THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR WESTERN U.S. WINTER STORM AND COASTAL
RAIN
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
100 PM PST FRI FEB 07 2014

...A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS FROM THE PACIFIC IS EXPECTED TO
IMPACT THE WESTERN U.S. WITH PERIODS OF COASTAL HEAVY RAIN AND
INTERIOR HIGHER-ELEVATION SNOW...  

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR MUCH OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND INTERMOUNTAIN WEST.

HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF COASTAL OREGON.
WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA AND
NEVADA. HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING.

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

AT 000 PM PST...AN ARCTIC FRONTAL BOUNDARY WAS DRAPED ACROSS
SOUTHERN OREGON...THE GREAT BASIN...AND INTO THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN
ROCKIES. UPPER-LEVEL WESTERLY WINDS CONTINUED TO DIRECT WAVES OF
LOW PRESSURE INTO THE WESTERN U.S. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS
AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED SCATTERED AREAS OF SNOW IN THE
INTERMOUNTAIN WEST MAINLY NORTH OF THE ARCTIC BOUNDARY...AND IN
THE SIERRAS. FARTHER SOUTH...AN AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS
MOVING INTO CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.  

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM PST WED FEB
05 THROUGH 1000 AM PST FRI FEB 07...

...CALIFORNIA...
SODA SPRINGS 1.5 SSW                  6.0                    
KINGVALE 1 WSW                        4.0                    

...COLORADO...
ROCKWOOD 6.7 N                        7.9                    

...IDAHO...
RUPERT                                8.0                    
STANLEY 16 NW                         7.1                    
BERN                                  7.0                    
ATLANTA 6 SW                          6.1                    
PRESTON 1 SE                          5.0                    
FAIRFIELD 10 NNW                      4.6                    
GARDEN VALLEY 2.7 NW                  4.4                    
BELLEVUE                              4.0                    
MOSCOW 1 SW                           4.0                    
WAHA 6 SE                             4.0                    
BOISE 8.8 NNW                         3.5                    
IDAHO FALLS 38 E                      3.5                    
HORSESHOE BEND 3 NE                   3.0                    
MONTPELIER 0.6 NNE                    3.0                    
BOISE 5 NW                            2.4                    

...OREGON...
DETROIT 1 ESE                        14.0                    
VERNONIA 6 NW                        13.0                    
CORVALLIS                            11.5                    
CAMP SHERMAN 2 SSE                   11.0                    
PHILOMATH                            10.5                    
BENNETT PASS                         10.0                    
CLATSKANIE                           10.0                    
NECANICUM 4 E                        10.0                    
PARKDALE                             10.0                    
SUNSET SUMMIT                        10.0                    
WILSON RIVER SUMMIT                  10.0                    
HOOD RIVER                            9.0                    
SISTERS 2 WNW                         9.0                    
EUGENE                                4.0                    
PENDLETON 5 S                         4.0                    

...UTAH...
NORTH LOGAN 0.8 ESE                  10.0                    
LOGAN 0.7 SW                          8.5                    
GARDEN CITY 11 W                      6.4                    

...WASHINGTON...
TROUT LAKE 1 N                        7.0                    
COLFAX 1 NNE                          5.0                    
LYLE                                  4.5                    
NACHES 15 NW                          4.0                    
PULLMAN MCGREGOR                      4.0                    
WALLA WALLA 6 WSW                     4.0                    
SPOKANE 10 NE                         3.0                    
WENATCHEE 10 SW                       3.0                    
YAKIMA                                2.8                    

...WYOMING...
DRIGGS 10 ENE                         7.4                    
TETON VILLAGE 1.6 NE                  4.8                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
400 AM PST WED FEB 05 THROUGH 1000 AM PST FRI FEB 07...

...OREGON...
SW SILETZ                             0.10                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM PST WED FEB
05 THROUGH 1000 AM PST FRI FEB 07...

...CALIFORNIA...
ANDERSON PEAK ALERT #77               2.09                    
COOSKIE MTN RAWS NEAR PETROLIA        1.44                    
CARMEL VALLEY 12 S                    1.43                    
SAINT HELENA 4 WSW                    1.32                    
VENADO                                1.28                    
ASH MOUNTAIN                          1.23                    
LA PORTE                              1.19                    
POINT PINOS ALERT #1003               1.18                    
CAMP SIX RAWS NEAR GASQUET            1.05                    
PACHECO PASS                          1.02                    


AS MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO
STREAM INTO THE WESTERN U.S....PERIODS OF INTERIOR SNOW AND
COASTAL RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY NEXT
WEEK. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE WEST OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THROUGH
MONDAY...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 FEET ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS MUCH OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE WESTERN U.S.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF GREATER THAN 3 INCHES...WITH
LOCALIZED AMOUNTS APPROACHING 10 INCHES...WILL BE COMMON ACROSS
THE WEST COAST FROM CENTRAL CALIFORNIA NORTHWARD THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT.  

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 700 PM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

RYAN




Last Updated: 357 PM EST FRI FEB 07 2014