STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR MAJOR WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
100 AM PST MON FEB 22 2005

...STRONG LOW OFF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CONTINUES TO PRODUCE HEAVY
RAINS...HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOWS...AND POSE A SIGNIFICANT THREAT OF
DEBRIS FLOW AND LOCAL FLOODING...

FLASH FLOOD WATCHES REMAIN IN EFFECT ACROSS LOS ANGELES...
VENTURA...AND SANTA BARBARA COUNITES...WITH A FLASH FLOOD WARNING
IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN SANTA BARBARA COUNTY UNTIL 215 AM PST.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS CONTINUE ABOVE 5500 FT FOR THE MOUNTAINS
AROUND SAN BERNARDINO AND RIVERSIDE COUNTIES. SNOW ADVISORIES ARE
IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA
MOUNTAINS. HIGH SURF AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT
FOR COASTAL WATERS OFF OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. A FLOOD WARNING HAS
BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SAN DIEGO RIVER...SANTA YNEZ RIVER...SESPE
CREEK. SANDBERG CALIFORNIA OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY SET A RECORD FOR
DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL.

AT 1 AM PST..THE CENTER OF THE STORM WAS LOCATED NEAR 35N 124W..OR
APPROXIMATELY 150 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF MONTEREY CALIFORNIA. 
THIS STORM WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT EAST-SOUTHEASTWARD DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS...SUPPORTING THE THREAT OF ADDITIONAL HEAVY
RAINS...HEAVY MOUNTAIN SNOWS AND STRONG WINDS ACROSS SOUTHERN AND
PORTIONS OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.

...SELECTED RAINFALL TOTALS OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA FROM 
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 17 THROUGH 10 PM MONDAY FEBRUARY 21...

OPIDS CAMP............19.21
OLD MAN MOUNTAIN......15.50
SISAR PEAK............14.93
ROSE VALLEY...........12.41
TANBARK...............12.17
MT BALDY..............10.04
SAN MARCOS PASS........9.91
ROCKY PEAK.............9.50
FAGAN CANYON...........8.39
BEVERLY HILLS..........7.93
VAN NUYS...............7.83
DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES...7.61
CLAREMONT..............7.47
LONG BEACH.............6.63
OXNARD.................6.62
SANTA MONICA...........5.62

SINCE THIS THURSDAY...SNOWFALL AT MOUNTAIN HIGH IN THE SAN GABRIEL
MOUNTAINS HAD ALREADY RECEIVED 7 FEET OF NEW SNOW. MOUNT BALDY
REPORTED 4 FEET SINCE SUNDAY. 

RADAR DATA CONTINUES TO SHOW AREAS OF PRECIPITATION FALLING OVER
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.  ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1-2 INCHES
ARE POSSIBLE INTO TUESDAY OVER SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.  ADDITIONAL
SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 12 TO 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ABOVE THE 5000
FOOT LEVEL IN THE MOUNTAINS NEAR LOS ANGELES AND SAN DIEGO INTO
TUESDAY.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 7 AM PDT.  REFER TO STATEMENTS ISSUED BY
LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON
THIS STORM

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