Storm Summary Number 1 for Mid-March Winter Storm
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
200 PM MDT Thu Mar 13 2025

...Storm system is traversing the West, bringing moderate rainfall
across California and snowfall across the Inter-Mountain West... 

Blowing Dust Advisories are active across the Southwest.

Winter Storm Warnings and Winter Weather Advisories are active
across higher mountain ranges across California, the Paciifc
Northwest, and across the Intermountain West.

High Wind Warnings and Wind Advisories are active across areas
along the West Coast and Intermountain West.

Flood Watch active for Los Angeles, Ventura, and Santa Barbara
counties.

For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov

At 200 PM MDT...Radar and satellite imagery show that the leading
edge of the strong upper-level trough and storm system has passed
inland across the Pacific coastline and is now moving eastward
through the Inter-Mountain West. Pressures are lowering across a
cold front stretching from Arizona northwards to Montana. Moderate
rainfall is ongoing across Southern California and Arizona, while
moderate snowfall is occurring over high mountain ranges across
the West. 

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 500 AM
MDT Tue Mar 0 through 200 PM MDT Thu Mar 0...

...CALIFORNIA...
BEAR VALLEY                          32.0                    
DONNER PEAK                          29.0                    
SODA SPRINGS                         28.0                    
PALISADES TAHOE                      25.0                    
MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN SKI BASE            23.0                    
TRUCKEE                              20.0                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches from 500 AM
MDT Tue Mar 0 through 200 PM MDT Thu Mar 0...

...CALIFORNIA...
HONEYDEW                             3.70                    
PETROLIA                             3.08                    
SMITH RIVER                          2.93                    
LA CRESCENTA MONTROSE                2.18                    
OJAI                                 2.18                    
EUREKA                               2.06                    

...OREGON...
BROOKINGS                            3.02                    

...Selected preliminary Peak Wind gusts in miles per hour earlier
in the event...

...ARIZONA...
WINSLOW MUNICIPIAL AIRPORT             47                    
HURRICANE                              45                    

...NEVADA...
ASH MEADOWS                            45                    
KANE-SPRINGS                           41                    

...UTAH...
LOST CREEK                             49                    
PANGUITCH MUNICIPIAL AIRPORT           46                    


The storm system will continue to progress eastward across the
Inter-Mountain West and begin to enter the Great Plains by Friday
and Saturday. Some locally heavy rainfall and snowfall may linger
across California this afternoon, but the majority of impacts will
focus on the Inter-Mountain West and Rockies for snowfall Friday
and then the Great Plains for Saturday as heavy snow and strong
winds, 40-70 mph, with isolated gusts of 90 mph, create hazardous
travel and possible blizzard conditions.

The next Storm Summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 900 PM MDT. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.

Wilder