THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 08 FOR WEST COAST HEAVY RAINS AND HIGH WINDS
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
700 AM PST SUN FEB 08 2015
...ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS WILL ARRIVE ON THE
WEST COAST TODAY...
FLOOD WATCHES AND FLOOD ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF THE
INTERMOUNTAIN REGION AND ALONG THE SIERRA NEVADAS. FLOOD WARNINGS
ARE IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN OREGON AND INTO NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA. FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND FLOOD ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE SIERRA NEVADA...NORTHERN WASHINGTON
AND NORTHERN IDAHO.
HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT THROUGH THE
NORTHERN HALF OF COASTAL CALIFORNIA AND PARTS OF CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA...SOUTHERN OREGON...AND SOUTHWESTERN IDAHO.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN PORTION
OF THE SIERRA NEVADA AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 600 AM PST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS DETECTED SCATTERED SHOWERS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN
AND HIGH ELEVATION SNOW ALONG COASTAL
CALIFORNIA...OREGON...WASHINGTON...AND NORTHERN IDAHO AS MOISTURE
CONTINUED TO STREAM INLAND ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST INTO THE
NORTHERN ROCKIES. SATELLITE IMAGERY REVEALED A STRONGER WEATHER
SYSTEM WITH MORE WIDESPREAD PRECIPITATION WAS SLOWLY APPROACHING
THE COASTS OF CALIFORNIA AND OREGON.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM PST WED FEB
04 THROUGH 600 AM PST SUN FEB 08...
...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
WHISKEYTOWN 1 SSW 10.44
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
...NEVADA...
RENO 9.0 W 3.02
...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
PORTLAND/HILLSBORO ARPT 2.60
...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
OLYMPIA 1.3 S 1.15
...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
TERREBONNE 5 NW 61
SUMMER LAKE 9 SSE 58
...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 STORM SYSTEM...WHICH HAS STRETCHED ACROSS SEVERAL DAYS...WILL
PRODUCE A FINAL WAVE OF HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG WINDS BEGINNING
TODAY AND EXITING THE REGION LATE MONDAY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1
TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS IN THE COASTAL
REGION THROUGH TUESDAY WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OVER 5 INCHES LIKELY
NEAR WIND-FACING MOUNTAIN RANGES...INCLUDING THE SIERRAS. STRONG
AND DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE ALSO EXPECTED...AND FLASH FLOODING
REMAINS POSSIBLE. OCCASIONAL HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE IN THE
NORTHERN ROCKIES THROUGH MONDAY.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 100 PM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
FANNING
Last Updated: 906 AM EST SUN FEB 08 2015