THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 6 FOR WESTERN U.S. HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
700 AM PST MON MAR 7 2016
...AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE
WEST COAST STATES...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF INTERIOR
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND A SMALL PORTION OF NORTHWESTERN NEVADA.
WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE SACRAMENTO VALLEY AND PARTS
OF THE INTERIOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE SIERRA NEVADA
AND DOWN INTO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
MOUNTAIN RANGES.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 600 AM PST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE AREA
WAS ACCOMPANIED WITH A LARGE AREA OF RAIN AND HIGH-ELEVATION SNOW
ACROSS MUCH OF CALIFORNIA. A STRONG FRONT EXTENDED SOUTHWARD FROM
THE LOW AND THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN
MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA WITH HIGH-ELEVATION
SNOW IN THE SIERRA NEVADA. 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 4 THROUGH 600 AM PST MON MAR 7...
...CALIFORNIA...
HONEYDEW 1 SW 9.20
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
PETALUMA - WILSON STREET 6.69
VENADO 7 NNW GUERNEVILLE 6.68
BRIDGEVILLE 6.40
MIRANDA 4 SE 6.40
LOS GATOS 5.6 S 6.20
BOWMAN LAKE 5.90
ZENIA 2 ENE 5.72
BLUE CANYON 5.69
MINERAL 5.61
FELTON 4.5 NNE 5.60
HUYSINK 5.56
YORKVILLE 5.56
BOGGS MOUNTAIN RAWS 5.44
MCCLOUD 3 S 5.24
PIKE COUNTY LOOKOUT RAWS 5.08
CAMP SIX RAWS 4.92
MOUNT SHASTA 4.40
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
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...
QUAIL PRAIRIE 4.98
OBRIEN 2 SSW 4.00
RED MOUND 3.76
SELMA 3 E 3.71
ILLINOIS VALLEY 3.69
SEXTON SUMMIT 2.80
SELMA 5 NNE 2.52
BALD KNOB 2.50
GRANS PASS 9.5 W 2.33
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 4 THROUGH 600 AM PST MON MAR 7...
...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
VENTURA 65
BURLINGAME 5 WSW 64
SPRING VALLEY RAWS 64
VOLCAN MOUNTAIN 64
BLACK MOUNTAIN 62
BURNS CANYON 62
HERNANDEZ RAWS 62
SANTA ROSA ISLAND 61
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 PRECIPITATION 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 HAPPENS...HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST OVER
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BEFORE GRADUALLY TAPERING OFF BY
TONIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 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 UP
TO A FOOT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. MEANWHILE...THE LOW PRESSURE
CENTER OVER 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 100 PM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
HAMRICK
Last Updated: 955 AM EST MON MAR 07 2016