THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 10 FOR WEST COAST HEAVY RAINS AND HIGH WINDS
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
100 PM PST SUN FEB 08 2015
...WIDESPREAD RAIN WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS MOVING INTO THE
WEST COAST...
FLOOD WATCHES AND A FLOOD WARNING ARE IN EFFECT FROM NORTHEASTERN
WASHINGTON EASTWARD INTO NORTHERN IDAHO. FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND
FLOOD ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF SIERRA
NEVADA.
HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA... COASTAL CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...AND ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF OREGON INTO SOUTHWESTERN IDAHO.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN PORTION
OF THE SIERRA NEVADA AND NORTHWESTERN WYOMING.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 1200 PM PST...A LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH AN ESTIMATED
CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 985 MB...29.09 INCHES...WAS LOCATED ABOUT 340
MILES OFF THE COAST OF SOUTHERN OREGON. A FRONTAL SYSTEM
ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WAS MOVING ONTO THE CALIFORNIA AND OREGON
COASTS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
SHOWED THAT A LARGE AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN CONTINUED TO
MOVE ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL
SYSTEM. SOME EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WERE MOVING INTO NORTHWESTERN
OREGON. FARTHER NORTH...LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS MOVING INTO
WESTERN WASHINGTON STATE.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM PST WED FEB
04 THROUGH 1200 PM PST SUN FEB 08...
...CALIFORNIA...
PETROLIA 7.4 SE 13.01
BRIDGEVILLE 5.2 ENE 12.46
HONEYDEW 1 SW 11.44
MIRANDA 4.1 SW 11.35
COBB 0.8 S 10.72
WHISKEYTOWN 1 SSW 10.44
SHELTER COVE 1.2 ENE 10.38
COOSKIE MTN 9.38
VENADO 7 NNW 8.08
CARRVILLE 7.28
MT SHASTA 1.7 SSE 7.04
SIMS 2 NW 7.00
LAYTONVILLE 10 N 6.70
ETTERSBURG 6.01
LOS GATOS 6.1 S 5.51
ALAMITOS 5.24
REDWAY 1.8 WSW 5.18
LAKE SONOMA REC AREA 4.83
CRESCENT CITY/MC NAMARA FIELD 4.18
UKIAH MUNI ARPT 3.99
BOULDER CREEK 4.1 N 3.71
...NEVADA...
RENO 9.0 W 3.02
NEW WASHOE CITY 5.2 SW 2.66
...OREGON...
GRANTS PASS 9.5 W 8.96
O'BRIEN 2 SW 8.86
WILDERVILLE 2.4 WSW 7.99
NEHALEM 4.1 ESE 7.83
ROCK CREEK 7.18
HUCKLEBERRY RIDGE 7.00
QUAIL PRAIRIE 6.33
SEXTON SUMMIT 6.22
TIDEWATER 6.02
SWIFT CREEK 6.00
CANNIBAL MOUNTAIN 5.28
KERBY 5.13
SELMA 5 NNE 5.08
BROOKINGS 5 NNW 5.02
CALVERT PEAK 4.09
ASTORIA 3.88
TILLAMOOK 16.1 ENE 3.85
NORTH BEND MUNI ARPT 3.82
SCAPPOOSE 3.67
HARBOR 1 NNW 3.51
BROOKINGS 1 SE 3.50
WILDERVILLE 5 NNW 3.43
BROOKINGS 1 ENE 3.41
PORTLAND/HILLSBORO ARPT 2.98
...WASHINGTON...
HOODSPORT 3.7 WNW 12.43
BRINNON 1.7 WSW 12.24
JEFFERSON CREEK 8.05
STAIRCASE RAPIDS 7.69
ELMA 16.0 NNW 7.46
QUILLAYUTE 4.83
BREMERTON NATIONAL ARPT 4.66
SHELTON/SANDERSON FIELD ARPT 4.55
SEABECK 3.7 SSW 4.50
SKOKOMISH 3.88
OLYMPIA AIRPORT 3.39
PORT ANGELES INTL AIRPORT 3.28
SEATTLE/TACOMA INTL ARPT 2.98
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...CALIFORNIA...
SOLDIER MOUNTAIN 82
CASHMAN 76
HIGH GLADE LOOKOUT 71
MOUNT DIABLO 70
SPRING VALLEY 70
LOS GATOS 67
SLY PARK 67
BIG ROCK 66
MAMMOTH-JUNE LAKES ARPT 66
LAS TRAMPAS 65
EL DORADO 64
PLACERVILLE 61
BLACK DIAMOND 57
FALL RIVER MILLS 52
...MONTANA...
DEEP CREEK RAWS 86
EMIGRANT 10 WNW 83
BYNUM 13 W 81
HEART BUTTE 78
CUT BANK 3 SW 76
SUNBURST 5 NNW 76
FAIRFIELD 7 NE 72
ROSCOE 1 S 70
JUDITH GAP 68
VALIER 4 W 68
LIVINGSTON 2 WSW 67
PINE CREEK 66
FISHTAIL 3 W 64
GREYFCLIFF 13 SSW 64
RED LODGE 6 WSW 64
CUT BANK AIRPORT 61
FORT SMITH 17 S 61
STARR-BROWNING AIRSTRIP 59
ELK MOUNTAIN 7 NW 58
MCALLISTER 4 NNE 58
...NEVADA...
RENO 16 SSW (TOP OF SLIDE MTN) 134
MATHER 76
GARDNERVILLE 70
WASHOE 66
...OREGON...
JOSEPH 3 N 85
MITCHELL 74
GRASS VALLEY 8 WSW 71
GARIBALDI 1 SW 61
TERREBONNE 5 NW 61
SUMMER LAKE 9 SSE 58
KLAMATH FALLS INTL ARPT 55
ALTURAS 54
...WASHINGTON...
MISSION 77
SPOKANE NWS 52
...WYOMING...
CLARK 5 WNW 114
CHIEF JOSEPH HWY 94
WAPITI 18 W 94
CODY 10 WNW 76
CASPER 68
ELK MOUNTAIN 7 NW 67
ARLINGTON 5 NW 66
GLENDO 13 S 63
POWELL 9 N 63
VEDAUWOO 63
VUFORD 2 W 63
BAR NUNN 6 WSW 59
LANDER 1 S 59
BUFFALO 3 N 58
GARRETT 10 SSE 58
THE LARGE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE MOVING
CLOSER TO THE WEST COAST OF THE U.S. AND SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL OVER
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST MONDAY NIGHT. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN
ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVER NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA THROUGH TONIGHT...SPREADING NORTHWARD INTO THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST ON MONDAY...BEFORE IT GRADUALLY TAPERS OFF ON TUESDAY AS
THE STORM DISSIPATES OVER LAND. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 2
INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE COASTAL
AREAS THROUGH TUESDAY WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OVER 4 INCHES POSSIBLE
NEAR WIND-FACING MOUNTAIN RANGES...INCLUDING THE SIERRAS. THE
HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL LEAD TO THE LIKELIHOOD OF FLASH FLOODING.
STRONG AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THE
STORM. IN ADDITION...ACCUMULATING SNOW WILL SPREAD INTO THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF INTERMOUNTAIN WEST...THE NORTHERN
ROCKIES...AND LATER INTO COLORADO BY TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY.
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: 958 PM EST SUN FEB 08 2015