STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR WESTERN U.S. HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
700 PM PST THU NOV 29 2012

...MULTI-DAY RAIN... WIND... AND SNOW EVENT CONTINUES TO HAMMER
THE NORTHWEST...

FLASH FLOOD... FLOOD... AND COASTAL FLOOD WARNINGS... WATCHES...
AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON...
SOUTHWESTERN OREGON... AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

THERE ARE WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT FOR PARTS
OF THE SIERRAS IN CALIFORNIA.

THERE ARE WIND WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF
SOUTHERN OREGON... SOUTH CENTRAL TO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA... AND
PARTS OF WESTERN NEVADA.

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

AT 600 PM PST...A STRONG UPPER-LEVEL VORTEX WITH AFFILIATED
SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED OVER THE NORTHEAST PACIFIC. THE ASSOCIATED
SURFACE FRONTAL STRUCTURE CONTINUED TO HUG THE WEST COAST. 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
INDICATED SOME MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN FALLING THROUGHOUT THE
NORTHERN HALF OF CALIFORNIA AS WELL AS PARTS OF SOUTHWESTERN
OREGON.  ADDITIONAL WIDESPREAD MODERATE PRECIPITATION WAS ALSO
FALLING IN PORTIONS OF NORTHERN OREGON AND WASHINGTON.  THE
MAJORITY OF THE PRECIPITATION IS FALLING IN THE FORM OF RAIN.
HOWEVER... IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CASCADE AND SIERRA
MOUNTAINS THE PRECIPITATION WAS FALLING AS SNOW.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM PST TUE NOV
27 THROUGH 600 PM PST THU NOV 29...

...CALIFORNIA...
PINECREST                             6.86                    
PETROLIA 7.4 SE                       4.57                    
FORTUNA 1.3 S                         3.52                    
HONDEYDEW 1 SW                        2.72                    
MOUNT SHASTA                          2.60                    
BRIDGEVILLE 5.2 ENE                   2.55                    
SIMS 1 SSW                            2.46                    
BUCKS LAKE                            2.31                    
MCCLOUD 3 S                           2.30                    
CAZADERO 6.9 WNW                      2.29                    
UKIAH MUNI ARPT                       2.29                    
CRESCENT CITY/MC NAMARA FIELD         2.26                    
TRINIDAD 1.5 NNW                      2.24                    

...OREGON...
CAVE JUNCTION 2 N                     3.14                    
OBRIEN 1 SSW                          3.00                    
SELMA 3 ESE                           2.90                    
MURPHY 1 SSE                          2.62                    
EUGENE 2.2 SW                         2.20                    
GRANTS PASS 10 W                      1.97                    
BROOKINGS 4.2 ENE                     1.93                    
GOLD BEACH 4.8 NE                     1.93                    
MERLIN 6 SW                           1.90                    
APPLEGATE 3 NE                        1.74                    
EAGLE POINT 0.1 S                     1.62                    
AGNESS 6.4 NE                         1.57                    
MEDFORD-JACKSON CO. ARPT              1.54                    
SHADY COVE                            1.50                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM PST TUE NOV
27 THROUGH 600 PM PST THU NOV 29...

...CALIFORNIA...
SODA SPRINGS 1.5 SSW                  4.0                    

...OREGON...
ASHLAND 8 S                          10.0                    

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

...CALIFORNIA...
REDDING 2 S                           71                    
HIGH GLADE LOOKOUT                    67                    
DUNCAN PEAK RAWS                      64                    
SADDLEBACK RAWS                       63                    
CRESCENT MILLS 3 SW                   60                    
JANESVILLE                            60                    
MONTAGUE/SISKIYOU CO. ARPT            53                    

...NEVADA...
MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA 4 NE              80                    
CARSON CITY 6 SW                      72                    
RENO 2 NE                             60                    
RENO/CANNON INTL ARPT                 57                    
GARDNERVILLE 5 E                      54                    


THE MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR
MUCH OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH AT
LEAST SUNDAY.  SOME AREAS COULD RECEIVE UPWARDS OF 10 TO 12 INCHES
OF RAIN WITH THIS EVENT. IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CASCADES
AND SIERRA MOUNTAINS... SNOW TOTALS IN EXCESS OF 8 INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE.  ADDITIONALLY... GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
ENTIRE REGION GIVEN THE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN THE HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE ROCKIES AND THIS SYSTEM.

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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