THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR POWERFUL WEST COAST STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
100 PM PST THU DEC 11 2014
...POWERFUL STORM IMPACTING THE WEST COAST IS BRINGING HEAVY
RAIN...WIND...AND MOUNTAIN SNOW TO THE REGION...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA
MOUNTAIN RANGE IN CALIFORNIA.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...AND
PORTIONS OF NEVADA.
HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF
CALIFORNIA...OREGON...WASHINGTON...AND NEVADA.
FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
CALIFORNIA...OREGON...AND WASHINGTON.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 1200 PM PST...A STRONG LOW PRESSURE CENTER WITH A MINIMUM
PRESSURE OF 975 MB... 28.79 INCHES...WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 150
MILES WEST OF THE CENTRAL OREGON COASTLINE MOVING NORTH NORTHEAST
TOWARD THE WASHINGTON COAST. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED HEAVY RAINFALL OVERSPREADING
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...WESTERN OREGON...AND MOST OF
WASHINGTON. SUSTAINED WINDS IN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN OREGON HAVE
BEEN OBSERVED BETWEEN 20 AN 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF OVER 60 MPH.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 900 AM PST SAT DEC
10 THROUGH 1200 PM PST MON DEC 11...
...CALIFORNIA...
VENADO 7 NNW 5.52
HAWKEYE 5.34
MOUNT SHASTA 2 S 5.10
CLOVERDALE 4.50
LAKE SONOMA REC AREA 4.50
CLOVERDALE 2 ESE 4.19
ROHNERT PARK 2 WNW 4.05
OCCIDENTAL 2 WSW 3.97
REDDING 3 N 3.74
ANGWIN 3.40
LAYTONVILLE 1 SW 3.35
MONTE RIO 3.29
MILLVILLE 2 ESE 3.21
HEALDSBURG 4 E 3.04
TENNANT 2.68
SANTA ROSA 1 NW 2.46
OLEMA VALLEY 2.34
COTTONWOOD 9 SW 2.25
WEED 5 WNW 2.18
RED BLUFF 6 W 2.13
EUREKA WFO 1.16
FORT BRAGG 1.16
NAPA 2 NNW 1.12
...OREGON...
GOLD BEACH 2.78
SELMA 5 NNE 2.53
OBRIEN 2 SSW 2.14
MERLIN 2 W 2.11
LEES CAMP 1.90
FLORENCE 2 NW 1.45
HASKINS DAM 1.20
DALLAS 1.11
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...CALIFORNIA...
SODA SPRINGS 4 SE 135
WHITE MOUNTAIN PEAK NE 113
INCLINE VILLAGE 6 NE 112
MAMMOTH LAKES 3 W 111
ALPINE MEADOWS 1 SW 109
SIERRAVILLE 5 SSE 74
MT. DIABLO 68
WOODACRE 63
GASQUET 12 SE 62
WEITCHPEC 11 WSW 60
PETROLIA 4 S 58
CRESCENT CITY 1 ESE 53
KNEELAND 50
...NEVADA...
GARDNERVILLE 5 WSW 93
GALENA E 82
CARSON CITY 3 ENE 76
RENO 4 SE 70
SPANISH SPRINGS AIR 3 W 66
VERDI 4 E 63
...OREGON...
RUCH 12 S 117
CAYUSE 1 WNW 95
MILTON-FREEWATER 11 ENE 91
PORT ORFORD 5 SSE 85
BROOKINGS 1 SE 81
KOOSKOOSKIE 3 WSW 78
SPRAGUE RIVER 12 NNW 76
PENDLETON 10 SE 75
SUTHERLIN 7 ESE 75
ASHLAND 1 ENE 74
GOLD BEACH 2 ESE 74
CAYUSE 72
JOSEPH 2 N 68
FOSSIL 9 ENE 67
UNION 5 WNW 60
...WASHINGTON...
DIXIE 64
WALLA WALLA 63
WAITSBURG 61
THE SURFACE LOW WILL TRACK NORTH NORTHEAST AND MOVE ONSHORE IN
BRITISH COLUMBIA BY THURSDAY NIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL
CONTINUE TO SPREAD NORTHWARD WITH THE SURFACE LOW INTO THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST. A COLD FRONT TRAILING THE LOW WILL MOVE OVER CALIFORNIA
THIS EVENING AND INTO TONIGHT...BRINGING WITH IT HEAVY RAIN THAT
WILL SPREAD INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6
INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS CENTRAL
AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. RAINFALL AMOUNTS 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
COASTAL OREGON AND WASHINGTON CAN EXPECT UP TO AN INCH OF RAIN.
MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF
CALIFORNIA 2 FEET POSSIBLE IN THE CREST OF THE SIERRAS.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 700 PM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
FANNING
Last Updated: 258 PM EST THU DEC 11 2014