THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



 
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 6 FOR HEAVY RAIN ALONG THE WEST COAST
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
700 AM PST SAT DEC 31 2005

...HEAVY PRECIPITATION STILL FALLING ACROSS THE WESTERN U.S....

A POTENT AND MOISTURE LADEN PACIFIC WEATHER SYSTEM IS CONTINUING
TO MOVE ACROSS INTO THE WESTERN U.S. WITH LOCAL RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS CONTINUING TO INDICATE THAT THE MOST SIGNIFICANT
PRECIPITATION IS NOW FALLING ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. 

FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
OREGON...WASHINGTON...CALIFORNIA...AND NEVADA. 

SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE
MOUNTAINS OF OREGON...CALIFORNIA...IDAHO...MONTANA...WYOMING...AND
UTAH.  

HEAVY SNOW WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE MOUNTAINS OF
IDAHO.

WINTER STORM WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
THE SIERRA NEVADA RANGE IN CALIFORNIA...AS WELL AS THE MOUNTAINS
OF UTAH AND COLORADO.   

THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL THROUGH SATURDAY SHOULD FALL ACROSS
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA...EXTREME SOUTHWEST OREGON AND THE NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL SIERRA. THE CASCADES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SIERRA SHOULD SEE HEAVY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS.
HEAVY SNOW WILL ALSO BE LIKELY IN PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN ROCKY
MOUNTAINS FROM NORTHERN IDAHO AND WESTERN MONTANA TO NORTHERN
UTAH.  

...SELECTED 24 HOUR RAINFALL AMOUNTS...

WASHINGTON...

BREMERTON....................1.20 INCHES    430 AM PST
OLYMPIA......................0.89 INCHES    430 AM PST

OREGON...

SEXTON SUMMIT................2.50 INCHES    431 AM PST
CORVALIS.....................2.48 INCHES    431 AM PST
ASTORIA......................1.73 INCHES    431 AM PST

CALIFORNIA...

MT VEEDER....................7.91 INCHES    500 AM PST
VENADO.......................6.88 INCHES    500 AM PST
ST HELENA....................6.73 INCHES    500 AM PST
ANGWIN.......................6.64 INCHES    500 AM PST
REDWOOD......................6.57 INCHES    500 AM PST


...SELECTED STORM SNOWFALL TOTALS...

OREGON...

DESCHUTES....................13.0 INCHES    737 PM PST
SUMPTER......................13.0 INCHES   1045 AM PST FRI
HALFWAY......................12.0 INCHES   1045 AM PST FRI 

IDAHO...

MOUNTAIN HOME................27.0 INCHES    939 PM PST FRI
PINE.........................24.0 INCHES    521 PM PST FRI 
BURLEY.......................18.0 INCHES    512 PM PST FRI 
MACKAY.......................12.0 INCHES    445 PM PST FRI


THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED AT 100 PM PST BY THE
HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER. FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION...PLEASE REFER TO STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS ISSUED BY
THE LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES.

FRIES





Last Updated: 954 AM EST SAT DEC 31 2005