THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR WESTERN AND CENTRAL U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
100 AM PST FRI DEC 16 2016
...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA
WITH SNOW AND RAIN SHOWERS FALLING ACROSS PARTS OF THE GREAT BASIN
AND THE ROCKIES...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR THE SIERRA AND WASATCH MOUNTAINS...MUCH OF THE NORTHERN AND
CENTRAL ROCKIES...AND STRETCHING ACROSS THE NORTHERN PLAINS INTO
THE UPPER MIDWEST.
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA AS WELL AS ALONG THE WASATCH MOUNTAINS IN UTAH.
HIGH WIND WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA...ACROSS THE SOUTHERN GREAT BASIN AND SOUTHWEST...AND
INTO THE SOUTHERN ROCKIES AND HIGH PLAINS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 1200 AM PST...SEVERAL AREAS OF LOW PRESSURE WERE LOCATED ALONG
AN ARCTIC FRONTAL BOUNDARY DROPPING SLOWLY SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE
WESTERN U.S.. THIS FRONT EXTENDED FROM CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AND
ACROSS THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AND THE ROCKIES. A WARM FRONT WAS
ALSO PUSHING EASTWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
INDICATED THAT MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED TO IMPACT COASTAL
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND INLAND ALONG THE SIERRA MOUNTAINS. ACROSS
THE REST OF THE GREAT BASIN/INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AND THE
ROCKIES...LIGHT TO MODERATE VALLEY RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW WAS
OBSERVED. FARTHER EAST...SCATTERED SNOW SHOWERS HAD STARTED ACROSS
THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND PARTS OF THE UPPER MIDWEST.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM PST TUE DEC
13 THROUGH 1200 AM PST FRI DEC 16...
...COLORADO...
EMPIRE 9.0
GEORGETOWN 8.4
DILLON 1 E 6.5
BRECKENRIDGE 1 SSE 5.9
...IDAHO...
GALENA 3 WSW 14.0
OROFINO 5.0
GRAND VIEW 4.0
BOISE 2.0
...MONTANA...
BIG TIMBER 19.0
ACTON 9 SW 12.0
DARBY 12.0
MELVILLE 5 W 10.4
WOLF CREEK 3 ESE 9.5
CORVALLIS 4 ENE 9.0
DEER LODGE 1 W 9.0
RYEGATE 9.0
FAIRFIELD 8.0
STEVENSVILLE 2 WNW 8.0
BIG TIMBER 1 N 7.0
GEORGETOWN 1 WSW 7.0
MISSOULA 4 SSW 7.0
PARK CITY 7.0
WEST YELLOWSTONE 2 NW 7.0
HAMILTON 2 N 6.5
EAST HELENA 3 WNW 6.0
GREAT FALLS 2 NW 6.0
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...
BLIND BULL SUMMIT SNOTEL 20.0
GRASSY LAKE SNOTEL 19.0
JACKSON HOLE - RAYMER 18.0
LEWIS LAKE DIVIDE SNOTEL 18.0
BEARTOOTH LAKE SNOTEL 16.0
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 AM PST FRI DEC 16...
...CALIFORNIA...
VENADO 7 NNW GUERNEVILLE 6.44
STOUTS MEADOW 6.12
SMITH RIVER 1.1 SSE 5.48
MIDDLE PEAK RAWS 5.41
PITT RIVER 5.01
MAGALIA 1 ESE 4.54
ANDERSON SPRINGS 4.30
MONTE RIO 12 WNW 4.25
PARADISE 4.22
BIG BEN 3 NW 4.20
BUTTE MEADOWS 2 WSW 3.89
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
...NEVADA...
VERDI 4 E 2.01
INCLINE VILLAGE 1 NE 1.75
SUNNYSIDE - TAHOE CITY 1.55
...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 AM PST FRI DEC 16...
...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...
MT LAGUNA 73
MAMMOTH-YOSEMITE AIRPORT 71
PINE VALLEY 5 ENE 70
TORO PEAK 66
LA QUINTA 13 SW 65
VOLCAN MOUNTAIN 65
JANESVILLE 61
LAKE CITY 3 ESE 61
BRIDGEPORT 4 WNW 60
...COLORADO...
WESTON 4 S 83
GLEN HAVEN 1 NW 80
AIR FORCE ACADEMY 3 WSW 76
...NEW MEXICO...
ANGEL FIRE 2 NNW 65
...NEVADA...
MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA 97
MOGUL 3 N 93
PLEASANT VALLEY 1 WNW 91
E GALENA 79
...WYOMING...
MT COFFIN 88
RED CANYON 77
BEAVER RIM 74
HOYT PEAK 69
SUMMIT - JACKSON RESORT 62
THIS EXPANSIVE STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT MUCH OF THE
WESTERN AND CENTRAL STATES INTO THE WEEKEND. HEAVY RAINFALL IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA...WITH 1 TO 3 INCHES FORECAST PARTICULARLY ALONG THE
FAVORED TERRAIN. FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO BE A
THREAT ACROSS THESE REGIONS OF CALIFORNIA. ACROSS THE HIGHER
TERRAIN...AN ADDITIONAL 6 TO 10 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS...IS EXPECTED FOR THE SIERRAS AND THE WASATCH RANGE
OF UTAH WITH EVEN HIGHER AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 1 TO 2 FEET IN THE
HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. HEAVY SNOW WILL ALSO
BEGIN SPREADING EASTWARD INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS AND THE UPPER
MIDWEST TODAY WHERE 4 TO 10 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE. IN ADDITION TO THE HEAVY RAIN AND
SNOW...DAMAGING WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE
SOUTHWEST U.S.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 700 AM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
SANTORELLI
Last Updated: 359 AM EST FRI DEC 16 2016