THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 07 FOR WESTERN U.S. WINTER STORM AND HEAVY
RAINS
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
700 PM PST SAT FEB 08 2014
...A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS FROM THE PACIFIC WILL CONTINUE
TO IMPACT THE WESTERN U.S. WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...INTERIOR
HIGHER-ELEVATION SNOW...AND FREEZING RAIN IN THE INTERIOR
VALLEYS...
ICE STORM WARNINGS ARE NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE CASCADES FOOTHILLS
AND NEARBY VALLEYS IN NORTHWESTERN OREGON.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...THE INTERMOUNTAIN
WEST...THE SIERRA NEVADA...AS WELL AS PARTS OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES
AND THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 600 PM PST...AN ARCTIC FRONTAL BOUNDARY WAS DRAPED ACROSS
SOUTHERN OREGON...THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST...INTO THE FRONT RANGE OF
COLORADO AND DOWN INTO TEXAS. UPPER-LEVEL WESTERLY WINDS CONTINUED
TO DIRECT WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE FROM THE PACIFIC INTO THE WESTERN
U.S. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
INDICATED AREAS OF SNOW IN THE CASCADES AND THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST
MAINLY NORTH OF THE ARCTIC BOUNDARY. FREEZING RAIN WAS REPORTED IN
THE NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF OREGON...AND ALSO IN THE WESTERN PORTION
OF IDAHO. FARTHER SOUTH..SNOW WAS FALLING IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
OF THE SIERRA NEVADA. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS OVERSPREADING
MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...IN ADDITION TO THE
CENTRAL GREAT BASIN...AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONTAL BOUNDARY
FROM THE PACIFIC.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM PST WED FEB
05 THROUGH 600 PM PST SAT FEB 08...
...CALIFORNIA...
KINGVALE 1 WSW 16.0
CAMP NELSON 6 ESE 6.0
SODA SPRINGS 1.5 SSW 6.0
...COLORADO...
CRESTED BUTTE 6.2 N 22.5
COAL BANK PASS 17.0
RABBIT EARS PASS 1 NNE 13.0
GLENWOOD SPRINGS 7.8 ESE 10.4
KEBLER PASS 3 N 10.0
LONGS PEAK 4 NNW 10.0
KREMMLING 10.0 NW 9.5
ROCKWOOD 6.7 N 7.9
CLIMAX 1 NW 5.0
BRECKENRIDGE 3.7
...IDAHO...
HOLBROOK 4.0 NNE 13.3
PARIS 1 S 12.0
ST CHARLES 1 SSE 12.0
BERN 10.0
MAGIC CITY 1 W 9.0
MALTA 9.0
RUPERT 8.5
BURLEY 8.0
STANLEY 16 NW 7.1
HEYBURN 7.0
ATLANTA 6 SW 6.1
LOWMAN 9 ENE 6.1
GARDEN VALLEY 2 NW 5.0
PRESTON 1 SE 5.0
FAIRFIELD 10 NNW 4.6
GARDEN VALLEY 2.7 NW 4.4
BELLEVUE 4.0
CALDWELL 5 NNW 4.0
MOSCOW 1 SW 4.0
TWIN FALLS 4 WSW 4.0
BOISE 8.8 NNW 3.5
YELLOW PINE SSW 3.5
BROGAN 1 NW 3.0
BOISE SW 2.5
CHUBBOCK 4 SE 2.5
...MONTANA...
WEST YELLOWSTONE 6 S 6.2
...OREGON...
WARM SPRINGS 2 SSW 27.0
CAMP SHERMAN 22.0
BEND WNW 19.0
SISTERS 2.0 WNW 19.0
DETROIT 1 ESE 18.0
PARKDALE 18.0
CORVALLIS 16.0
LA PINE 5 N 16.0
TUMALO 16.0
PRINEVILLE 15.0
TUMALO 1 NNE 15.0
MARYS PEAK FOOTHILLS 14.0
MAUPIN 14.0
BEND 3 ENE 13.0
VERNONIA 6 NW 13.0
SISTERS 12.0
CONDON 11.5
PHILOMATH 10.5
BENNETT PASS 10.0
CLATSKANIE 10.0
JOHN DAY 10.0
NECANICUM 4 E 10.0
ROWENA 3 SSW 10.0
SUNSET SUMMIT 10.0
WILSON RIVER SUMMIT 10.0
OREGON CITY 5.5
DOWNTOWN PORTLAND 2 SW 3.8
...UTAH...
GARDEN CITY 4 SW 10.0
NORTH LOGAN 0.8 ESE 10.0
LOGAN 0.7 SW 8.5
...WASHINGTON...
LYLE 10.0
GOLDENDALE 9.0
WHITE SALMON 0.7 WNW 7.7
BRUSH PRAIRIE 5.4 E 7.5
TROUT LAKE 1 N 7.0
COLFAX 1 NNE 5.0
LONGVIEW 1 SW 4.0
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...
COKEVILLE 5 S 13.0
SAGE 12.0
ALPINE 10.0
KEMMERER 4 N 10.0
MOOSE 10.0
TETON PASS 10.0
DRIGGS 32 NNE 9.5
BONDURANT 19 SW 5.0
BOULDER 24 ESE 5.0
TETON VILLAGE 1.6 NE 4.8
CORA 22 N 4.0
PINEDALE 12 NNE 4.0
ATLANTIC CITY 7 NW 3.0
BOULDER 16 E 3.0
DUBOIS 16 SW 3.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
400 AM PST WED FEB 05 THROUGH 600 PM PST SAT FEB 08...
...OREGON...
CORVALLIS 0.25
COTTAGE GROVE 0.25
DALLAS 2 S 0.25
JASPER 2 NNW 0.25
NEWPORT 4 NNW 0.25
SWEET HOME 0.25
HAPPY VALLEY 1 NE 0.10
SODAVILLE 1 SSW 0.10
SW SILETZ 0.10
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM PST WED FEB
05 THROUGH 600 PM PST SAT FEB 08...
...CALIFORNIA...
MIDDLE PEAK RAWS 6.11
WOODACRE RAWS 5.18
NAPA 2 NNW 4.56
PARADISE 4.54
MONTE RIO 3 WNW 4.33
FORESTHILL 1 W 4.32
PULGA 6 E 4.16
MAGALIA 1 ESE 3.82
WHISKEYTOWN 1 SSW 3.80
GUERNEVILLE 3.65
ALERT #1601 3.62
HOBERGS 3.53
GRATON 2 SW 3.45
SUGAR PINE 4 SE 3.39
CHIQUITA LAKE 2 SE 2.72
BIG SUR 2SE 2.13
ANDERSON PEAK ALERT #77 2.09
VOLCANO 1 NW 2.08
SLY PARK 2.06
KINGS BEACH 5 SW 1.66
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
ROCKLIN 1 NNE 1.04
YOSEMITE VISITORS CENTER 1.00
...OREGON...
INDEPENDENCE 1 SSE 3.50
ODELL LAKE EAST 3.50
BANDON 1 ENE 2.51
OBRIEN 2 WSW 1.40
NORTH BEND 2 ENE 1.00
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...COLORADO...
FRISCO 8 SSW 88
COPPER MOUNTAIN 1 S 67
...NEVADA...
MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA 2 NE 78
DAVIS CREEK 3 SSE 68
GARDNERVILLE 61
SILVER SPRINGS 57
RENO 5 N 54
...WYOMING...
ELK MOUNTAIN 7 NW 60
ARLINGTON 59
ELK MOUNTAIN 3 ESE 58
AS MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO
STREAM INTO THE WESTERN U.S....PERIODS OF INTERIOR SNOW...HEAVY
RAIN...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST...GREAT BASIN...AND THE ROCKIES INTO NEXT WEEK.
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE WEST OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THROUGH MONDAY
EVENING...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 FEET ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS MUCH OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE WESTERN U.S. TOTAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF GREATER THAN 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS
APPROACHING 10 INCHES...WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE WEST COAST FROM
THE WASHINGTON COASTLINE DOWN TOWARDS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA THROUGH
MONDAY. IN ADDITION...ABOUT A THIRD OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION
IS FORECAST IN THE VALLEYS OF THE CASCADES FOOTHILLS IN
NORTHWESTERN OREGON FOR TONIGHT INTO EARLY ON SUNDAY.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 100 AM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
FANNING
Last Updated: 932 PM EST SAT FEB 08 2014