THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR WESTERN U.S. WINTER STORM AND COASTAL
RAIN
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
100 AM PST SAT FEB 08 2014

...A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS FROM THE PACIFIC WILL CONTINUE 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 AND THE
SIERRA NEVADA MOUNTAIN RANGE.

HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS SOUTHEASTERN
WYOMING. WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS
OREGON...CALIFORNIA...NEVADA...AND NEW MEXICO.

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

AT 100 AM 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
CASCADES AND 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 NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.  

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM PST WED FEB
05 THROUGH 100 AM PST SAT FEB 08...

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

...COLORADO...
COAL BANK PASS                       17.0                    
KEBLER PASS 3 N                      10.0                    
ROCKWOOD 6.7 N                        7.9                    

...IDAHO...
PARIS 1 S                            12.0                    
ST CHARLES 1 SSE                     12.0                    
BERN                                 10.0                    
MALTA                                 9.0                    
RUPERT                                8.5                    
BURLEY                                8.0                    
STANLEY 16 NW                         7.1                    
HEYBURN                               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                    
BOISE 8.8 NNW                         3.5                    
BOISE SW                              2.5                    
CHUBBOCK 4 SE                         2.5                    

...MONTANA...
WEST YELLOWSTONE 6 S                  6.2                    

...OREGON...
DETROIT 1 ESE                        18.0                    
BEND                                 15.0                    
TUMALO 1 NNE                         15.0                    
BEND 3 ENE                           13.0                    
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                    
ROWENA 3 SSW                         10.0                    
SUNSET SUMMIT                        10.0                    
WILSON RIVER SUMMIT                  10.0                    
ALPINE 1 SW                           8.8                    
DALLAS                                8.0                    
CHENOWETH 5 SSW                       7.0                    
SUMMIT 1 NW                           6.9                    
EUGENE                                6.7                    
CANBY                                 6.0                    
GOVERNMENT CAMP 5 N                   6.0                    
SANTIAM JUNCTION                      6.0                    
TOMBSTONE SUMMIT                      6.0                    
PRINEVILLE 1 N                        5.0                    
PENDLETON 5 S                         4.0                    
RALEIGH HILLS 1 SW                    3.5                    
HAPPY VALLEY                          3.0                    
DOWNTOWN PORTLAND 5 E                 1.5                    

...UTAH...
GARDEN CITY 4 SW                     10.0                    
NORTH LOGAN 0.8 ESE                  10.0                    
LOGAN 0.7 SW                          8.5                    

...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 32 NNE                         9.5                    
TETON VILLAGE 1.6 NE                  4.8                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
400 AM PST WED FEB 05 THROUGH 100 AM PST SAT FEB 08...

...OREGON...
NEWPORT 4 NNW                         0.25                    
SODAVILLE 1 SSW                       0.10                    
SW SILETZ                             0.10                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM PST WED FEB
05 THROUGH 100 AM PST SAT FEB 08...

...CALIFORNIA...
ANDERSON PEAK ALERT #77               2.09                    
COOSKIE MTN RAWS NEAR PETROLIA        1.44                    
CARMEL VALLEY 12 S                    1.43                    
SANTA ROSA/SONOMA CO ARPT             1.43                    
SAINT HELENA 4 WSW                    1.32                    
VENADO                                1.28                    
UKIAH MUNI ARPT                       1.24                    
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                    

...OREGON...
INDEPENDENCE 1 SSE                    3.50                    
NORTH BEND 2 ENE                      1.00                    

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

...NEVADA...
MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA 2 NE              78                    
DAVIS CREEK 3 SSE                     68                    
GARDNERVILLE                          61                    
SILVER SPRINGS                        57                    
RENO 5 N                              50                    


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 AM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

FANNING




Last Updated: 307 AM EST SAT FEB 08 2014