAN NUYS AIRPORT 5.13
TRAVIS AFB/FAIRFIELD 4.63
LONG BEACH AIRPORT 4.49
OROVILLE MUNI ARPT 4.06
SAN LUIS OBISPO CO ARPT 3.87
SANTA ANA/JOHN WAYNE ARPT 3.59
SAN FRANCISCO INTL ARPT 3.41
SACRAMENTO METRO ARPT 3.39
LOS ANGELES-USC 3.07
SAN DIEGO/MONTGOMERY FIELD 2.27
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...CALIFORNIA...
LEBEC 2 NE 84
ACTON 13 SE 80
SANTA CLARITA 7 SE 75
GORMAN 7 SE 70
CAMP NINE 69
MERCED 60
SACRAMENTO 5 NW 60
PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WEST OVERNIGHT AS ANOTHER
PACIFIC STORM SYSTEM MOVES INLAND. BY THE END OF THE
WEEK...WIDESPREAD STORM PRECIPITATION TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND INTO ARIZONA...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS
OF UP TO 12 INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTAL
RANGES AND MOGOLLON RIM OF ARIZONA. THIS WILL BE ENOUGH TO CAUSE
SIGNIFICANT FLOODING ISSUES IN SOME AREAS. SEVERAL FEET OF
SNOWFALL ARE POSSIBLE IN THE SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAINS...AS WELL AS
THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHERN ARIZONA. STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS
WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT CALIFORNIA AND COASTAL OREGON OVERNIGHT.
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.
SOLTOW
Last Updated: 954 PM EST WED JAN 20 2010