THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 02 FOR WESTERN U.S. HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW EVENT
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
700 PM PST SAT JAN 07 2017
...RAIN AND MOUNTAIN SNOW IMPACTING MUCH OF CALIFORNIA WITH SOME
FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW FALLING ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...
FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS PORTIONS OF
CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS MUCH OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...THE
INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AND CENTRAL ROCKIES...NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...AND
THE SIERRAS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 600 PM PST...A SYSTEM JUST OFF THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA WAS
ALLOWING FOR A CONTINUOUS STREAM OF MOISTURE DIRECTED INTO THE
WEST COAST. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS SHOWED LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN FALLING ACROSS MUCH OF
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA WITH SNOW IN THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF
CALIFORNIA AS WELL AS THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST. FARTHER
NORTH...LIGHT TO MODERATE FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW WAS ALSO
IMPACTING LOWER ELEVATIONS OF WESTERN OREGON AND WASHINGTON.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM PST FRI JAN
06 THROUGH 600 PM PST SAT JAN 07...
...CALIFORNIA...
SIMS 12.0
MOUNT SHASTA 3 SSE 11.0
SIMS 1 SSW 7.2
WEAVERVILLE 4 E 6.0
WEED 2 SSW 5.0
CARRVILLE 11 SSW 4.0
CLOVERDALE 2 ENE 3.0
YREKA 1 WNW 3.0
INDEPENDENCE 0.5
...OREGON...
SW BEND 9.0
CAMP SHERMAN 2 SSW 8.5
SE BEND 7.0
SELMA 6.0
BEND 3 ENE 5.5
N MADRAS 5.0
MERLIN 2 W 4.5
WILDERVILLE 1 SE 4.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
400 PM PST FRI JAN 06 THROUGH 600 PM PST SAT JAN 07...
...OREGON...
ROSEBURG 0.25
EUGENE 0.22
SUTHERLIN 1 WNW 0.10
WILLIAMS 1 W 0.00
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...MONTANA...
LIVINGSTON 3 ENE 58
CONTINUOUS ONSHORE FLOW AND A SERIES OF PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEMS
WILL KEEP PRECIPITATION IN THE FORECAST ACROSS MUCH OF THE WESTERN
U.S. THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO NEXT WEEK. HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA WILL LEAD TO A FLOOD AND FLASH
FLOOD THREAT WITH THREE DAY TOTALS AS HIGH AS 8 TO 12 INCHES
POSSIBLE...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. LESSER AMOUNTS OF UP TO 3
OR 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...IS POSSIBLE ACROSS
COASTAL WASHINGTON AND OREGON. IN THE TERRAIN OF THE WESTERN U.S.
OVER THE NEXT THREE DAYS...SIGNIFICANT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITH AS MUCH AS 3 TO 5 FEET POSSIBLE ACROSS THE SIERRAS
AND THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST. SIGNIFICANT
ICING WITH UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH...OR MORE...OF ICE IS
EXPECTED FOR THE WILLIAMETTE VALLEY IN OREGON...WITH LESSER
AMOUNTS FARTHER EAST IN EASTERN OREGON AND THE GREAT BASIN. HEAVY
RAINFALL AND MOUNTAIN SNOW IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF
NEXT WEEK AS WELL WITH STORM TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS EXCEEDING 15
INCHES POSSIBLE.
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: 927 PM EST SAT JAN 07 2017