THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR WESTERN U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
700 PM PST SUN DEC 13 2015
...HEAVY SNOWFALL BEGINNING TO DEVELOP ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AS RAINFALL TAPERS OFF FOR THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST...
WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST...AND
EXTENDING INTO THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS. WINTER STORM
WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF WASHINGTON...OREGON...AND CALIFORNIA.
WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE GREAT
BASIN...AND THE SOUTHWEST.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 600 PM PST...A DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WAS LOCATED ALONG THE
WEST COAST WITH A FRONT AT THE SURFACE LOCATED ACROSS THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES...GREAT BASIN...AND OFF THE COAST OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED
MAINLY LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL STILL IMPACTING PARTS OF WESTERN
WASHINGTON AND OREGON. NEAR THE FRONT...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS
OBSERVED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
CALIFORNIA...UTAH...IDAHO...AND MONTANA. SOME LIGHT TO MODERATE
RAIN WAS ALSO FALLING ACROSS THE LOWER ELEVATIONS OF CALIFORNIA
AND THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM PST SAT DEC
12 THROUGH 600 PM PST SUN DEC 13...
...CALIFORNIA...
MOUNT SHASTA 6 W 16.5
FOREST GLEN 7 WNW 11.0
MCCLOUD 3 S 10.1
CALLAHAN 4 ESE 9.9
TIONESTA 15 WSW 9.3
KINGVALE 8.0
DISMAL SWAMP 6.0
BRIDGEVILLE 7 E 5.0
ADIN 1 S 3.0
...IDAHO...
MCCALL 12.0
BELLEVUE 11.5
BRUNDAGE SKI AREA 11.0
YELLOW PINE 10.0
BOGUS BASIN SKI AREA 6.0
TAMARACK 6.0
...MONTANA...
WHITEFISH 4 NNW 10.0
EAST PORTAL 5 NW 8.0
LOST TRAIL PASS 8.0
ESSEX 6.0
HAPPYS INN 5.0
...NEVADA...
INCLINE VILLAGE 1 NE 7.0
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE 6.0
CARSON CITY 1 NE 3.0
GARDNERVILLE RANCH 3 WSW 2.5
...OREGON...
DIAMOND LAKE 31.0
BIG RED MOUNTAIN 21.0
SUNRIVER 15 NW 20.0
BILLIE CREEK DIVIDE 19.0
LA PINE 5 NNW 16.0
CRATER LAKE 1 WNW 14.4
HOWARD PRAIRIE DAM 12.0
MITCHELL 13 SW 12.0
BONANZA 7.0 N 10.5
GREENHORN 5 SE 10.0
ASHLAND 1.4 ESE 9.5
APPLEGATE 3 NE 8.0
KLAMATH FALLS 2 N 8.0
SILVER CREEK 8.0
FLORA 1.0 SE 7.0
SUNRIVER 10 S 6.0
BUTTE FALLS 4.5 NNW 4.0
PROSPECT 7 SW 4.0
...WASHINGTON...
SKI BLUEWOOD 12.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM PST SAT DEC
12 THROUGH 600 PM PST SUN DEC 13...
...CALIFORNIA...
BROOKINGS 3 NNW 8.71
RED MOUND RAWS 8.71
CAMP SIX RAWS NEAR GASQUET 8.10
MIRANDA 4 SE 7.68
CRESCENT CITY 7.8 NNE 6.93
FORT DICK 0.2 SSW 6.20
SMITH RIVER 1.1 SSE 5.41
HARBOR 5.29
CRESCENT CITY/MC NAMARA FIELD 5.20
NOTCHKO RAWS 5.16
TRINIDAD 1.0 ENE 4.24
STEAMBOAT 4.20
GOLD HILL 5.4 NNW 4.01
ARCATA/EUREKA AIRPORT 3.95
ARCATA AIRPORT 3.25
MCKINLEYVILLE 2.3 NE 3.19
SIMS 2.63
SHASTA DAM 2.44
WHISKEYTOWN 1 SSW 2.40
WHISPERING PINES 2.32
PETROLIA 7.4 SE 2.31
EUREKA 1.2 E 2.05
...OREGON...
BROOKINGS 4.2 ENE 8.16
HARBOR 1NNW 6.25
O'BRIEN 2 SW 4.90
GOLD BEACH 4.47
SUNNY VALLEY 4 SSW 4.14
WILDERVILLE 2.4 WSW 4.09
GRANTS PASS 9.5 W 3.90
LANGLOIS 6 NNE 3.74
BANDON 11.4 S 3.46
SEXTON SUMMIT 3.01
ROSEBURG MUNI ARPT 2.78
LANGLOIS 1 NNE 2.67
MEDFORD-JACKSON CO. ARPT 2.57
NORTH BEND MUNI ARPT 2.42
...WASHINGTON...
HOODSPORT 3.7 WNW 2.39
QUINAULT 2.2 NE 2.05
BRINNON 1.7 WSW 1.94
OLYMPIA 7.3 WSW 1.58
SHELTON/SANDERSON FIELD ARPT 1.39
PORT ANGELES 9.3 SSW 1.18
QUILLAYUTE 1.15
OLYMPIA AIRPORT 1.09
VANCOUVER 1.04
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...CALIFORNIA...
HIGH GLADE LOOKOUT 63
REDDING 5 SSE 61
RED BLUFF 11 NNW 60
PIKE COUNTRY LOOKOUT RAWS 59
PALO CEDRO 4 SW 56
...MONTANA...
LIVINGSTON 2 WSW 61
EMIGRANT 12 SE 58
...OREGON...
TILLAMOOK 4 W 69
FLORENCE 1 NW 66
...WASHINGTON...
CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN NWAC 76
ASTORIA 13 NW 65
DESTRUCTION ISLAND 61
HEIN BANK BUOY 56
THE SURFACE FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AS
PRECIPITATION OVERSPREADS MUCH OF THE REGION THIS EVENING. THE
RAIN ALONG THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST SHOULD TAPER OFF TONIGHT AS
THE STORM MOVES INLAND AND THE ONSHORE FLOW WEAKENS. ONLY ABOUT
ANOTHER INCH OR LESS OF RAIN IS EXPECTED. THE DEEP UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN U.S. BEHIND THE SURFACE COLD
FRONT BRINGING IN COLDER AIR AND LOWERING SNOW LEVELS. HEAVY SNOW
WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CASCADES AND
SIERRA NEVADA RANGES TONIGHT WITH TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 FEET EXPECTED.
SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN AND NORTHERN ROCKIES
THROUGH MONDAY...AND TO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND NORTHERN PLAINS
MONDAY AND TUESDAY. SNOWFALL OF OVER ONE OR TWO FEET IS LIKELY
ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN/CENTRAL ROCKIES AND
GREAT BASIN WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS IN THE VALLEYS.
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.
SANTORELLI
Last Updated: 918 PM EST SUN DEC 13 2015