THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR WEST COAST HEAVY RAINS AND HIGH WINDS
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
100 PM PST FRI FEB 06 2015
...HEAVY RAINS AND HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE WEST
COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND...
FLOOD WATCHES...FLOOD ADVISORIES AND FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT
FOR THE COASTAL SECTION OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SOUTHWARD INTO
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 1200 PM PST...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY EXTENDED FROM NORTH TO SOUTH
JUST OFF THE WEST COAST OF THE U.S. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT WIDESPREAD MODERATE
TO HEAVY RAIN EXTENDED FROM MUCH OF THE NORTHERN HALF OF
CALIFORNIA NORTHWARD THROUGH WESTERN OREGON AND WESTERN WASHINGTON
STATES. A BATCH OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN HAD SPREAD INTO EASTERN
WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN IDAHO.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM PST WED FEB
04 THROUGH 000 PM PST FRI FEB 06...
...CALIFORNIA...
PETROLIA 7.4 SE 7.99
SHELTER COVE 1.2 ENE 7.11
MIRANDA 4.1 SW 6.45
ETTERSBURG 6.01
BRIDGEVILLE 5.2 ENE 5.73
REDWAY 1.8 WSW 5.18
GARBERVILLE 2.9 SW 4.62
BRIDGEVILLE 10 S 3.46
...OREGON...
O'BRIEN 2 SW 5.43
SELMA 5 NNE 5.08
OBRIEN 2 WSW 4.50
GRANTS PASS 9.5 W 3.88
TILLAMOOK 16.1 ENE 3.85
HARBOR 1 NNW 3.51
BROOKINGS 1 SE 3.50
WILDERVILLE 5 NNW 3.43
RIDDLE 1 S 2.36
NORTH BEND 2 ENE 1.05
...WASHINGTON...
HOODSPORT 3.7 WNW 8.06
BRINNON 1.7 WSW 7.47
SEABECK 3.7 SSW 4.50
SKOKOMISH 3.88
SEATTLE 5.6 SSW 1.90
KENT 1.50
STAIRCASE RAPIDS 1.50
JEFFERSON CREEK RAWS 1.47
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...CALIFORNIA...
EL DORADO 64
FALL RIVER MILLS 52
...MONTANA...
FAIRFIELD 7 NE 72
ELK MOUNTAIN 7 NW 58
...NEVADA...
RENO 16 SSW (TOP OF SLIDE MNT) 134
GARDNERVILLE 70
WASHOE 66
...OREGON...
GARIBALDI 1 SW 61
A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS AND FRONTS IS EXPECTED TO IMPACT
THE WEST COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
ABUNDANT MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THESE SYSTEMS ARE FORECAST TO
BRING COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF RAIN INTO THE WESTERN U.S. ESPECIALLY THE
WIND-FACING SLOPES OF THE COASTAL MOUNTAIN RANGES SUCH AS THE
CASCADES AND THE SIERRA NEVADA. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 4 INCHES OF
RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS IN THE COASTAL REGION
THROUGH NEXT MONDAY WITH OVER 10 INCHES POSSIBLE ALONG THE WESTERN
SLOPES OF THE SIERRA NEVADA. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL LIKELY
RESULT IN FLASH FLOODING AND DANGEROUS MUDSLIDES! IN
ADDITION...HIGH WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS
WILL LIKELY IMPACT THE REGION FROM TIME TO TIME.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 700 PM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
KONG
Last Updated: 425 PM EST FRI FEB 06 2015