THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 06 FOR WESTERN U.S. HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
700 PM PST FRI NOV 30 2012
...MULTI-DAY RAIN...WIND...AND SNOW EVENT CONTINUES TO IMPACT THE
NORTHWEST...
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES... WARNINGS... AND ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA... COASTAL
SOUTHWESTERN OREGON... AND PORTIONS OF PUGET SOUND.
HIGH WIND WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA... EASTERN
OREGON... NEVADA... AND WESTERN MONTANA.
WINTER STORM WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF WASHINGTON... OREGON... IDAHO... WESTERN MONTANA...
AND WESTERN WYOMING. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT
FOR PARTS OF NORTHEAST 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 973 MB...28.72 INCHES...CENTERED OVER THE NORTHEAST
PACIFIC CONTINUES TO FEED MOISTURE INTO THE WESTERN U.S. NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED
SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN ACROSS WESTERN
WASHINGTON... NORTHWEST OREGON... AND SOUTHERN IDAHO TO NORTHERN
UTAH. SOME LIGHTER AND MORE SCATTERED PRECIPITATION WAS ALSO
FALLING IN PARTS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AND EASTERN NEVADA. THE
MAJORITY OF THE PRECIPITATION IS FALLING IN THE FORM OF RAIN.
HOWEVER... SNOW WAS BEING RECORDED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS ACROSS
THE REGION.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM PST TUE NOV
27 THROUGH 600 PM PST FRI NOV 30...
...CALIFORNIA...
PETROLIA 7.4 SE 10.09
CAZADERO 6.9 WNW 9.11
ST. HELENA 5 ESE 8.82
BRIDGEVILLE 5.2 ENE 8.36
STIRLING CITY 8.36
GREENFIELD 24 SW 8.15
CLEAR CRK 8.08
LUCIA 5 NNW 8.03
VENADO 8.00
BRANDY CRK 7.76
OAK MOUNTAIN RAWS 7.52
LEXINGTON HILLS 4 E 7.44
WHISPERING PINES 7.32
CRESCENT CITY 4.2 NE 7.25
MC CLOUD 9 SSE 7.07
...NEVADA...
RENO 5.6 WSW 1.47
INCLINE VILLAGE 4 NE 1.11
...OREGON...
OBRIEN 2 SW 6.35
MERLIN 6 SW 4.50
WILLIAMS 1 W 4.09
BROOKINGS 4.2 ENE 3.86
GOLD HILL 5.4 NNW 3.55
APPLEGATE 5 NNW 3.43
CENTRAL POINT 5.7 NW 3.43
CAVE JUNCTION 3.7 E 3.40
GRANTS PASS 4 N 3.30
RIDDLE 3.30
WILLIAMS 1 NW 3.30
JACKSONVILLE 8.9 WSW 3.23
SELMA 5 NNE 3.23
TRAIL 2.3 NNW 3.20
...WASHINGTON...
COPALIS CROSSING 2.1 NNW 2.29
BRINNON 3 SW 2.10
TAHUYA 2.6 NE 1.82
QUILLAYUTE 1.42
OCEAN SHORES 1.2 N 1.34
ABERDEEN 0.7 WSW 1.32
CHIMACUM 5.1 S 1.24
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM PST TUE NOV
27 THROUGH 600 PM PST FRI NOV 30...
...CALIFORNIA...
MAMMOTH LAKES 2 WNW 26.0
KIRKWOOD SKI RESORT 22.0
SIERRA AT TAHOE 19.0
SUGAR BOWL SKI RESORT 12.0
ALPINE MEADOWS 9.0
CHARLOTTE LAKE 8.0
SODA SPRINGS 1.5 SSW 8.0
CHAGOOPA PLATEAU 7.0
KAISER POINT 7.0
SQUAW VALLEY 6.0
VOLCANIC KNOB 6.0
...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...
SANDBERG 86
INDEPENDENCE 5 NW 79
SIERRAVILLE 5 SSW 78
REDDING 2 S 71
HIGH GLADE LOOKOUT 67
MT. DIABLO RAWS 67
BLUE CANYON 66
DOYLE 3 N 66
OXNARD AIRPORT 66
DUNCAN PEAK RAWS 64
SADDLEBACK RAWS 63
REDDING 61
CRESCENT MILLS 3 SW 60
JANESVILLE 60
...NEVADA...
MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA 4 NE 90
MOUNT MONTGOMERY 5 ENE 88
VIRGINIA CITY 4 NNW 77
CARSON CITY 6 SW 72
GARDNERVILLE 5 WSW 68
SILVER SPRINGS 68
RENO 2 NE 60
RENO/CANNON INTL ARPT 59
...OREGON...
SPRAGUE RIVER 10 SSE 60
THE MODERATE TO HEAVY PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR
MUCH OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND THE NORTHERN HALF OF CALIFORNIA
THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY. SOME AREAS COULD RECEIVE STORM TOTAL
RAINFALL OF 12 TO 15 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS
POSSIBLE. IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE WESTERN U.S...SNOWFALL
TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS. ADDITIONALLY... STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHWEST GIVEN THE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT
BETWEEN THE HIGH PRESSURE IN THE SOUTHWEST U.S. AND THE LOW
PRESSURE OF THIS STORM.
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.
MONARSKI
Last Updated: 955 PM EST FRI NOV 30 2012