THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR WEST COAST HEAVY RAINS AND HIGH WINDS
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
100 PM PST SAT FEB 07 2015

...A TEMPORARY LULL EXPECTED TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY BEFORE THE
NEXT ROUND OF HEAVY RAINS AND STRONG WINDS ARRIVING LATER SUNDAY
INTO MONDAY... 

FLOOD WATCHES AND FLOOD ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION. FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF
SOUTHWESTERN OREGON AND INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.  FLASH FLOOD
WATCHES AND FLOOD ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL PORTION
OF THE SIERRA NEVADA.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES AND WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT
FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF CENTRAL IDAHO AND NORTHWESTERN
WYOMING.

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 1200 PM PST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS CONTINUED TO SHOW AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN
MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST INTO THE
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION AND INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES.  ANOTHER AREA
OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS MOVING ACROSS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA.  A
BATCH OF RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH AN UPPER-LEVEL SHORTWAVE WAS
APPROACHING NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWESTERN OREGON FROM
OFF THE PACIFIC OCEAN.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM PST WED FEB
04 THROUGH 1200 PM PST FRI FEB 06...

...CALIFORNIA...
PETROLIA 7.4 SE                      12.79                    
BRIDGEVILLE 5.2 ENE                  12.32                    
HONEYDEW 1 SW                        11.44                    
MIRANDA 4.1 SW                       11.26                    
COBB 0.8 S                           10.72                    
SHELTER COVE 1.2 ENE                 10.38                    
COOSKIE MTN                           9.38                    
VENADO 7 NNW                          8.08                    
CARRVILLE                             7.28                    
SIMS 2 NW                             7.00                    
LAYTONVILLE 10 N                      6.70                    
ETTERSBURG                            6.01                    
LOS GATOS 6.1 S                       5.51                    
MT SHASTA                             5.51                    
ALAMITOS                              5.24                    
REDWAY 1.8 WSW                        5.18                    
LAKE SONOMA REC AREA                  4.83                    
CRESCENT CITY/MC NAMARA FIELD         3.86                    
BOULDER CREEK 4.1 N                   3.71                    

...OREGON...
GRANTS PASS 9.5 W                     8.37                    
O'BRIEN 2 SW                          8.25                    
WILDERVILLE 2.4 WSW                   7.47                    
ROCK CREEK                            7.18                    
HUCKLEBERRY RIDGE                     7.00                    
QUAIL PRAIRIE                         6.33                    
TIDEWATER                             6.02                    
SWIFT CREEK                           6.00                    
SEXTON SUMMIT                         5.88                    
CANNIBAL MOUNTAIN                     5.28                    
KERBY                                 5.13                    
SELMA 5 NNE                           5.08                    
BROOKINGS 5 NNW                       5.02                    
CALVERT PEAK                          4.09                    
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                    
ASTORIA                               3.37                    
NORTH BEND MUNI ARPT                  3.30                    
SCAPPOOSE                             3.12                    
GOLD BEACH                            2.53                    
RIDDLE 1 S                            2.36                    
POWERS 7 NNE                          2.20                    
PORTLAND/HILLSBORO ARPT               2.00                    
NORTH BEND 2 ENE                      1.05                    

...WASHINGTON...
BRINNON 1.7 WSW                      11.09                    
HOODSPORT 3.7 WNW                    11.05                    
JEFFERSON CREEK                       8.05                    
STAIRCASE RAPIDS                      7.69                    
ELMA 16.0 NNW                         6.36                    
SEABECK 3.7 SSW                       4.50                    
BREMERTON NATIONAL ARPT               4.22                    
SHELTON/SANDERSON FIELD ARPT          4.04                    
SKOKOMISH                             3.88                    
QUILLAYUTE                            3.78                    
PORT ANGELES INTL AIRPORT             2.98                    
SEATTLE 5.6 SSW                       2.88                    
OLYMPIA AIRPORT                       2.75                    
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                    
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...
HEART BUTTE                           78                    
CUT BANK 3 SW                         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                    
FORT SMITH 17 S                       61                    
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                    
ELK MOUNTAIN 7 NW                     67                    
ARLINGTON 5 NW                        66                    
GLENDO 13 S                           63                    
POWELL 9 N                            63                    
VEDAUWOO                              63                    
VUFORD 2 W                            63                    
GARRETT 10 SSE                        58                    


A TEMPORARY LULL IN THE HEAVY RAIN ACTIVITIES IS EXPECTED LATER
TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY BEFORE THE HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS
FROM THE NEXT LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ARRIVE LATER ON SUNDAY INTO
MONDAY.  AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED IN
THE LOWER ELEVATIONS IN THE COASTAL REGION THROUGH TUESDAY WITH
LOCAL AMOUNTS OF OVER 5 INCHES LIKELY NEAR WIND-FACING MOUNTAIN
RANGES WHERE FLASH FLOODING AND MUDSLIDES WILL CONTINUE TO BE THE
MAIN THREAT.

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: 414 PM EST SAT FEB 07 2015