THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 13 FOR PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
100 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2015

...RAIN AND SNOW CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF THE NORTHWESTERN U.S.
THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY...

SCATTERED AREAS OF FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES
CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF WASHINGTON...WESTERN OREGON...AND
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE SIERRA NEVADAS...CASCADES...AND THE HIGHER
TERRAIN OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AND NORTHERN/CENTRAL ROCKIES.

HIGH WIND WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST...CALIFORNIA...AND WESTERN OREGON.

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

AT 1200 AM PST...THE LATEST IN A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCES CONTINUED TO MOVE ACROSS THE INTERMOUNTAIN
WEST...WITH ANOTHER DISTURBANCE OFFSHORE OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
AT THE SURFACE...A FRONTAL SYSTEM WAS LOCATED ACROSS
WYOMING...WESTERN COLORADO...UTAH...AND INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
SHOWED AN AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER
RAIN...FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON...WESTERN
OREGON...AND THE NORTHERN HALF OF CALIFORNIA. LIGHT TO MODERATE
RAIN...WITH HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW...WAS ALSO FALLING ACROSS PARTS
OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM PST MON DEC
07 THROUGH 1200 AM PST FRI DEC 11...

...CALIFORNIA...
BUCKS LAKE                            3.72                    
LAYTONVILLE 1.1 SW                    3.30                    
CRESCENT CITY 10.6 NE                 3.27                    
AMERICAN HOUSE 2 NE                   3.11                    
VENADO 7 NNW GUERNEVILLE              2.92                    
PULGA 6 E                             2.88                    
MIDDLE PEAK RAWS                      2.82                    
STOUTS MEADOW                         2.76                    
BLUE CANYON                           2.49                    
MT.SAINT HELENA                       2.36                    
REDDING 3.7 N                         2.29                    
CRESCENT CITY/MC NAMARA FIELD         1.95                    
ARCATA AIRPORT                        1.58                    
REDDING MUNI ARPT                     1.44                    
GUERNEVILLE 2 WSW                     1.36                    
CAZADERO - HUCKLEBERRY HEIGHT         1.25                    
VENADO 7 NNW                          1.20                    
OCCIDENTAL                            1.05                    

...IDAHO...
BEAR MOUNTAIN                         6.70                    
SCHWEITZER BASIN                      5.20                    
MULLAN PASS                           4.62                    
COOL CREEK                            4.20                    
HIDDEN LAKE                           4.10                    
LOOKOUT                               3.50                    
COLBURN 2 ESE                         3.01                    
SHANGHI SUMMIT                        2.80                    
CRATER MEADOWS                        2.50                    
HEMLOCK BUTTE                         1.80                    
PIERCE                                1.73                    
LOLO PASS                             1.70                    
LOWMAN 9.6 ENE                        1.57                    
GARDEN VALLEY 2.7 NW                  1.56                    
OROFINO 3 NE                          1.16                    

...MONTANA...
HOODOO BASIN                          4.30                    
FLATTOP MTN                           4.20                    
TWIN LAKES                            3.70                    
HERON 6 NE                            2.82                    
TWELVEMILE CREEK                      2.50                    
NOISY BASIN                           1.90                    

...OREGON...
NEHALEM 4.1 ESE                       7.06                    
SADDLE MOUNTAIN                       5.90                    
SOUTH FORK                            5.90                    
ASTORIA AIRPORT                       5.47                    
RED HILL                              5.40                    
SUMMIT                                5.30                    
RYE MOUNTAIN                          5.09                    
LOG CREEK                             4.90                    
ST. HELENS 3.5 NW                     4.90                    
VERNONIA 7.2 SW                       4.90                    
BROOKINGS                             3.56                    
WFO PORTLAND ROOFTOP WEATHER          3.35                    
PORTLAND INTL AIRPORT                 3.22                    

...WASHINGTON...
STEVENS PASS                          5.70                    
TELMA 3 W                             5.47                    
SHELTON/SANDERSON FIELD ARPT          5.38                    
YACOLT 9.0 N                          5.33                    
NORTH BEND 5.4 ESE                    4.85                    
HUCKLEBERRY RIDGE                     4.31                    
JUNE LAKE                             4.30                    
SHEEP CANYON                          4.20                    
TRINITY SNOTEL                        4.20                    
OLYMPIA AIRPORT                       4.13                    
GLENOMA                               4.04                    
HOQUIAM/BOWERMAN AIRPORT              3.76                    
POTLATCH 2 N                          3.75                    
PARK CREEK RIDGE                      3.70                    
SWIFT CREEK                           3.60                    
SEATTLE/TACOMA INTL ARPT              3.55                    
ROCK CREEK                            3.47                    
ABERNATHY MTN                         3.39                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM PST MON DEC
07 THROUGH 1200 AM PST FRI DEC 11...

...CALIFORNIA...
KINGVALE                              8.0                    
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE 3 SSW                4.8                    

...IDAHO...
KETCHUM 22 NW                        15.2                    
ISLAND PARK 8 NW                     13.2                    
STANLEY 16 NW                        10.4                    
IDAHO CITY 25 NE                      9.0                    
FAIRFIELD 10 NNW                      8.3                    
MCCALL 40 SE                          8.0                    
HAILEY 21 ENE                         7.1                    
ATLANTA 12 NW                         6.8                    
BURLEY 18 SE                          5.8                    
ARCO 33 WNW                           4.6                    
MACKAY 32 NE                          4.1                    
CHALLIS 27 NNE                        3.2                    
LAVA HOT SPRINGS 10 SSE               2.4                    
PRESTON 20 NE                         2.3                    

...MONTANA...
ISLAND PARK 16 NE                    19.8                    
WEST YELLOWSTONE 6 S                 10.4                    

...NEVADA...
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE 6 ENE               10.0                    
VERDI 1 ESE                           6.0                    
COLD SPRINGS VALLEY                   4.0                    
RENO 4 SSW                            3.5                    

...WASHINGTON...
LEAVENWORTH 2 WNW                     6.5                    
MOSES MTN                             6.0                    
STEVENS PASS                          4.5                    
WINTHROP 6.8 NNW                      3.7                    

...WYOMING...
DRIGGS 32 NNE                        11.3                    
PINEDALE 25.9 NNW                     5.5                    

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

...CALIFORNIA...
SLATE CREEK RAWS                      80                    
MENDOCINO PASS RAWS                   79                    
SHIP MTN RAWS NEAR CASQUET            77                    
CAMP SIX RAWS NEAR CASQUET            70                    
ANTELOPE LAKE 5 NNW                   62                    

...COLORADO...
BERTHOUD PASS                         84                    
GOLD HILL 2 S                         82                    

...IDAHO...
COLBURN 5 W                           66                    
HUETTER 2 NNE                         52                    

...MONTANA...
EAST GLACIER PARK 8 SE                85                    
BYNUM 13 W                            82                    
LIVINGSTON 6 ENE                      77                    
CASCADE                               76                    
FORT BENTON 8 SSW                     72                    
BURGESS JUNCTION 1 NW                 71                    
BOZEMAN 11 E                          70                    
DEVON 7 NW                            68                    
RED LODGE 6 WSW                       67                    
MCALLISTER 5 NNE                      63                    
FORT BELKNAP 13 S                     62                    
CUT BANK SIRPORT                      58                    
GREYCLIFF 13 SSW                      58                    

...NEVADA...
GREAT BASIN NAT PK 3 WNW              78                    
MATHER RAWS                           78                    
WENDOVER 78 E                         69                    
RENO                                  62                    
ELKO NWS OFFICE                       59                    

...OREGON...
MOUNT HOOD 1 SE                      125                    
MARYS PEAK                            97                    
PHILOATH 15 WSW                       94                    
OCEANSIDE                             88                    
HEBO 4 E                              85                    
FLORENCE 13 N                         80                    
DALLAS 10 WSW                         79                    
SEA LION CAVES                        75                    
PACIFIC CITY                          71                    
TIDEWATER                             69                    
YACHATS                               63                    
LINCOLN BEACH 1 N                     61                    
RIDGEFIELD 3 SSW                      61                    
WALDPORT                              60                    
NEWPORT 2 S                           59                    

...UTAH...
CENTRAL WASATCH PEAKS                 81                    
WINDY PEAK                            75                    
PARK CITY - JUPITER                   72                    
LOFTY LAKE PEAK                       71                    
SUNDANCE - ARROWHEAD                  71                    
LAKESIDE MOUNTAIN                     67                    
FLIGHT PARK SOUTH                     63                    
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH                    53                    
SALT LAKE INTL AIRPORT                46                    

...WASHINGTON...
MISSION RIDGE SKI AREA               100                    
NORTH BONNEVILLE 10 NW                92                    
CASTLE ROCK 15 WNW                    83                    
NASELLE 3 NNE                         74                    
COLBURN 5 W                           73                    
COOK 2 WNW                            73                    
THORNTON 3 SW                         63                    
FERNDALE                              62                    
MEGLER 1 NW                           59                    

...WYOMING...
SUNLIGHT BASIN 8 E                    96                    
CLARK 5 WNW                           86                    
BUFORD 7 NE                           83                    
CHEYENNE 10 WSW                       75                    
WHEATLAND 9 S                         71                    
WHITAKER                              67                    
ARLINGTON 7 ESE                       66                    
ELK MOUNTAIN 7 NW                     60                    
GLENROCK 2 SSE                        60                    


MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO FEED INTO THE REGION AS THE UPPER LEVEL
ENERGY MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHWEST U.S. THE HEAVIEST AXIS OF RAIN
FRIDAY IS EXPECTED TO CONCENTRATE OVER NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA AND
SOUTHWEST OREGON WHERE ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS... ARE EXPECTED. ANOTHER DISTURBANCE WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHWEST OVER THE WEEKEND...BRINGING ANOTHER 6
TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. ALL OF THIS
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO FLOODING. IN ADDITION TO THE
RAINFALL...HEAVY SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SIERRA NEVADA
RANGE OF CALIFORNIA AS WELL AS THE CASCADES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS
OF THE NORTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN WEST.

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.

TATE




Last Updated: 355 AM EST FRI DEC 11 2015