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