THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 09 FOR WEST COAST HEAVY RAINS AND HIGH WINDS
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
100 PM PST SUN FEB 08 2015
...ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY RAIN IS MOVING INTO NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA...
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. FLOOD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF SOUTHWESTERN
OREGON AND INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA INTO 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 986 MB...29.11 INCHES...WAS LOCATED ABOUT 400
MILES OFF THE COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. A FRONTAL SYSTEM
ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW WAS APPROACHING CALIFORNIA. NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED A LARGE AREA
OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WITH EMBEDDED HEAVY RAIN HAD BEEN MOVING
ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL SYSTEM.
...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
SIMS 2 NW 7.00
MT SHASTA 1.7 SSE 6.80
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 3.86
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 6.09
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 3.85
TILLAMOOK 16.1 ENE 3.85
NORTH BEND MUNI ARPT 3.81
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...
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
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 AND SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL OVER THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST MONDAY NIGHT. HEAVY RAIN ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH
TONIGHT...SPREADING NORTHWARD INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST ON
MONDAY...AND GRADUALLY TAPERS OFF ON TUESDAY AS THE STORM
DISSIPATES OVER LAND. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE
EXPECTED IN THE LOWER ELEVATIONS ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS THROUGH
TUESDAY WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS OVER 5 INCHES LIKELY NEAR WIND-FACING
MOUNTAIN RANGES...INCLUDING THE SIERRAS. THE HEAVY DOWNPOURS WILL
LEAD TO THE POSSIBILITY 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 THROUGH MONDAY.
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: 415 PM EST SUN FEB 08 2015