THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR WESTERN U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
800 AM MST MON DEC 14 2015
...SNOW CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN
WEST AS RAINFALL COMES TO AN END 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 PLAINS. WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES ALSO REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR SOME OF 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 700 AM MST...A DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WAS LOCATED IN THE
WESTERN U.S....WITH A FRONT AT THE SURFACE LOCATED ACROSS THE
NORTHERN ROCKIES...GREAT BASIN...AND OFF THE COAST OF SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS SHOWED MAINLY SCATTERED RAIN SHOWERS STILL IMPACTING
PARTS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON...WESTERN OREGON...AND NORTHWEST
CALIFORNIA. NEAR THE FRONT ITSELF...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS
OBSERVED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AND
CALIFORNIA. SOME LIGHT RAIN WAS ALSO FALLING ACROSS THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS OF CALIFORNIA AND THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM MST SAT DEC
12 THROUGH 700 AM MST MON DEC 14...
...CALIFORNIA...
DONNER PEAK 1 W 20.0
SUGAR BOWL SKI RESORT 20.0
MOUNT SHASTA 6 W 16.5
PINECREST 3 E 12.0
FOREST GLEN 7 WNW 11.0
MCCLOUD 3 S 10.1
KINGVALE 1 WSW 10.0
CALLAHAN 4 ESE 9.9
MEADOW LAKE 1 NW 9.4
TIONESTA 15 WSW 9.3
LASSEN NATIONAL PARK 4 ESE 8.3
DISMAL SWAMP 6.0
BRIDGEVILLE 7 E 5.0
ADIN 1 S 3.0
...IDAHO...
ATLANTA 6 SW 26.3
DEADWOOD SUMMIT 20.0
STANLEY 16 NW 20.0
KETCHUM 10 NNW 19.4
HAILEY 21 ENE 19.1
CHALLIS 24 N 18.7
FAIRFIELD 10 NNW 17.7
MCCALL 17.0
BELLEVUE 16.3
BIG CREEK SUMMIT 16.0
BOGUS BASIN SKI AREA 15.0
ARCO 33 WNW 11.4
BRUNDAGE SKI AREA 11.0
YELLOW PINE 10.0
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 ENE 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
ASHLAND 1 SSE 10.0
GREENHORN 5 SE 10.0
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
...UTAH...
BOUNTIFUL 13.1
COTTONWOOD HGTS 12.0
SANDY 2.0 NE 10.5
SNOWBASIN 10.0
SPRINGDELL 9.0
BRIGHTON 7.0
POWDER MTN 7.0
SALT LAKE CITY 7.0
UNIV OF UTAH 6.0
SYRACUSE 5.2
...WASHINGTON...
SKI BLUEWOOD 12.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM MST SAT DEC
12 THROUGH 700 AM MST MON DEC 14...
...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
...IDAHO...
MCCALL 1.39
...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 2.92
MEDFORD-JACKSON CO. ARPT 2.61
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
VANCOUVER 1.37
OLYMPIA AIRPORT 1.23
PORT ANGELES 9.3 SSW 1.18
QUILLAYUTE 1.15
...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
...UTAH...
OGDEN PEAK 70
CENTRAL WASATCH PEAKS 63
PARK CITY - JUPITER 60
...WASHINGTON...
CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN NWAC 76
ASTORIA 13 NW 65
DESTRUCTION ISLAND 61
HEIN BANK BUOY 56
THE SURFACE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH THROUGH THE INTERMOUNTAIN
WEST AS PRECIPITATION OVERSPREADS MUCH OF THE REGION MONDAY. THE
RAIN ALONG THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF
AS THE STORM MOVES INLAND AND THE ONSHORE FLOW WEAKENS. 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. AFTER A SLIGHT LULL IN THE EVENT DURING THE DAY...HEAVY
SNOW WILL PICK UP AGAIN TONIGHT IMPACTING THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
THE GREAT BASIN AND THE NORTHERN/CENTRAL ROCKIES. AS MUCH AS ONE
OR TWO FEET OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS... WILL BE
POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY WITH LESSER AMOUNTS EXPECTED IN THE
VALLEYS AND LOWER ELEVATIONS. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD INTO THE
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL PLAINS BY TUESDAY WHERE 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...WILL BE POSSIBLE.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 200 PM MST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
SANTORELLI
Last Updated: 1003 AM EST MON DEC 14 2015