Storm Summary Number 3 for West Coast and Great Basin Heavy Snow
and Wind
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
700 AM PST Sat Mar 02 2024

...Heavy snow and high winds continue atop most of the West Coast
and Great Basin mountain ranges...

Winter Storm Warnings are in effect across the California Coastal
Range, Shastas, and Sierra Nevada. Additional Winter Storm
Warnings are in effect across the Great Basin and Central Rockies.

Blizzard Warnings are in effect across the central Sierra Nevada
and eastern Nevada state.

High Wind Warnings and Advisories are in effect across much of the
Great Basin.

For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov

At 600 AM PST...Radar mosaic imagery observed moderate to heavy
mountain snowfall and low elevation rainfall across portions of
California, the Pacific Northwest, and Great Basin tied to a cold
front translating eastward. Gusty winds continue across the region
per recent surface observations.

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 700 AM
PST Thu Feb 28 through 600 AM PST Sat Mar 02...

...CALIFORNIA...
DONNER PEAK 1 W                      20.0                    
PALISADES TAHOE SKI BASE             17.0                    
KINGVALE                             16.0                    
RUTH 2 WNW                            9.0                    

...IDAHO...
VICTOR                               26.0                    
BONE                                 12.0                    
IDAHO FALLS 4 S                      12.0                    

...MONTANA...
COOKE CITY 3 N                       22.0                    

...NEVADA...
INCLINE VILLAGE                      13.0                    

...OREGON...
RUCH                                  6.0                    
SISTERS 2 WNW                         4.0                    

...WASHINGTON...
STEVENS PASS                         36.0                    
WHITE SALMON 18 N                     5.6                    

...WYOMING...
JACKSON .3 ENE                       17.8                    

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Rainfall in inches from 700 AM
PST Thu Feb 28 through 600 AM PST Sat Mar 02...

...CALIFORNIA...
HONEYDEW                             5.15                    
WHITETHORN                           4.13                    
SMITH RIVER                          3.67                    
CRESCENT CITY                        3.43                    

...OREGON...
ALSEA                                4.35                    
PHILOMATH                            4.33                    
DEADWOOD                             4.27                    
TILAMOOK                             4.27                    
NORTH BEND                           4.10                    
O'BRIEN                              3.83                    
CORVALIS                             2.58                    
EUGENE                               2.03                    
PORTAND                              2.01                    

...WASHINGTON...
SUQUAMISH                            5.36                    
HOODSPORT                            4.78                    
OLYMPIA                              4.46                    
QUINOLT                              4.30                    
GRAYS RIVER                          3.49                    
SEABECK                              2.87                    

...Selected preliminary Peak Wind gusts in miles per hour earlier
in the event...

...CALIFORNIA...
PALISADES TAHOE SKI BASE              145 REPORTED AT 8700FT 
SAGEHEN CREEK FIELD STATION           138                    
MAMMOTH MTN 1.7 S                     114                    
HEAVENLY SKI SUMM 1 NNW                96                    
WALKER 4 SSW                           80                    

...MONTANA...
BYNUM 14 W                             76                    

...NEVADA...
SMITH 5 N                              99                    
CORRAL CANYON SNOTEL 5 NE              82                    
LAMANCE CREEK SNOTEL 4 S               78                    
HAWTHORNE 6 NW                         75                    

...OREGON...
CATNIP MOUNTAIN                        75                    
WAGONTIRE 6 N                          75                    

...UTAH...
SUNDANCE                               80                    
PARK CITY                              78                    


Extremely heavy snowfall rates of 2-6 inches an hour combined with
very strong winds exceeding 100 mph at times will maintain
impossible travel conditions in the Sierra Nevada. By late
tomorrow, 5-12 FEET of snow can be expected along the crest of the
Sierra Nevada. Further east, widespread damaging wind gusts
possibly in excess of 75 mph can be expected across the
Intermountain West. These winds will likely down trees and power
lines, resulting in widespread power outages. Moreover, cooler
temperatures will usher into the West behind the initial front,
lowering the snow levels down into many valleys.

The next Storm Summary will be issued by the Weather Prediction
Center at 700 PM PST. Please refer to your local National Weather
Service office for additional information on this event.

Asherman