839  
ACUS45 KWBC 260228  
SCCNS5  
 
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 10 FOR CALIFORNIA ATMOSPHERIC RIVER  
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD  
700 PM PST THU DEC 25 2025  
 
...HEAVY RAINFALL AND MOUNTAIN SNOW CONTINUE TO CREATE DANGEROUS  
CONDITIONS IN CALIFORNIA...  
 
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE SIERRA NEVADA AND INTO  
THE INTERIOR HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.  
 
WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA  
AND PORTIONS OF WESTERN UTAH AND ARIZONA.  
 
FLOOD ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL VALLEY  
AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA COAST.  
 
FLOOD WATCHES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF CALIFORNIA.  
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES, WARNINGS  
AND ADVISORIES, PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV  
 
AT 600 PM PST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND SURFACE  
OBSERVATIONS SHOWED A STREAM OF MOISTURE FOCUSING OVER CENTRAL AND  
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, WITH WIDESPREAD SHOWERS FOR THESE REGIONS.  
SCATTERED PRECIPITATION WAS ALSO BEING OBSERVED OVER PORTIONS OF  
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. GUSTY WINDS CONTINUED ACROSS CALIFORNIA,  
ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST.  
 
...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM  
PST SAT DEC 20 THROUGH 600 PM PST THU DEC 25...  
   
..CALIFORNIA  
 
MONO CITY 1.9 SW 28.3  
ASPENDELL 18.0  
NORTHSTAR SKI BASE 12.0  
TAHOMA 0.5 S 11.5  
CARPENTER RIDGE 10.7  
BEAR VALLEY 1.1 S 8.7  
HEAVENLY SKI BASE 7.0  
TRUCKEE 5.9 ENE 6.3  
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE 1.4 ESE 5.8  
   
..NEVADA  
 
MT. ROSE SKI BASE 14.0  
DIAMON PEAK SNOW BASE 6.0  
RENO 17.8 NNW 4.7  
 
...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM  
PST SAT DEC 20 THROUGH 600 PM PST THU DEC 25...  
   
..CALIFORNIA  
 
HONEYDEW 3.2 SSE 17.20  
WHITETHORN 1.7 NNW 15.63  
POTTER VALLEY 8.4 ENE 15.50  
CAZADERO 5.6 W 14.50  
CHALLENGE-BROWNSVILLE 1.3 WSW 13.93  
ETTERSBURG 2.8 N 13.32  
MIDDLE FK LYTLE CREEK 12.32  
LAYTONVILLE 1 SW 11.94  
BENBOW 3.8 SSE 11.91  
GRASS VALLEY 5.5 SSE 11.91  
PARADISE 1.2 W 11.91  
GUERNEVILLE 2.0 SSW 11.47  
DUTCH FLAT 0.7 S 11.29  
MATILIJA CANYON 10.34  
REDDING 7.9 NNE 10.15  
MAD RIVER 7.4 SE 9.82  
UKIAH 8.4 NW 9.72  
MONROVIA 16 N 9.04  
LAKE ARROWHEAD 8.57  
DINSMORE 2.3 W 8.34  
CRESCENT CITY 16.0 ESE 6.96  
EUREKA 6.7 S 6.95  
SANTA ROSA 2.9 ENE 6.70  
SANTA CRUZ 8.8 NW 5.85  
SAN FRANCISCO 3.4 S 4.31  
LOS ANGELES 2.6 NW 2.86  
   
..NEVADA  
 
RENO 9.0 W 7.66  
NEW WASHOE CITY 6.5 SW 7.39  
INCLINE VILLAGE-CRYSTAL BAY 1.3 S 6.47  
CARSON CITY 5.7 NW 5.64  
 
...SELECTED PRELIMINARY PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER  
IN THE EVENT...  
   
..CALIFORNIA  
 
MATTOLE ROAD 109  
PABLO POINT 108  
MAGIC MOUNTAIN TRUCK 96  
PINE MOUNTAIN FIRE ROAD 95  
LONE TREE TOWERS 93  
HIGH GLADE LOOKOUT 91  
OLD COAST TOWER 91  
WALKER 4 SSW 90  
MINES TOWER 89  
OAT MOUNTAIN 89  
SCE WEST GRAPEVINE 89  
MONO 84  
NORTH RANCH 82  
SANTA CRUZ ISLAND 81  
INYO 80  
ROUND VALLEY 2 SSW 80  
MILL CREEK 78  
DE LA CONCEPCION 74  
MAMMOTH LAKES 70  
SHIP MOUNTAIN 70  
TV TOWERS RD 2 70  
BARLEY FLATS RD 67  
CAT CANYON ROAD 64  
DANGEMOND 61  
PURISIMA HILLS 60  
   
..NEVADA  
 
WASHOE 87  
DOUGLAS 66  
 
HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF  
CALIFORNIA THROUGH FRIDAY, LEADING TO SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS  
INSTANCES OF FLASH FLOODING OVER URBAN AREAS, HIGH ELEVATIONS INTO  
THE FOOTHILLS, AND BURN SCARS. HEAVY SNOW WILL IMPACT THE HIGHER  
ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA THROUGH FRIDAY, CREATING DANGEROUS  
TRAVEL CONDITIONS. PRECIPITATION WILL TAPER OFF FRIDAY NIGHT,  
LEADING TO IMPROVING CONDITIONS THIS WEEKEND.  
 
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.  
 
DOLAN  
 
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