1 flood, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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NWS San Diego, CA wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 27, 9:30 AM PST, 30 minutes earlier.
EXTREME SOUTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN DIEGO CA
930 AM PST TUE FEB 27 2001
...SYNOPSIS...
UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHWEST COMBINED WITH A MOIST
AIR MASS WILL CAUSE A GRADUALLY DECREASING CHANCE OF SHOWERS INTO
THURSDAY. THERE COULD ALSO BE SOME THUNDERSTORMS. GENERALLY DRY
FRIDAY INTO SUNDAY AS THE STORM TRACK SHIFTS NORTH. ANOTHER PACIFIC
STORM COULD BRING MORE SHOWERS VERY LATE IN THE WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT
WEEK.
...DISCUSSION...
BANDS OF SHOWERS CONTINUE TO ROTATE AROUND A LOW PRESSURE AREA
SOUTHWEST OF SAN DIEGO THIS MORNING BRING LOCALLY MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAIN TO MUCH OF THE CWA. TIME CROSS SECTIONS SHOW DEEP MOISTURE
FIELD OVER THE AREA THROUGH WEDNESDAY BEFORE DECREASING WEDNESDAY
NIGHT AND THURSDAY. THE LOW PRESSURE SOUTHWEST OF THE AREA WOBBLES
AROUND KEEPING THE COLD POOL OF AIR OVER THE CWA WITH SHOWERS
CONTINUING ON AND OFF INTO THURSDAY. WITH THE RAIN EXPECT LOCAL
MINOR FLOODING PROBLEMS BUT BREAKS WILL ALSO KEEP THIS PROBLEM FROM
BEING WIDESPREAD. AMOUNTS OVERNIGHT HAVE BEEN A FEW HUNDRETHS TO
HALF AN INCH OR SO. SNOW LEVELS WILL REMAIN AROUND 4000 TO 5000FT
THROUGH THE PERIOD.
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY MRF SHOWS MOISTURE FIELD MOVING OVER THE AREA
BUT WILL BE MOVING THROUGH WEAK RIDGING THUS EXPECT ONLY VARYING
AMOUNTS OF CLOUDS. SUNDAY AND MONDAY SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS BUT
AGAIN PATTERN NOT VERY IMPRESSIVE FOR MUCH RAIN IF ANY AT LEAST
RIGHT NOW. HOWEVER A SHIFT IN THE PLACEMENT OF THE LOW AND FORECAST
COULD CHANGE SIGNIFICANTLY.
SAN 975
ECCThe national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 flood. Local standard time, as filed.
Upslope winds and a moist air mass caused steady moderate rain along the east side of the San Jacinto Mountains, resulting in minor flooding on most roads in the Coachella Valley.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in California in 2001Every state in 2001This day in weather historyWarnings in California, February 2001
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5230005.