THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 09 FOR WESTERN U.S. HEAVY RAINFALL AND HIGH
WIND EVENT
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
800 AM PDT SAT OCT 15 2016
...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN MOVING ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS...
FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA...AND THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST.
HIGH WIND WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...CALIFORNIA...AND THE INTERMOUNTAIN
WEST.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 700 AM PDT...ANOTHER POTENT UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE HAD BEGUN
TO APPROACH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...WITH A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW
WELL OFF THE OREGON COAST...AND WAS TRAVELING EASTWARD TOWARD THE
WEST COAST. ADDITIONALLY...A STATIONARY FRONT LINGERED ACROSS THE
CENTRAL GREAT BASIN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA RELATED TO A SURFACE
LOW LOCATED IN CENTRAL MANITOBA THAT HAD TRACKED ACROSS THE
WESTERN U.S. YESTERDAY. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED SCATTERED SHOWERS REMAINED NORTH OF
THIS FRONT AND INTO THE NORTHERN ROCKIES. FURTHERMORE...COPIOUS
AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE AND ONSHORE FLOW WERE LEADING TO MODERATE TO
HEAVY RAIN FALLING ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM PDT WED OCT
12 THROUGH 700 AM PDT SAT OCT 15...
...CALIFORNIA...
CRESCENT CITY 10.6 NE 7.77
SMITH RIVER 1.1 SSE 6.71
FORT DICK 0.2 SSW 6.45
JACK MCNAMARA FIELD AIRPORT 5.32
HONEYDEW 1 SW 4.92
WHITETHORN 1.7 NW 4.60
MIRANDA 4.1 SW 4.57
GASQUET 20 ENE 4.54
REDWAY 1.8 WSW 4.29
ORICK 4 SSE 3.30
TAYLOR RIDGE 3.12
BLUE CANYON 3.06
BRIDGEVILLE 5.2 ENE 2.93
MAD RIVER 7.4 SE 2.80
LAYTONVILLE 1.1 SW 2.66
PLUMAS EUREKA STATE PARK 2.61
REDDING MUNI ARPT 2.55
SIMS 1 SSW 2.53
NW HOMEWOOD 2.03
WESTWOOD 1.80
BUTTE MEADOWS 1.75
MT SHASTA 1.72
SPAULDING 16 WSW 1.72
TRUCKEE 5 W 1.64
LAKE TAHOE ARPT 1.35
...IDAHO...
SANDPOINT 13.9 NE 2.27
NAPLES 0.4 NW 2.09
SPIRIT LAKE 3.6 E 1.91
SAGLE 1.8 NNE 1.83
HOPE 9.7 NNE 1.76
MULLAN PASS 1.41
COEUR D'ALENE AIR TERMINAL AP 1.12
...NEVADA...
GARDNERVILLE 2 SSW 1.00
...OREGON...
BROOKINGS 4.2 ENE 8.78
HARBOR 1 WNW 6.55
O'BRIEN 2 SW 6.54
PHILOMATH 7 SW 5.79
GOLD BEACH 5.07
ASTORIA 5.02
FLORENCE 2.9 NNW 4.93
GOLD BEACH 11.1 NNE 4.87
LANGLOIS 2 ESE 4.73
NORTH BEND MUNI ARPT 4.34
SEXTON SUMMIT 4.10
SCAPPOOSE 3.81
SALEM/MCNARY FIELD 3.73
GOLD HILL 10 NNW 3.25
PROVOLT 2 N 3.17
COOS BAY 2 SSE 3.15
GLENDALE 2.83
SELMA 2.78
PORTLAND-TROUTDALE ARPT 2.71
PORTLAND INTL ARPT 2.64
MCMINNVILLE MUNI ARPT 2.53
TALENT 3 WSW 2.37
AURORA 2.22
...WASHINGTON...
JEFFERSON CREEK 8.40
MOUNT OLYMPUS 13 ESE 7.00
SKOKOMISH 2 N 6.91
LILLIWAUP 10 WNW 6.13
HOODSPORT 3.7 WNW 6.12
HAYWIRE RIDGE 6.02
HUMPTULLIPS 5.71
TOMS CREEK 5.36
SHELTON/SANDERSON FIELD ARPT 5.23
ELK MEADOWS 5.10
QUILLAYUTE 2 SSE 5.06
OLYMPIA 4.2 WNW 5.04
TROUT LAKE 0.8 SSW 4.62
BREMERTON NATL ARPT 4.60
FORKS 6.9 WSW 4.27
ABERDEEN 5.9 E 4.12
MONTESANO 2.1 SSW 3.86
HOQUIAM/BOWERAN ARPT 3.84
TACOMA NARROWS ARPT 3.67
GRAND MOUND 5 NNW 3.19
SEATTLE/TACOMA INTL ARPT 3.18
BREMERTON 12 SW 3.15
SEATTLE/BOEING FIELD 3.02
GRAY AAF/FORT LEWIS 2.91
VANCOUVER 2.64
POTLATCH 2 N 2.25
SPOKANE INTL ARPT 1.08
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...CALIFORNIA...
HONEY LAKE 3 SE 70
GENESEE 8 E 68
PROSSER CREEK RESER 5 S 65
DAIRYVILLE 6 E 64
DOYLE 3 N 64
HIGH GLADE LOOKOUT 62
PALO CEDRO 5 SW 59
REDDING AIRPORT 59
SIERRAVILLE 5 SSE 59
REDDING MUNI ARPT 49
...COLORADO...
MONARCH PASS 53
...MONTANA...
BIG SKY 6 WSW 76
BYNUM 14 W 76
LIVINGSTON 6 ENE 71
EAST GLACIER PARK 1 ENE 70
GREYCLIFF 13 SSW 70
MCALLISTER 4 NNE 68
EAST GLACIER PARK 8 SE 67
MONIDA 66
CUT BANK 3 SW 64
GARNEILL 4 S 64
JUDITH GAP 64
NYE 3 WSW 63
FORT SMITH 17 S 61
MARTINSDALE 61
CAMERON 5 WNW 59
LIVINGSTON AIRPORT 59
BOZEMAN 12 NE 58
EMIGRANT 12 SE 58
HILGER 7 ESE 58
RED LODGE 6 WSW 58
CUT BANK AIRPORT 56
...NEVADA...
INCLINE VILLAGE 6 NE 89
PLEASANT VALLEY 2 SW 76
JARBIDGE 8 E 70
GALENA 68
MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA 5 SE 62
PARADISE VALLEY 6 SW 62
WASHOE DRIVE FIRE 2 SSW 62
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 3 WNW 59
...OREGON...
OCEANSIDE 2 E 103
NETARTS 2 S 94
HARLAN 7 ESE 92
CAYUSE 4 NW 78
HEBO 5 ESE 78
GARIBALDI 2 WNW 77
MILLICAN 6 S 77
JOSEPH 70
PACIFIC CITY 69
CLARNO 8 NNW 67
MANZANITA 1 SSW 67
ENE MAUPIN 66
WARRENTON 2 ESE 66
DISSTON 6 ESE 63
YACHATS 1 NW 62
HECETA HEAD 1 SSW 61
LINCOLN BEACH 1 N 61
MOUNT HOOD 2 SSW 61
ADAMS 59
CANNON BEACH 59
PENDLETON MUNI ARPT 51
NEWPORT MUNI ARPT 50
...UTAH...
NOWBASIN-STRAW TOP 70
OGDEN PEAK 70
CENTRAL WASATCH PEAKS 68
WINDY PEAK 67
U.S. 6 AT EUREKA 62
...WASHINGTON...
MEGLER 1 NNW 94
NASELLE 4 NNE 76
NORTH BONNEVILLE 6 NNW 75
CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT 2 NE 72
RYDERWOOD 3 WSW 56
TOKELAND 1 ESE 54
HOQUIAM/BOWERMAN AIRPORT 48
...WYOMING...
CLARK 8 W 90
SSE DEAD INDIAN PASS 78
I-80 EXIT 255 6 WNW 60
ELK MOUNTAIN 7 NW 59
CASPER 58
BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...THE NEXT STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
APPROACH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...AND WITH IT ADDITIONAL HEAVY
RAINFALL THAT WILL IMPACT THE REGION. WIDESPREAD TOTAL
PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS FROM THESE STORMS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 7
INCHES ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND THE NORTHERN HALF OF
CALIFORNIA FROM THE CASCADES AND SIERRAS WESTWARD. THE HIGHER
TERRAIN AND FAVORED UPSLOPE AREAS COULD SEE OVER 15 INCHES. EAST
OF THE CASCADES... WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 1
TO 3 INCHES...WHILE FAVORED UPSLOPE AREAS OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES
HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO 6 INCHES. WITH SUCH A SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNT OF RAINFALL EXPECTED...FLOODING IS STILL A THREAT ACROSS
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...AND IDAHO. BEGINNING
ON SUNDAY AND LASTING THROUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK...SNOW
WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THE NORTHERN CASCADES...PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHERN ROCKIES...AND THE NORTHERN SIERRAS.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 200 PM PDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
TATE
Last Updated: 1104 AM EDT SAT OCT 15 2016