THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR WEST COAST HEAVY RAINS AND HIGH WINDS
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
100 AM PST SAT FEB 07 2015
...HEAVY RAINS AND HIGH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE WEST
COAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND WINTER STORM WATCHES HAVE BEEN
ISSUED FOR PARTS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA...AROUND MOUNT RAINIER IN
WASHINGTON...AS WELL AS THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION.
FLOOD WATCHES...FLOOD ADVISORIES AND FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF WASHINGTON STATE AS WELL AS OVER NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA...SOUTHWESTERN OREGON...AND IDAHO.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 000 AM 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 CONTINUED TO SHOW MODERATE TO
OCCASIONAL HEAVY RAIN OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA...WESTERN OREGON...AND SOUTHWESTERN WASHINGTON.
MEANWHILE...LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN CONTINUED ACROSS NORTHWESTERN
AND EASTERN WASHINGTON INTO IDAHO AND NEVADA.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM PST WED FEB
04 THROUGH 100 AM PST FRI FEB 06...
...CALIFORNIA...
HONEYDEW 1 SW 11.44
COOSKIE MTN 9.38
VENADO 7 NNW 8.08
PETROLIA 7.4 SE 7.99
CARRVILLE 7.28
SHELTER COVE 1.2 ENE 7.11
SIMS 2 NW 7.00
LAYTONVILLE 10 N 6.70
MIRANDA 4.1 SW 6.45
ETTERSBURG 6.01
PETROLIA 6 S 5.85
BRIDGEVILLE 5.2 ENE 5.73
ALAMITOS 5.24
REDWAY 1.8 WSW 5.18
LAKE SONOMA REC AREA 4.83
MT SHASTA 4.78
CRESCENT CITY/MC NAMARA FIELD 3.44
...OREGON...
ROCK CREEK 7.18
HUCKLEBERRY RIDGE 7.00
QUAIL PRAIRIE 6.33
TIDEWATER 6.02
SWIFT CREEK 6.00
O'BRIEN 2 SW 5.70
CANNIBAL MOUNTAIN 5.28
KERBY 5.13
SELMA 5 NNE 5.08
BROOKINGS 5 NNW 5.02
SEXTON SUMMIT 4.55
OBRIEN 2 WSW 4.50
CALVERT PEAK 4.09
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
BROOKINGS 1 ENE 3.41
NORTH BEND MUNI ARPT 3.02
RIDDLE 1 S 2.36
SCAPPOOSE 2.27
POWERS 7 NNE 2.20
PORTLAND/HILLSBORO ARPT 2.00
NORTH BEND 2 ENE 1.05
...WASHINGTON...
HOODSPORT 3.7 WNW 8.06
JEFFERSON CREEK 8.05
STAIRCASE RAPIDS 7.69
BRINNON 1.7 WSW 7.47
SEABECK 3.7 SSW 4.50
SKOKOMISH 3.88
QUILLAYUTE 3.78
BREMERTON NATIONAL ARPT 3.36
SHELTON/SANDERSON FIELD ARPT 3.36
PORT ANGELES INTL AIRPORT 2.43
SEATTLE/TACOMA INTL ARPT 2.04
KENT 1.50
JEFFERSON CREEK RAWS 1.47
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...CALIFORNIA...
SOLDIER MOUNTAIN 82
CASHMAN 76
HIGH GLADE LOOKOUT 71
SLY PARK 67
MAMMOTH-JUNE LAKES ARPT 66
EL DORADO 64
PLACERVILLE 61
FALL RIVER MILLS 52
...MONTANA...
HEART BUTTE 78
CUT BANK 3 SW 76
FAIRFIELD 7 NE 72
ROSCOE 1 S 70
VALIER 4 W 68
PINE CREEK 66
JUDITH GAP 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
...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
ARLINGTON 60
ARLINGTON 5 NW 58
ELK MOUNTAIN 7 NW 58
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 IS 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 AM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
KREKELER
Last Updated: 343 AM EST SAT FEB 07 2015