STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR PACIFIC NORTHWEST HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
700 PM PST MON NOV 19 2012

...MULTI-DAY HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW EVENT CONTINUES FOR THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
NORTHWESTERN MONTANA.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN
WASHINGTON AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF THE HIGH ELEVATIONS OF CENTRAL
IDAHO.

HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS
OF SOUTHERN WASHINGTON...MUCH OR OREGON...NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...AS
WELL AS PORTIONS OF WESTERN MONTANA.

FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF
WASHINGTON...PORTIONS WESTERN OREGON...AS WELL AS NORTHERN IDAHO.

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 600 PM PST...A STRONG CLOSED UPPER LEVEL LOW WAS LOCATED OVER
THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC. IN ASSOCIATION WITH THIS SYSTEM...A SURFACE
LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 992 MB...29.29 INCHES...WAS LOCATED
OVER CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA. A COLD FRONT EXTENDED SOUTH FROM
THE SURFACE LOW INTO THE COASTAL RANGES OF WASHINGTON AND OUT INTO
THE PACIFIC OCEAN. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION SPREADING INTO
WASHINGTON AS WELL AS WESTERN OREGON AND EXTREME NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA. AN AREA OF LIGHTER AND MORE BROKEN PRECIPITATION
EXTENDED INTO PORTIONS OF IDAHO AND WESTERN MONTANA. PRECIPITATION
WAS FALLING PRIMARILY IN THE FORM OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN...WITH
SNOW OCCURRING AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM PST SAT NOV
17 THROUGH 400 PM PST MON NOV 19...

...CALIFORNIA...
CALLENGE-BROWNSVILLE 1.3 WSW          4.62                    
GRASS VALLEY                          4.32                    
CAZADERO 5.6 W                        3.99                    
SHINGLETON 2.8 NNW                    3.79                    
POLLOCK PINES 0.5 NW                  3.55                    
REDDING 3.8 S                         3.49                    
SANTA CRUZ 6.3 NNE                    3.49                    
NEVADA CITY 3.4 NNW                   3.32                    
ANDERSON 2.6 NE                       3.30                    
BLUE CANYON                           3.26                    
LOS GATON 5.2 SSW                     3.21                    
REDDING MUNI ARPT                     1.87                    

...OREGON...
ASTORIA                               6.29                    
NAHALEM                               6.23                    
SADDLE MOUNTAIN                       5.20                    
CEDAR CREEK                           4.87                    
TIMBER 1.4 NNW                        4.58                    
GRANDE RONDE                          4.50                    
SCAPPOOSE                             4.32                    
PORT ORFORD 5.0 E                     3.69                    
SALEM/MCNARY FIELD                    3.30                    
PORTLAND/HILLSBORO ARPT               3.24                    
BROOKINGS 4.2 ENE                     3.17                    
FLORENCE 1.8 NW                       3.08                    
GOLD BEACH 0.6 S                      2.64                    
WALDPORT 0.6 N                        2.62                    
COOS BAY 2 NNW                        2.29                    
BANDON 11.4 S                         2.20                    
BLODGETT 1 N                          2.16                    

...WASHINGTON...
HUCKLEBERRY                           6.20                    
HOQUIAM/BOWERMAN AIRPORT              5.05                    
SHELTON/SANDERSON FIELD ARPT          4.92                    
BREMERTON NATIONAL ARPT               4.19                    
LILLIWAUP                             4.00                    
N HAMMA HAMMA                         4.00                    
OYSTERVILLE 1 SW                      3.70                    
BATTLE GROUND                         3.29                    
BRINNON 1.7 WSW                       3.28                    
QUILLAYUTE                            3.22                    
BELFAIR 3.2 WSW                       3.20                    
MONTESANO 4.5 SW                      3.18                    
OLYMPIA                               3.12                    
TACOMA NARROWS AIRPORT                2.85                    
VANCOUVER                             2.43                    
COSMOPOLIS 6.0 SE                     2.25                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM PST SAT NOV
17 THROUGH 400 PM PST MON NOV 19...

...CALIFORNIA...
SODA SPRINGS 1.5 SSW                 12.0                    

...IDAHO...
COLBURN 4 WSW                         8.0                    

...WASHINGTON...
CHEWELAH 8 E                          9.0                    
CURLEW LAKE STATE 11 SE               6.0                    
NEWMAN LAKE 10 N                      6.0                    

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...CALIFORNIA...
WESTHAVEN-MOONSTONE 3 N               67                    

...MONTANA...
EAST GLACIER PARK 8 SE                76                    
SAINT MARY                            67                    

...OREGON...
YAQUINA HEAD                          98                    
ASTORIA 5 W                           92                    
GARIBALDI                             90                    
LINCOLN CITY                          85                    
NEWPORT                               83                    
HEBO 5 ESE                            82                    
PACIFIC CITY WSW                      75                    
ROCKAWAY BEACH                        70                    
NEWBERG                               60                    

...WASHINGTON...
NASELLE RIDGE (2000 FT)              114                    
ABERNATHY MTN                        111                    
MEGLER TOWER (1189 FT)               101                    
CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN                      78                    
HURRICANE RIDGE 2 SW                  68                    


THE UPPER LEVEL LOW IS FORECAST TO PUSH SOUTHEAST OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE DAYS.  HEAVY RAIN... WIND...AND HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW ARE
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE UNTIL AT LEAST THURSDAY MORNING. THE HEAVIEST
OF THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD BE CONFINED TO THE COASTLINE OF
WASHINGTON ...OREGON...AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WHERE RAINFALL
TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION...THERE IS RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING IN
SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON AND WESTERN OREGON ON MONDAY AND NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA ON TUESDAY.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 100 AM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

RYAN