THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 14 FOR WESTERN U.S. HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
700 PM PST SUN DEC 02 2012
...HEAVY RAIN...SNOW...AND WIND CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE WESTERN
STATES...
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS AS WELL AS FLOOD
ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA... AS WELL AS SOUTHWESTERN OREGON AND A SMALL PART OF
WESTERN WASHINGTON.
HIGH WIND WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA... WASHINGTON... OREGON.. IDAHO...
MONTANA... WYOMING... AND UTAH.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS... WATCHES... AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF WASHINGTON... OREGON...
IDAHO... WESTERN MONTANA... WESTERN WYOMING AND NORTHERN UTAH.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 600 PM PST...AN EXPANSIVE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH A CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 982 MB...28.99 INCHES...CENTERED OFF THE COAST OF
BRITISH COLUMBIA CONTINUED TO FEED MOISTURE INTO THE WESTERN U.S.
ADDITIONALLY... THE FRONTAL SYSTEM INLAND WAS MOVING EAST ACROSS
THE ROCKIES AND EXTENDED FROM MONTANA SOUTHWESTWARD TO CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA AND WESTWARD INTO THE PACIFIC. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED SOME MODERATE TO
HEAVY PRECIPITATION ALONG THE FRONT FROM NORTHERN UTAH INTO
SOUTHEASTERN IDAHO. SCATTERED MODERATE RAIN WAS ALSO FALLING IN
WESTERN WASHINGTON... AND NORTH CENTRAL MONTANA. ADDITIONAL
SCATTERED AND LIGHTER PRECIPITATION WAS ALSO FALLING IN CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA... WESTERN OREGON... EASTERN NEVADA... AND WESTERN
WYOMING. AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS ACROSS THE REGION... MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW WAS FALLING.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM PST TUE NOV
27 THROUGH 600 PM PST SUN DEC 02...
...CALIFORNIA...
PETROLIA 7.4 SE 17.50
BRIDGEVILLE 5.2 ENE 15.72
OAK MOUNTAIN 15.16
MIRANDA 4.1 SW 14.98
CAZADERO 6.9 WNW 14.45
KINGVALE 1.3 WSW 14.37
SHELTER COVE 1.2 ENE 13.59
REDWAY 1.8 WSW 13.39
BRANDY CRK 12.60
SECRET TOWN 12.55
GARBERVILLE 2.9 SW 12.40
STIRLING CITY 12.09
SAN FRANCISCO INTL AIRPORT 3.14
...IDAHO...
YELLOW PINE 0.2 SSW 3.17
MCCALL 9.3 SSE 3.16
GARDEN VALLEY 2.7 NW 2.86
MULLAN PASS 2.20
DOVER 0.4 SW 1.95
SAGLE 1.8 NNE 1.79
SANDPOINT 13.3 NE 1.77
ST. MARIES 2.8 S 1.57
ATHOL 1.5 ENE 1.52
CLARK FORK 3.5 SE 1.50
...MONTANA...
NOXON 9.1 NNW 1.64
LIBBY 28.0 SSW 1.24
...NEVADA...
RENO 5.6 WSW 3.29
GARDNERVILLE 3.9 S 2.17
CARSON CITY 2.3 NNE 1.67
SPARKS 6.7 N 1.13
INCLINE VILLAGE 4 NE 1.12
...OREGON...
OBRIEN 2 SW 12.35
BROOKINGS 4.2 ENE 8.28
FOSS 8.15
MEDFORD 5.0 SSW 7.83
GOLD HILL 5.4 NNW 6.85
CAVE JUNCTION 3.7 E 6.65
GRANTS PASS 6.1 SSE 6.54
CENTRAL POINT 5.7 NW 6.53
PORT ORFORD 5.0 E 6.49
WILLIAMS 1 NW 6.34
ASHLAND 1.4 ESE 6.29
SHADY COVE 0.2 S 5.90
...WASHINGTON...
WYNOOCHEE LAKE 9.03
BRINNON 1.7 WSW 8.71
TRACYTON 2.3 WSW 5.54
MONTESANO 4.5 SW 4.53
GRAYS RIVER 0.9 SSE 4.52
BREMERTON 2.9 NNE 4.34
BREMERTON NATIONAL ARPT 4.28
QUILLAYUTE 4.03
PORT LUDLOW 1.1 SSE 3.97
CHIMACUM 5.1 S 3.94
SILVERDALE 5.5 NNW 3.87
OCEAN SHORES 1.2 N 3.83
HOQUIAM/BOWERMAN AIRPORT 3.59
SEATTLE/BOEING FIELD 2.35
OLYMPIA AIRPORT 2.12
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM PST TUE NOV
27 THROUGH 600 PM PST SUN DEC 02...
...CALIFORNIA...
MAMMOTH LAKES 2 WNW 26.0
KIRKWOOD SKI RESORT 22.0
SIERRA AT TAHOE 19.0
KAISER POINT SNOTEL 18.0
MITCHELL MEADOW SNOTEL 15.0
VOLCANIC KNOB SNOTEL 14.0
BISHOP PASS SNOTEL 12.0
SODA SPRINGS 1.5 SSW 12.0
SUGAR BOWL SKI RESORT 12.0
CHAGOOPA PLATEAU SNOTEL 10.0
ALPINE MEADOWS 9.0
CHARLOTTE LAKE SNOTEL 8.0
TUNNEL GUARD STATION 8.0
CHAGOOPA PLATEAU 7.0
KAISER POINT 7.0
...IDAHO...
KETCHUM 22 NW 25.4
ISLAND PARK 8 NW 14.9
MACKAY 17 SW 14.7
ARCO 33 WNW 12.5
STANLEY 28 NE 10.0
...MONTANA...
WEST YELLOWSTONE 10 S 9.0
EAST PORTAL 5 NNW 8.0
...NEVADA...
MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA 23.0
DAGGET PASS 8.0
...OREGON...
ASHLAND 8 S 10.0
...WASHINGTON...
WINTHROP 6.8 NNW 5.0
PLAIN 0.8 NW 4.0
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...CALIFORNIA...
MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN 150
WARD MOUNTAIN 139
LAKE CITY 3 E 90
SANDBERG 86
HIGH GLADE LOOKOUT 81
INDEPENDENCE 5 NW 79
SIERRAVILLE 5 SSW 78
DUNCAN PEAK RAWS 77
REDDING 2 S 71
MT. DIABLO RAWS 67
BLUE CANYON 66
SAN FRANCISCO INTL ARPT 50
...MONTANA...
LIVINGSTON 2 WSW 77
NYE 5 SW 76
EMIGRANT 3 SSE 67
MCALLISTER 4 NNE 67
BOULDER 61
...NEVADA...
RENO 2 SSE 95
MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA 4 NE 90
MOUNT MONTGOMERY 5 ENE 88
WASHOE CITY 1 S 84
JARBIDGE 9 E 83
WALTER LAKE 80
VIRGINIA CITY 4 NNW 77
KYLE CANYON RAWS 73
CARSON CITY 6 SW 72
GARDNERVILLE 5 WSW 68
SILVER SPRINGS 68
...OREGON...
NEWPORT 74
SPRAGUE RIVER 10 SSE 60
...UTAH...
ALTA 85
CENTRAL WASATCH PEAKS 85
SNOWBASIN 72
BRIGHTON 71
...WASHINGTON...
WENATCHEE/PANGBORN MEM AIRPORT 89
...WYOMING...
ELK MOUNTAIN 5 W 59
PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE NORTHWESTERN STATES
THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...AN
ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS AREAS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AS
WELL AS WESTERN OREGON/WASHINGTON. FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING ARE
STILL A POSSIBILITY IN THESE AREAS. AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS...WHERE
SNOW IS FALLING...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW WILL BE
POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS INCLUDES THE NORTHERN
CASCADES...AND INTO THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN
WEST. ALSO... GUSTY WINDS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF
THE NORTHWESTERN U.S.
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.
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Last Updated: 947 PM EST SUN DEC 02 2012