THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
100 PM PST THU DEC 15 2016
...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN OCCURRING IN CALIFORNIA WITH SNOW AND
RAIN SHOWERS FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE ROCKIES...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE ROCKIES...THE SIERRA AND WASATCH
MOUNTAINS...AND STRETCHING INTO PORTIONS OF THE PLAINS AND MIDWEST.
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF
CALIFORNIA...SOUTHWEST OREGON...AND FAR SOUTHERN UTAH.
HIGH WIND WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF
CALIFORNIA...NEVADA...UTAH...WYOMING...AND THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES
AND PLAINS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 1200 PM PST...SEVERAL AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE WERE LOCATED ALONG
THE ARCTIC FRONTAL BOUNDARY STRETCHING ACROSS THE WESTERN U.S.
THIS FRONT EXTENDED FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...ACROSS OREGON AND
THROUGH THE NORTHERN ROCKIES...AND THROUGH THE CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN HIGH PLAINS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WAS
FALLING ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN
EXTENDING SOUTH IN CALIFORNIA. MODERATE TO HEAVY SNOW WAS
OCCURRING IN PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES AND INTO THE
NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS. FARTHER SOUTH...RAIN SHOWERS WERE PRESENT IN
SOUTHERN IDAHO AND PARTS OF THE CENTRAL GREAT BASIN.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM PST TUE DEC
13 THROUGH 1200 PM PST THU DEC 15...
...COLORADO...
EMPIRE 9.0
GEORGETOWN 8.4
DILLON 1 E 6.5
BRECKENRIDGE 1 SSE 5.9
...IDAHO...
GRAND VIEW 4.0
BOISE 2.0
...MONTANA...
DARBY 12.0
STEVENSVILLE 2 WNW 8.0
BIG TIMBER 1 N 7.0
GEORGETOWN 1 WSW 7.0
PARK CITY 7.0
HAMILTON 2 N 6.5
LOLO 6.0
SPRINGDALE 6.0
...NEVADA...
KINGS RIVER VALLEY 16 N 9.0
CHARLESTON 14 W 8.0
MCDERMITT 7.0
CLOVER VALLEY 4 N 6.0
...OREGON...
LA PINE 5 N 21.0
BEND 17.0
TERREBONNE 9 NW 14.0
SUNRIVER 13.0
WARM SPRINGS 1 ESE 10.0
LEXINGTON 7.0
HERMISTON 2 N 6.0
HOOD RIVER 6.0
PILOT ROCK 6.0
SALEM 5.0
WARREN 3.5
PORTLAND SOUTHEAST 3.3
PORTLAND DOWNTOWN 1.5
TILAMOOK 1.0
...WASHINGTON...
MAYVIEW 5 N 7.0
CLARKSTON 5.0
YAKIMA 3.0
...WYOMING...
TOGWOTEE MOUNTAIN LODGE 11.0
SOUTH ENTRANCE 5 N 9.0
ALTA 6 ENE 8.0
BONDURANT 19 SW 7.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM PST TUE DEC
13 THROUGH 1200 PM PST THU DEC 15...
...CALIFORNIA...
VENADO 7 NNW GUERNEVILLE 6.44
SMITH RIVER 1.1 SSE 5.48
MONTE RIO 12 WNW 4.25
ANGWIN 2.92
YOUNTVILLE 3 WSW 2.72
HAWKEYE RAWS 2.70
PETRIFIED FOREST 2.64
GLEN ELLEN 5 NE 2.44
MCKINLEYVILLE 7.3 ESE 2.24
BARNABY RAWS 2.22
SAINT HELENA 3 W 2.16
BEN LOMOND MOUNTAIN 1.99
SAN ANSELMO 1.56
REDDING 7.9 NNE 1.33
...OREGON...
OBRIEN 2 WSW 7.40
BROOKINGS 5 NNW 7.10
GLENDALE 4.13
LANGLOIS 1 NNE 3.63
TAKILMA 4 NNE 3.27
MURPHY 1 SSE 3.11
COOS BAY 7 ESE 2.12
CENTRAL POINT 2 NNE 1.65
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
700 AM PST TUE DEC 13 THROUGH 1200 PM PST THU DEC 15...
...OREGON...
SPRINGFIELD 0.88
EUGENE 0.40
SODAVILLE 1 SSW 0.40
CORVALLIS 4 NNE 0.20
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...CALIFORNIA...
MAMMOTH-YOSEMITE AIRPORT 71
JANESVILLE 61
LAKE CITY 3 ESE 61
BRIDGEPORT 4 WNW 60
...NEVADA...
MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA 97
MOGUL 3 N 93
PLEASANT VALLEY 1 WNW 91
E GALENA 79
THIS WIDESPREAD STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE WESTERN
U.S. THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL 18 TO 24 INCHES OF SNOW
IS EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE CALIFORNIA SIERRAS AND
IN PARTS OF WYOMING AND COLORADO. VERY HEAVY RAIN WILL OCCUR TODAY
AND TONIGHT IN PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA...WITH 4 TO 6 INCHES ALONG
THE COAST WITH LOCALIZED TOTALS OF UP TO 8 INCHES IN THE SIERRA
FOOTHILLS. THERE IS A RISK OF FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING OVER
MUCH OF CALIFORNIA. LOW PRESSURE WILL TRACK TOWARD THE CENTRAL
ROCKIES BY FRIDAY...AND THEN IS EXPECTED TO REFORM OVER THE
PLAINS...WITH HEAVY SNOW POSSIBLE FOR THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND
UPPER MIDWEST FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
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.
TATE
Last Updated: 400 PM EST THU DEC 15 2016