THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
CAMP SPRINGS, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 3 FOR WESTERN U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
100 AM PST SAT JAN 5 2008
...HEAVY RAIN...HIGH WINDS...AND HEAVY SNOW BATTER PORTIONS OF THE
WESTERN UNITED STATES...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR
MOUNTAINOUS PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN U.S. EASTWARD TO THE ROCKY
MOUNTAIN STATES. GALE AND STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT OFF THE
ENTIRE WEST COAST. FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN...SOUTHERN...AND EASTERN CALIFORNIA.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES AND
WARNINGS...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV.
A STRONG COLD FRONT ASSOCIATED WITH AN INTENSE STORM OFF THE WEST
COAST HAS PUSHED EASTWARD ACROSS THE WEST COAST AND IS SLOWLY
WORKING ITS WAY INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BRINGING HEAVY RAIN IN
THE LOWER ELEVATIONS AND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS IN THE SIERRA.
HIGH WINDS HAVE BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR DOWNED TREES...POWER OUTAGES
AND OVERTURNED TRUCKS IN SEVERAL WESTERN STATES...WITH HIGHEST
WINDS REPORTED AHEAD OF AND NEAR THE COLD FRONT FROM CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA THROUGH NEVADA...IDAHO...WESTERN MONTANA AND UTAH.
STRONGEST WINDS HAVE BEEN REPORTED AT THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS AND
ARE PRODUCING SEVERE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE SIERRA.
AT 0030 AM PST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
CURRENT SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT RAIN AND HIGHER
ELEVATION SNOW HAVE PASSED EAST OF LOS ANGELES AND HAVE SPREAD
INTO THE VICINITY OF SAN DIEGO CALIFORNIA...SOUTHERN AND
NORTHEASTERN NEVADA...INTO NORTHERN UTAH AND SOUTHERN IDAHO. THE
INTENSITY AND COVERAGE OF THE PRECIPITATION IN CALIFORNIA HAVE
DECREASED. BROKEN AREAS OF SHOWERS AND MOUNTAIN SNOW CONTINUED
ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH WESTERN OREGON AND
WASHINGTON...AS WELL AS WESTERN MONTANA.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS IN INCHES FROM 0100 AM
PST JAN 4 THROUGH 1200 AM PST SAT JAN 5...
...CALIFORNIA...
ASPENDELL 16.0 IN 4 HOURS
MT SHASTA 1 N 12.0
WEED 4 SSW 9.0
MAMMOTH LAKES 6.0
MCCLOUD 3 S 5.0
...NEVADA...
DAGGET PASS 10.0
COLD SPRINGS VALLEY 6.0
...OREGON...
HYATT LAKE 3.5
...WASHINGTON...
TWISP 3 S 11.0
CHELAN 9SW 10.6
WINTHROP 1W 10.5
OKANOGAN 8NW 8.0
LEAVENWORTH 6.0
...IDAHO...
MCCALL 7 NW 8.0
MCCALL 6.0
...SELECTED STORM RAINFALL TOTALS IN INCHES FROM 0100 AM PST JAN 4
THROUGH 1200 AM PST SAT JAN 5...
...CALIFORNIA...
LOMA PRIETA 2200 FT 10.00
BRANDY CREEK 8.92
BEALE AFB/MARYSVILLE 8.84
VENADO 8.00
BEN LOMOND 7.99
OAK BOTTOM RAWS 7.08
N SCOTTS VALLEY 7.00
HONEYDEW 6.88
VENADO 6.76
CLEAR CREEK 6.48
LAKESHORE 6.00
HAWKEYE 5.73
MOUNT VEEDER 5.58
SOUTH FORK MOUNTAIN 5.56
SAN MARCOS PASS 5.45
WHISPERING PINES 5.40
YORKVILLE 5.20
STIRLING CITY 4.96
SHASTA DAM 4.95
SANTA MARGARITA 4.64
KONOCTI 4.31
MOUNT SHASTA 3.77
SANTA ROSA/SONOMA CO ARPT 3.42
UKIAH 3.07
BLUE CANYON 2.51
BISHOP 2.38
SAN FRANCISCO ARPT 2.34
SACRAMENTO 1.98
MONTERY 1.97
...OREGON...
RIDDLE 2 SE 2.69
WILLIAMS 1 N 2.34
BANDON 11.4 S 2.27
COOS BAY 2.5 W 2.06
SELMA 5 NNE 2.14
...NEVADA...
RENO 10SW 3.25
N JOHNSON LANE 3.00 EST
COLD SPRINGS 2.11
RENO 5SW 2.00 EST
RENO ARPT 1.77
SPARKS 1.40
GARDNERVILLE 2 SSW 1.22
CARSON CITY 3NW 1.20
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...CALIFORNIA...
KREGOR PEAK 107
ETTERSBURG 4W 100 EST
NEVADA CITY 92
PETROLIA 4S 90
LUCAS VALLEY 1 N 83
REDDING 82
ANGEL ISLAND 78
LAKEHEAD 3WNW 78
CRANE FLAT 75
MORRO BAY 75
LAKEPORT 10 NW 73
BLUE CANYON 72
ELK GROVE 4 WNW 71
LEE VINING 4 NNW 71
SAN FRANCISCO - GOLDEN GATE BRIDGE 70
REDDING 70
SACRAMENTO 69
SAN FRANCISCO - SFO 68
RED BLUFF 67
ATASCADERO 62
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE 59
...WASHINGTON...
WALLA WALLA 78
CEDAR FALLS 4 NNE 59
CLALLAM BAY 7 WNW 52
...OREGON...
RIDDLE MOUNTAIN 6352 FT 96
NEWPORT YAQUINA US 101 BRIDGE 93
ENTERPRISE 3 SE 83
CAPE FOULWEATHER 82
YACHATS 80
TOLLGATE 9W 80
SEA LION CAVES 78
MT HEBO 72
JOHN DAY ARPT 71
HEPPNER 15W 70
FOX 5 SSE 68
MITCHELL 66
BROOKINGS 1 SE 64
...IDAHO...
BOGUS BASIN SUMMIT 75
CANYON CREEK 8500 FT 73
TWIN FALLS 69
CHUBBUCK 66
MERIDIAN 2NW 57
N KEATING 50 EST
...NEVADA...
GARDNERVILLE 5 WSW 4850 FT 87
SPARKS 1 NE 66
WASHOE 1 S 65
SOUTHWEST RENO 64
RENO 62
...MONTANA...
EAST GLACIER PARK 8 SE 67
NORRIS 6 N 65
ENNIS ARPT 63
...UTAH...
SNOWBIRD 2 SE 101
OGDEN 5 E 85
PARK CITY 4SW 84
DUGWAY 16 NW 83
SUNDANCE 1W 68
TOOELE 65
MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EARLY
ON SATURDAY. BLIZZARD CONDITIONS AND HEAVY SNOW BEGIN TO SUBSIDE
OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE SIERRA AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES FURTHER EAST.
THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE INTERMOUNTAIN
WEST...SPREADING HIGHER-ELEVATION SNOW INTO
ARIZONA...UTAH...WESTERN COLORADO...WYOMING...AND NORTHWESTERN NEW
MEXICO ON SATURDAY. MEANWHILE...MORE RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW ARE
LIKELY ALONG THE COASTAL RANGES IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 700 AM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
KONG
Last Updated: 357 AM EST SAT JAN 05 2008