THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 15 FOR WESTERN U.S. HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
100 AM PST MON DEC 03 2012
...NORTHERN CALIFORNIA GETS A BREAK IN THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION
TODAY BEFORE THE NEXT ROUND ARRIVES BY TUESDAY...
FLOOD WARNINGS AND FLOOD ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...AS WELL AS A SMALL AREA IN
WESTERN WASHINGTON.
HIGH WIND WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF EXTREME NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN
OREGON...PARTS OF COASTAL WASHINGTON AND OREGON...AS WELL AS PARTS
OF NORTHERN ROCKIES AND WESTERN DAKOTAS.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 000 AM PST...THE STRONG COLD FRONT THAT BROUGHT WIDESPREAD
HEAVY PRECIPITATION AND HIGH WINDS TO THE WEST COAST YESTERDAY HAD
MOVED RAPIDLY EASTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND OUT INTO THE
PLAINS STATES. MEANWHILE...AN EXPANSIVE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH
A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 986 MB...29.12 INCHES...REMAINED NEARLY
STATIONARY IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS CONTINUED TO SHOW
SCATTERED AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE PRECIPITATION IN THE WESTERN
PART OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST FROM THE CASCADES WESTWARD. IN THE
MEAN TIME...PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE STRONG COLD FRONT
ACROSS THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS HAD
DIMINISHED IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY IN THE PAST FEW HOURS.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM PST TUE NOV
27 THROUGH 000 AM PST MON DEC 03...
...CALIFORNIA...
SIMS 17.90
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
BLUE CANYON 13.41
REDWAY 1.8 WSW 13.39
BRANDY CRK 12.60
SECRET TOWN 12.55
GARBERVILLE 2.9 SW 12.40
STIRLING CITY 12.09
UKIAH MUNI ARPT 7.99
SAN FRANCISCO INTL AIRPORT 4.09
...IDAHO...
MULLAN PASS 3.40
YELLOW PINE 0.2 SSW 3.17
MCCALL 9.3 SSE 3.16
GARDEN VALLEY 2.7 NW 2.86
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
SEXTON SUMMIT 5.29
...WASHINGTON...
WYNOOCHEE LAKE 9.03
BRINNON 1.7 WSW 8.71
TRACYTON 2.3 WSW 5.54
BREMERTON NATIONAL ARPT 4.91
MONTESANO 4.5 SW 4.53
GRAYS RIVER 0.9 SSE 4.52
BREMERTON 2.9 NNE 4.34
QUILLAYUTE 4.24
PORT LUDLOW 1.1 SSE 3.97
CHIMACUM 5.1 S 3.94
HOQUIAM/BOWERMAN AIRPORT 3.91
SILVERDALE 5.5 NNW 3.87
OCEAN SHORES 1.2 N 3.83
SEATTLE/BOEING FIELD 3.02
OLYMPIA AIRPORT 2.12
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM PST TUE NOV
27 THROUGH 000 AM PST MON DEC 03...
...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...
DEADWOOD SUMMIT 1 W 46.0
GROUSE 16 WNW 43.0
KETCHUM 16 WSW 42.0
GROUSE 11 WNW 38.0
ISLAND PARK 4 WSW 34.0
CHALLIS 13 WSW 28.0
KETCHUM 22 NW 25.4
JAMES CREEK SUMMIT 1 ESE 24.0
N TRINITY LAKES 20.0
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...
WARD MOUNTAIN 139
MOUNT ROSE SKI ARE 4 NE 95
RENO 2 SSE 95
LAKE CITY 3 E 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
...SOUTH DAKOTA...
BUFFALO 1 N 59
...UTAH...
CENTRAL WASATCH PEAKS 113
ALTA 85
SNOWBASIN 72
BRIGHTON 71
PARK CITY 71
...WASHINGTON...
WENATCHEE/PANGBORN MEM AIRPORT 89
...WYOMING...
SHERIDAN 68
ELK MOUNTAIN 5 W 59
ARLINGTON 54
AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND THE STRONG COLD FRONT...NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA WILL GET A BREAK IN THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION TODAY.
HOWEVER...ANOTHER FRONT IS FORMING SOUTH OF THE NEARLY STATIONARY
LOW IN THE GULF OF ALASKA AND IS FORECAST TO APPROACH THE WEST
COAST BY TUESDAY...BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION.
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. 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...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL BE LIKELY.
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: 410 AM EST MON DEC 03 2012