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"Effect
of Topography on Southern California Severe Weather"
Jeff Brown
Graduate Student
California State University, Los Angeles
ABSTRACT:
The effect of the local terrain in southern California can have a profound
effect on the distribution and development of severe weather in the
southern portion of the state. Several studies have noted that severe
local storms generated by the inland terrain are associated with certain
weather types during the winter and spring seasons. Severe local storms
can also occur during the late summer as monsoonal moisture moves into the
region. Here topography can play a role on where these severe storms can
occur. The severe local storms synoptic patterns are similar to those
found in other portions of the country. The offshore islands can also play
a role in generating severe weather events that move into the coastal and
inland valley areas.
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