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