THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 12 FOR WESTERN U.S. HEAVY RAINFALL AND HIGH
WIND EVENT
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
200 AM PDT SUN OCT 16 2016

...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN MOVING ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS... 

FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...A SMALL AREA
ALONG THE CALIFORNIA/NEVADA BORDER...AND PORTIONS OF IDAHO.

HIGH WIND WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN OREGON...CALIFORNIA...THE
INTERMOUNTAIN WEST... THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES...AND PARTS
OF THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS.

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

AT 100 AM PDT...ANOTHER POTENT UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND ITS
ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WERE MOVING EASTWARD ACROSS
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THE SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED ALONG THE
BRITISH COLUMBIA COAST AND HAD A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 982
MB...28.99 INCHES. AS THE LOW AND ITS RELATED FRONTS MOVED ACROSS
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...ONSHORE FLOW OF MOIST AIR CONTINUED.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN FALLING ACROSS THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...AND LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN
REPORTED ACROSS THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST. 

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM PDT WED OCT
12 THROUGH 100 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                    
HONEYDEW 1 SW                         6.39                    
JACK MCNAMARA FIELD AIRPORT           5.32                    
BLUE CANYON                           4.90                    
WHITETHORN 1.7 NW                     4.60                    
MIRANDA 4.1 SW                        4.57                    
GASQUET 20 ENE                        4.54                    
REDWAY 1.8 WSW                        4.29                    
ARCATA ARPT                           3.63                    
ORICK 4 SSE                           3.30                    
MT SHASTA                             3.21                    
TAYLOR RIDGE                          3.12                    
BRIDGEVILLE 5.2 ENE                   2.93                    
MAD RIVER 7.4 SE                      2.80                    
REDDING MUNI ARPT                     2.74                    
LAYTONVILLE 1.1 SW                    2.66                    
CISCO 5 ENE                           2.64                    
PLUMAS EUREKA STATE PARK              2.61                    
LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT                    2.31                    
LAKE TAHOE ARPT                       1.40                    

...IDAHO...
SANDPOINT 13.9 NE                     2.27                    
NAPLES 0.4 NW                         2.09                    
MULLAN PASS                           1.92                    
SPIRIT LAKE 3.6 E                     1.91                    
SAGLE 1.8 NNE                         1.83                    
HOPE 9.7 NNE                          1.76                    
COEUR D'ALENE AIR TERMINAL AP         1.37                    
STANLEY RANGER STN                    1.35                    
MCCALL (ASOS)                         1.30                    

...NEVADA...
MOUNTAIN CITY 18 S                    1.50                    
MCGILL 13 NE                          1.20                    
GARDNERVILLE 2 SSW                    1.00                    
CARSON CITY 2 WNW                     0.52                    

...OREGON...
BROOKINGS 4.2 ENE                     8.78                    
O'BRIEN 2 SSW                         7.95                    
HARBOR 1 WNW                          6.55                    
ASTORIA                               6.23                    
SEXTON SUMMIT                         5.93                    
PHILOMATH 7 SW                        5.79                    
GOLD BEACH                            5.07                    
FLORENCE 2.9 NNW                      4.93                    
GOLD BEACH 11.1 NNE                   4.87                    
NORTH BEND MUNI ARPT                  4.83                    
LANGLOIS 2 ESE                        4.73                    
SCAPPOOSE                             4.31                    
SELMA 5 NNE                           4.31                    
MERLIN 4 W                            4.20                    
SALEM/MCNARY FIELD                    4.09                    
MURPHY 2 ENE                          3.86                    
REEDSPORT 4 WSW                       3.51                    
GRANTS PASS 4 N                       3.50                    
TAKILMA 4 NNE                         3.36                    
GOLD HILL 10 NNW                      3.25                    
PORTLAND-TROUTDALE ARPT               3.16                    
PORTLAND INTL ARPT                    2.99                    

...WASHINGTON...
JEFFERSON CREEK                       8.40                    
MOUNT OLYMPUS 13 ESE                  7.00                    
SKOKOMISH 2 N                         6.91                    
SHELTON/SANDERSON FIELD ARPT          6.63                    
LILLIWAUP 10 WNW                      6.13                    
HOODSPORT 3.7 WNW                     6.12                    
HAYWIRE RIDGE                         6.02                    
HOQUIAM/BOWERAN ARPT                  5.93                    
BREMERTON NATL ARPT                   5.90                    
HUMPTULLIPS                           5.71                    
TOMS CREEK                            5.36                    
ELK MEADOWS                           5.10                    
QUILLAYUTE 2 SSE                      5.06                    
OLYMPIA 4.2 WNW                       5.04                    
TROUT LAKE 0.8 SSW                    4.62                    
TACOMA NARROWS ARPT                   4.35                    
FORKS 6.9 WSW                         4.27                    
ABERDEEN 5.9 E                        4.12                    
MONTESANO 2.1 SSW                     3.86                    
SEATTLE/BOEING FIELD                  3.74                    
SEATTLE/TACOMA INTL ARPT              3.62                    
GRAY AAF/FORT LEWIS                   3.56                    
MCCHORD AFB/TACOMA                    3.45                    
CORVALLIS MUNI ARPT                   3.40                    
BREMERTON 12 SW                       3.15                    
KELSO-LONGVIEW AIRPOR                 3.14                    
VANCOUVER                             3.03                    
SPOKANE INTL ARPT                     1.28                    

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

...CALIFORNIA...
HONEY LAKE 3 SE                       70                    
SODA SPRINGS 6 E                      69                    
GENESEE 8 E                           68                    
CRESCENT CITY AIRPORT                 66                    
LAKE CITY 3 ESE                       66                    
PROSSER CREEK RESER 5 S               65                    
DAIRYVILLE 6 E                        64                    
DOYLE 3 N                             64                    
TRUCKEE 1 WNW                         63                    
HIGH GLADE LOOKOUT                    62                    
PALO CEDRO 5 SW                       59                    
REDDING AIRPORT                       59                    
SIERRAVILLE 5 SSE                     59                    
CARSON PASS 4 ESE                     58                    
REDDING MUNI ARPT                     49                    

...COLORADO...
PIKES PEAK SUMMIT                     77                    
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                    
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                    
POLE CREEK RAWS                       70                    
GALENA                                68                    
MOREY CREEK RAWS                      62                    
MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA 5 SE              62                    
PARADISE VALLEY 6 SW                  62                    
WASHOE DRIVE FIRE 2 SSW               62                    
SILVER SPRINGS                        61                    
YERINGTON                             61                    
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 3 WNW       59                    
MATHER RAWS                           59                    
RUBY VALLEY 5 SW                      59                    
JUNCTION US 95 AN 11 SW               58                    
RENO 5 N                              58                    
STEAD                                 55                    
LOVELOCK DERBY FIELD AI               52                    

...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                    
YACHATS 1 NW                          69                    
CLARNO 8 NNW                          67                    
MANZANITA 1 SSW                       67                    
ENE MAUPIN                            66                    
WARRENTON 2 ESE                       66                    
ASTORIA                               65                    
DISSTON 6 ESE                         63                    
HECETA HEAD 1 SSW                     61                    
LINCOLN BEACH 1 N                     61                    
MOUNT HOOD 2 SSW                      61                    
ADAMS                                 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                    
LONG BEACH                            62                    
RYDERWOOD 3 WSW                       56                    
TOKELAND 1 ESE                        54                    
MONTESANO 5 ESE                       50                    
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                    


THE STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MAKE ITS WAY ACROSS THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST TONIGHT AND INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...AND WILL
CONTINUE TO BRING ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL THAT WILL IMPACT THE
REGION. A STRONG UPPER JET PUSHING EASTWARD TOWARD NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA TODAY WILL HELP BRING ANOTHER SURGE OF HEAVY RAIN AND
EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS TOWARD THE PACIFIC COAST. THIS WILL BRING
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF
SOUTHWEST OREGON AND NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA AS WELL AS INTO THE
MOUNTAINS OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL SIERRA. THE ADDITION OF
THESE HEAVIER RAIN TOTALS WILL BRING STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS
TO OVER 15 INCHES TO PARTS OF THE PACIFIC COAST REGION. EAST OF
THE CASCADES...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.
ADDITIONALLY...SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
NORTHERN CASCADES AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES BEGINNING
TONIGHT. SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FOR THE NORTHERN SIERRAS BY
SUNDAY NIGHT. 

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 800 AM PDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

FANNING




Last Updated: 503 AM EDT SUN OCT 16 2016