THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR WESTERN U.S. HEAVY RAINFALL AND WIND
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
800 AM PDT FRI OCT 14 2016
...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN MOVING ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AS WELL AS THE NORTHERN ROCKIES ALONG WITH
GUSTY WINDS...
FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA...AND CENTRAL IDAHO.
HIGH WIND WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SOUTHWARD INTO NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA...NEVADA...AND ACROSS PORTIONS OF MONTANA AND WYOMING.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 700 AM PDT...A POTENT UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE PUSHING ACROSS
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WAS ASSOCIATED WITH A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM LOCATED OFF THE WASHINGTON COAST. A STRONG PACIFIC FRONT IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THIS LOW WAS ALSO MOVING ACROSS THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST...AND IN RESPONSE INCREASED ONSHORE FLOW ALONG THE COAST
OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WAS BRINGING AMPLE AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE
ACROSS THE REGION. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL FROM
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA NORTHWARD ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. LIGHT
TO MODERATE RAIN WAS ALSO REPORTED EAST OF THE CASCADES INTO IDAHO
AND MONTANA.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM PDT WED OCT
12 THROUGH 700 AM PDT FRI OCT 14...
...CALIFORNIA...
CRESCENT CITY 10.6 NE 7.77
SMITH RIVER 1.1 SSE 6.38
BRIDGEVILLE 5.2 ENE 2.93
MAD RIVER 7.4 SE 2.80
LAYTONVILLE 1.1 SW 2.66
ARCATA AIRPORT 1.45
...IDAHO...
SAGLE 1.8 NNE 1.83
HOPE 9.7 NNE 1.76
SPIRIT LAKE 3.6 E 1.76
MULLAN PASS 1.18
COEUR D'ALENE AIR TERMINAL AP 1.11
...OREGON...
BROOKINGS 4.2 ENE 8.05
HARBOR 1 WNW 6.55
BROOKINGS 5 NNW 6.44
O'BRIEN 2 SW 5.58
GOLD BEACH 5.07
LANGLOIS 2 ESE 4.73
OBRIEN 2 SSW 4.03
NORTH BEND MUNI ARPT 3.46
ASTORIA 3.42
COOS BAY 2 SSE 3.15
GLENDALE 2.83
SELMA 2.78
SEXTON SUMMIT 2.73
PORTLAND INTL ARPT 1.97
KERBY 1.75
LAKESIDE 1 NNW 1.75
AURORA 1.70
SILETZ 2.9 NNE 1.52
SCAPPOOSE 1.36
SALEM/MCNARY FIELD 1.33
MERLIN 4 ESE 1.30
...WASHINGTON...
HOODSPORT 3.7 WNW 3.38
SHELTON/SANDERSON FIELD ARPT 3.29
HOQUIAM/BOWERAN ARPT 2.89
BREMERTON NATL ARPT 2.78
QUILLAYUTE 2.71
POTLATCH 2 N 2.25
OCEAN SHORES 1.2 N 2.14
VANCOUVER 1.99
MONTESANO 5 ESE 1.92
TACOMA NARROWS ARPT 1.91
ABERDEEN 6.1 E 1.88
OLYMPIA ARPT 1.67
SEATTLE/TACOMA INTL ARPT 1.61
QUINAULT 2.2 NE 1.60
GRAY AAF/FORT LEWIS 1.56
MCCHORD AFD/TACOMA 1.54
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...CALIFORNIA...
HONEY LAKE 3 SE 70
GENESEE 8 E 68
DOYLE 3 N 64
SIERRAVILLE 5 SSE 59
...MONTANA...
EAST GLACIER PARK 8 SE 67
...NEVADA...
INCLINE VILLAGE 4 E 87
PLEASANT VALLEY 2 SW 76
GALENA 68
...OREGON...
OCEANSIDE 2 E 103
NETARTS 2 S 94
HARLAN 7 ESE 92
HEBO 5 ESE 78
GARIBALDI 2 WNW 77
PACIFIC CITY 69
MANZANITA 1 SSW 67
WARRENTON 2 ESE 66
DISSTON 6 ESE 63
YACHATS 1 NW 62
HECETA HEAD 1 SSW 61
LINCOLN BEACH 1 N 61
MOUNT HOOD 2 SSW 61
CANNON BEACH 59
SCHOLLS 4 SW 59
SOUTH BEACH 2 S 59
ROOSTER ROCK STATE 1 SW 55
...WASHINGTON...
MEGLER 1 NNW 94
NASELLE 4 NNE 76
NORTH BONNEVILLE 6 NNW 75
CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT 2 NE 72
RYDERWOOD 3 WSW 56
TOKELAND 1 ESE 54
AS THE STRONG PACIFIC COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO TREK ACROSS THE
WESTERN U.S....STRONG ONSHORE FLOW OF MOIST AIR WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE INTO THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AND NORTHERN ROCKIES...ENHANCING
RAIN AMOUNTS THERE AS WELL AS ALONG THE COAST ON FRIDAY. BY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...ANOTHER STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
IMPACT THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...BRINGING MORE POTENTIAL FOR HEAVY
RAINFALL. TOTAL PRECIPITATION FROM THESE STORMS WILL RANGE FROM 4
TO 7 INCHES ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND CALIFORNIA FROM THE
CASCADES AND SIERRAS WESTWARD. THE HIGHER TERRAIN AND FAVORED
UPSLOPE AREAS COULD SEE OVER 15 INCHES. EAST OF THE CASCADES...
RAINFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH FAVORED
UPSLOPE AREAS OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO
6 INCHES. WITH SUCH A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RAINFALL
EXPECTED...FLOODING COULD BE A THREAT ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 200 PM PDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
TATE
Last Updated: 1057 AM EDT FRI OCT 14 2016