THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 16 FOR WESTERN U.S. HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
700 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 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.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
OREGON...WASHINGTON...IDAHO AND MONTANA.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 600 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 980 MB...28.94 INCHES...REMAINED NEARLY
STATIONARY IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS
AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN
CONTINUING TO IMPACT COASTAL AREAS OF WASHINGTON AND NORTHWESTERN
OREGON. FARTHER SOUTH...FROM SOUTHERN OREGON INTO
CALIFORNIA...PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED FOR THE MOMENT IN THE WAKE OF
THE FRONTAL SYSTEM NOW OVER THE ROCKIES. FARTHER INLAND...LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW CONTINUED TO FALL ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
IDAHO AND MONTANA.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM PST TUE NOV
27 THROUGH 600 AM PST MON DEC 03...
...CALIFORNIA...
BRANDY CREEK (SHASTA) 23.48
STERLING CITY (FEATHER) 21.24
SIMS 17.90
PETROLIA 7.4 SE 17.50
NORTH COAST CAMP SIX 16.64
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
LOS GATOS 6.1 S 13.89
BLUE CANYON 13.41
REDWAY 1.8 WSW 13.39
BRANDY CRK 12.60
SECRET TOWN 12.55
BEALE AFB/MARYSVILLE 9.55
SAN FRANCISCO INTL AIRPORT 4.09
...IDAHO...
MULLAN PASS 3.67
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
FOSS 8.47
BROOKINGS 4.2 ENE 8.28
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 10.72
BRINNON 1.7 WSW 8.71
TRACYTON 2.3 WSW 5.54
BREMERTON NATIONAL ARPT 5.32
QUILLAYUTE 4.71
MONTESANO 4.5 SW 4.53
GRAYS RIVER 0.9 SSE 4.52
BREMERTON 2.9 NNE 4.34
HOQUIAM/BOWERMAN AIRPORT 4.33
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
SEATTLE/BOEING FIELD 3.06
OLYMPIA AIRPORT 2.12
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM PST TUE NOV
27 THROUGH 600 AM PST MON DEC 03...
...CALIFORNIA...
MT ROSE SKI 45.0
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
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 16.0
BIG SKY 22 S 9.0
EAST PORTAL 5 NNW 8.0
LAKEVIEW 1 SW 7.0
...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
RIVERSIDE 63
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
...WYOMING...
SHERIDAN 68
ELK MOUNTAIN 5 W 59
ARLINGTON 54
AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND THE STRONG COLD
FRONT...CALIFORNIA WILL GET A BREAK IN THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION
TODAY. HOWEVER...ANOTHER FRONT IS FORECAST TO REACH 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 100 PM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
RYAN
Last Updated: 952 AM EST MON DEC 03 2012