THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 18 FOR WESTERN U.S. HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
700 PM PST WED JAN 11 2017

...SCATTERED CONTINUES TO FALL ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST WITH HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW THROUGHOUT THE WESTERN
U.S.... 

WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST...NORTHERN
AND CENTRAL ROCKIES...AND CALIFORNIA.

FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT ACROSS MUCH OF CALIFORNIA...WESTERN NEVADA...SOUTHERN IDAHO.

HIGH WIND WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 600 PM PST...A LARGE UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM OFF THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST COAST WAS BRINGING A CONTINUAL STREAM OF MOISTURE INTO
THE WEST COAST. A COLD FRONT WAS MOVING SOUTH FROM UTAH TO
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS WERE
OCCURRING ACROSS CALIFORNIA...THROUGHOUT THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST
AND THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW WAS BEING
REPORTED ACROSS THE WASHINGTON AND OREGON CASCADES...ALONG WITH
THE SIERRA NEVADAS...AND THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM PST FRI JAN
06 THROUGH 600 PM PST WED JAN 11...

...CALIFORNIA...
MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN                     180.0                    
KIRKWOOD                             133.0                    
NORTH STAR SKI RESORT                122.0                    
SUGAR BOWL                           98.0                    
SQUAW VALLEY                         94.0                    
KINGVALE                             68.0                    
DONNER PEAK 1 S                      54.0                    
TAHOMA                               43.0                    
NORTHSTAR                            42.0                    
SODA SPRINGS                         40.0                    
JUNE LAKE 1 WSW                      36.0                    
MEADOW LAKE 6 NE                     36.0                    
HOMEWOOD                             34.0                    
DEVILS GATE SUMMIT 2 E               30.0                    
TRUCKEE TAHOE ARPT                   29.0                    
PROSSER CREEK RES 5 WSW              26.0                    
MAMMOTH LAKES 4 W                    25.0                    
BODIE                                16.0                    
SIMS                                 12.0                    
MOUNT SHASTA 3 SSE                   11.0                    

...COLORADO...
MONARCH PASS 1 NNW                   26.0                    
WOLF CREEK PASS 1 SE                 24.0                    
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 9 ENE              23.1                    
MOUNT ZIRKEL 4 SE                    21.0                    
CAMERON PASS 1 NNW                   20.0                    
CRESTED BUTTE 6.2 N                  19.5                    
GOTHIC                               19.0                    
PITKIN 1.1 SW                        17.0                    
RABBIT EARS PASS 1 NNE               16.8                    
LOVELAND PASS 1 SSE                  15.8                    
LONGS PEAK 4 NNW                     13.7                    
BERTHOUD FALLS 5 W                   12.6                    
RAND 8 SSE                           12.6                    
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS                    11.0                    
GUNNISON 1 NNE                       10.0                    
LEADVILLE 2 NE                        9.9                    
WINTER PARK 5 WSW                     9.1                    
GUNNISON                              8.0                    

...IDAHO...
KETCHUM 22 NW                        71.4                    
PRESTON 20 NE                        64.5                    
LAVA HOT SPRINGS 10 SSE              62.8                    
STANLEY 28 E                         50.2                    
STANLEY 28 NE                        50.2                    
HAILEY 21 ENE                        46.1                    
MACKAY 17 SW                         44.9                    
ISLAND PARK 8 NW                     44.8                    
MONTPELIER 14 N                      41.3                    
BURLEY 18 SE                         40.9                    
ARCO 33 WNW                          38.2                    
SUN VALLEY 1 SSE                     33.0                    
HILL CITY                            30.0                    
FAIRFIELD 10 NNW                     28.1                    
ARCO 50 NW                           25.1                    
PINE 1 N                             17.5                    
BELLEVUE 5 NW                        15.0                    
FEATHERVILLE                         13.0                    
POCATELLO 7 S                        12.4                    

...MONTANA...
COOKE CITY 2 N                       10.0                    
LIBBY 2 NW                            8.0                    
FINLEY POINT 8 N                      6.5                    
GLASGOW                               6.4                    
CONDON 1 S                            6.0                    
MCLEOD                                6.0                    
EMIGRANT 26 ESE                       5.0                    
FISHTAIL 18 SW                        5.0                    
FORT SMITH 1 ENE                      5.0                    
RYEGATE 18 NNW                        5.0                    
SPRINGDALE                            5.0                    
LAUREL 4 NNE                          4.8                    
LIVINGSTON 7 ESE                      4.5                    
PARK CITY 6 WSW                       4.0                    
LAUREL 2 NE                           3.0                    
ROUNDUP 13 SW                         3.0                    
JOLIET 2 WSW                          2.5                    
REED POINT 5 SE                       2.5                    

...NEVADA...
MOUNT ROSE SKI RESORT                116.0                    
INCLINE VILLAGE 1 NNW                48.0                    
MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA                  24.0                    
GALENA                               14.0                    
VERDI                                12.0                    
GLENBROOK                             9.0                    

...OREGON...
LA PINE 3 W                          20.0                    
DOWNTOWN PORTLAND 1 W                15.5                    
BEND 3 NW                            13.0                    
BANKS                                12.0                    
HOOD RIVER                           12.0                    
HOOD RIVER 3 SW                      12.0                    
ROCKFORD                             12.0                    
DOWNTOWN PORTLAND 3 N                11.0                    
NEWBERG 3 N                          11.0                    
BEAVERTON 1 S                        10.5                    
HAPPY VALLEY                         10.5                    
LA PINE 5 NNW                        10.0                    
SELLWOOD                             10.0                    
ST. JOHNS                            10.0                    
LAKE OSWEGO                           9.5                    
SCAPPOOSE                             9.5                    
SISTERS 2 WNW                         9.4                    
BEND 2 NW                             9.0                    
SAUVIE ISLAND 4 WNW                   9.0                    
TIGARD                                9.0                    

...UTAH...
ALMO 17 SE                           16.6                    
BRIGHTON CREST                       11.0                    

...WASHINGTON...
CLE ELUM 2 E                         14.0                    
YACOLT 8 SE                          14.0                    
HAZEL DELL                           12.0                    
N SALMON CREEK                       12.0                    
DOWNTOWN VANCOUVER 5 N               11.2                    
FELIDA                               11.0                    
SALMON CREEK                         11.0                    
WNW WHITE SALMON                     11.0                    
BATTLE GROUND 1 N                    10.0                    
CAMAS                                 9.0                    
MINNEHAHA                             8.5                    
CASTLE ROCK                           8.0                    
ORCHARDS                              8.0                    
ROWENA 6 NE                           8.0                    
SSW TROUT LAKE                        7.1                    
WATERVILLE                            7.0                    
KELSO 2 E                             6.5                    
LEXINGTON                             5.0                    
LONGVIEW 1 W                          5.0                    
PALOUSE                               4.0                    
SPOKANE 3 S                           4.0                    

...WYOMING...
ENCAMPMENT 10 WSW                    70.5                    
ARLINGTON 5 NW                       69.0                    
DEER PARK SNOTEL                     56.0                    
BONDURANT 19 SW                      55.0                    
JACKSON 8 WNW                        54.0                    
AFTON 8 NE                           50.0                    
DRIGGS 32 NNE                        48.0                    
ELK MOUNTAIN 21 SSE                  43.5                    
JACKSON HOLE                         39.0                    
LARAMIE 30 WNW                       39.0                    
JACKSON 9.9 NNW                      37.5                    
CENTENNIAL 7 NW                      36.0                    
OLD FAITHFUL 14 ESE                  31.0                    
SNOW KING                            27.0                    
SAVERY 28 E                          25.2                    
RAWLINS 35 S                         18.0                    
SHERIDAN 1 N                         11.0                    
DIXON 14 E                            8.4                    
BURGESS JUNCTION 17 SE                8.0                    
DAYTON                                7.2                    
RIVERSIDE 17 ENE                      6.0                    
DOUGLAS 38 SW                         4.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM PST FRI JAN
06 THROUGH 600 PM PST WED JAN 11...

...CALIFORNIA...
ALPINE MEADOWS                       15.40                    
PLUMAS EUREKA STATE PARK             14.01                    
VENADO                               13.00                    
THREE PEAKS                          12.59                    
MINING RIDGE                         12.51                    
BEARTRAP MEADOW                      12.16                    
PEPPERMINT                           12.11                    
DONNER LAKE                          11.90                    
CHALK PEAK                           10.87                    
BLACK CONE                           10.66                    
ANDERSON PEAK                        10.39                    
CISCO 1 SE                           10.12                    
LEXINGTON HILLS 3 E                   9.80                    
TAHOE CITY                            9.71                    
VENADO 7 NNW GUERNEVILLE              9.60                    
BOGGS MOUNTAIN RAWS                   9.33                    
DAY VALLEY 6 NE                       9.33                    
STIRLING CITY                         8.82                    
MT. SAINT HELENA                      7.99                    
MONTEREY AIRPORT                      2.73                    
SACRAMENTO METRO ARPT                 2.41                    
SAN FRANCISCO AIRPORT                 2.23                    
LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT                    2.16                    
SANTA ROSA 4.4 NNW                    1.90                    
OROVILLE DAM 3 ENE                    1.50                    

...NEVADA...
HOMEWOOD 1 SSE                       22.00                    
PLEASANT VALLEY                       8.87                    
STEAMBOAT CREEK                       8.87                    
HEAVENLY VALLEY 1 SE                  8.57                    
GARDNERVILLE 2 SSW                    8.49                    
DAGGET PASS                           6.90                    
INCLINE VILLAGE                       6.25                    
E GALENA                              4.95                    
PYRAMIND LAKE                         4.24                    
CARSON CITY                           3.50                    
DAMONTE RANCH 2 S                     3.00                    
RENO 4 SSW                            3.00                    
RENO ARPT                             2.90                    

...OREGON...
OBRIEN 2 WSW                          4.20                    
SELMA 6.8 SE                          3.68                    
GOLD BEACH 4.8 NE                     3.40                    
LANGLOIS 1 NNE                        3.11                    
GOLD BEACH 6 E                        2.86                    
CAVE JUNCTION 0.4 ENE                 2.65                    
MERLIN 1.7 N                          2.55                    
GRANTS PASS 4 N                       2.47                    
CENTRAL POINT 2.5 WNW                 2.40                    
WILDERVILLE 2.4 WSW                   2.38                    
MURPHY 2 ENE                          2.21                    
GOLD BEACH                            2.13                    
PISTOL RIVER 2 SSE                    1.32                    
BROOKINGS 5 NNW                       1.25                    
EAGLE POINT 5 NNW                     1.25                    
HARBOR 1 WNW                          1.15                    
ASHLAND 2 ESE                         1.06                    
WINCHESTER 5 E                        1.06                    

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...CALIFORNIA...
BIG BEAR CITY 13 ESE                 107                    
LOS GATOS 3 W                         78                    
WELDON 11 SE                          72                    
MCKITTRICK 12 WNW                     67                    
HAIWEE 19 S                           64                    
RANDSBURG 8 NNW                       61                    
INDIAN WELLS VALLE 2 NW               55                    
GUSTINE 18 SW                         53                    
DOS PALOS 19 SSW                      51                    
EL PORTAL 20 WNW                      51                    

...COLORADO...
ROCKY FLATS 2 SW                      74                    
BOULDER 3 SSW                         72                    
LYONS 6 NW                            70                    
COLORADO CITY 6 S                     65                    
RED MOUNTAIN PASS 2 WSW               62                    
WETMORE 5 ESE                         59                    
CHERAW 4 S                            55                    
HOEHNE 3 ESE                          51                    

...IDAHO...
FELT 5 W                              53                    
SOUTHWEST INL 4 WSW                   53                    
ASHTON 3 SSW                          52                    

...NEW MEXICO...
RATON CREWS AIRPORT                   69                    

...NEVADA...
JARBIDGE 8 E                          80                    
RUBY VALLEY 4 SSW                     74                    
GREAT BASIN NATIO 3 WNW               66                    
ELKO 2 NNE                            62                    
SUMMERLIN 1 W                         62                    
LONE MOUNTAIN 1 SE                    59                    

...WYOMING...
ARLINGTON 5 NW                        69                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT
HAS ENDED...

...CALIFORNIA...
EAGLE LAKE 2 WNW                      1.50                    
BIG PINE 1 W                          0.50                    
INDEPENDENCE                          0.50                    
WEST BISHOP 5 WSW                     0.25                    

...COLORADO...
GRAND JUNCTION 3 NNW                  0.25                    
REDLANDS 1 ENE                        0.20                    
SKYWAY 3 N                            0.10                    

...OREGON...
CRESWELL                              1.00                    
EUGENE 5 WNW                          0.75                    
FAIRVIEW                              0.75                    
PORTLAND AIRPORT                      0.51                    
COTTAGE GROVE 1 SSE                   0.50                    
GRESHAM                               0.50                    
ONTARIO                               0.50                    
HAPPY VALLEY 1 NE                     0.38                    
LAKE OSWEGO                           0.25                    
PORTLAND AIRPORT 3 E                  0.25                    
ROSEBURG                              0.25                    
INDEPENDENCE                          0.15                    
SUTHERLIN 1 WNW                       0.10                    

...WASHINGTON...
VANCOUVER                             0.50                    
WAITSBURG 3 NE                        0.40                    


CONTINUAL ONSHORE FLOW AND A SERIES OF PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEMS
WILL CONTINUE TO DELIVER PRECIPITATION ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN
U.S. THROUGH THE NEXT THREE DAYS THOUGH DRIER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE WEST COAST BY FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE FOR SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND THE FOOTHILLS
OF THE SIERRAS. DUE TO THE HEAVY RAINFALL...A MARGINAL RISK OF
FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING WILL CONTINUE TO BE A THREAT ACROSS
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND IN THE VALLEY OF CALIFORNIA. FOR THE
HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE WESTERN U.S. THROUGH THURSDAY...SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH AS MUCH AS 1 TO 2 FEET
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE HIGHEST TERRAIN OF THE SIERRAS. SNOWFALL
BETWEEN 6 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE INTERMOUNTAIN
WEST...AND THE CENTRAL ROCKIES. IN ADDITION TO THE
PRECIPITATION...GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS AREAS IN THE
WESTERN U.S.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 100 AM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

KREKELER




Last Updated: 1001 PM EST WED JAN 11 2017