THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

CAMP SPRINGS, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



 
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 9 FOR HEAVY RAIN IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
100 PM PST TUE NOV 07 2006

...EXCESSIVE RAINFALL CONTINUES ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...

FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
WASHINGTON AND NORTHWESTERN OREGON. ALL HIGH WIND WARNINGS HAVE
BEEN DISCONTINUED.

AT 1PM PST...THE SURFACE LOW ASSOCIATED WITH THE HEAVY RAIN WAS
WEAKENING ACROSS WESTERN BRITISH COLUMBIA...AND THE ACCOMPANYING
FRONT WAS MOVING THROUGH WESTERN WASHINGTON AND OREGON.

SINCE THURSDAY...HEAVY RAIN HAS BEEN FALLING OVER PORTIONS OF THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST AS A STRONG ONSHORE WIND FLOW HAS BROUGHT AN
INFLUX OF PACIFIC MOISTURE INTO THE REGION. SOILS ARE SATURATED
AND ANY ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE ADDITIONAL FLOODING. 
MANY RIVERS ACROSS WESTERN WASHINGTON AND OREGON ARE ABOVE FLOOD
STAGE AT THIS POINT BUT WILL START TO RECEDE LATER TODAY AND
WEDNESDAY.


...SELECTED STORM RAIN TOTALS IN INCHES FROM THURSDAY THROUGH 1 PM
TUESDAY 

...WASHINGTON...              
 
JUNE LAKE                            31.10
WYNOOCHEE LAKE                       21.22
YACOLT                               17.08                        
SPENCER MEADOWS                      16.30                        
PACKWOOD                             14.53
STAMPEDE PASS                        14.30
WILDWOOD                             13.98
SNOQUALMIE PASS                      12.50
CEDAR FALLS                          12.47
ABERNATHY MTN                        11.70 
OLYMPIA                              10.26
CASTLE ROCK                           9.81
KELSO                                 7.90
SEATTLE                               7.68                       
WASHOUGAL                             6.80                        
VANCOUVER                             6.72   
    
         
...OREGON...            

LEES CAMP                            26.70  
MT HEBO                              15.86
RYE MTN RAWS                         11.40
ROCK HOUSE RAWS                      11.05
SEASIDE                              10.47 
VERNONIA                             10.15
TILLAMOOK RAWS                        9.44
ASTORIA (AIRPORT)                     9.04
TILLAMOOK CITY                        8.97  
PORTLAND (HILLSBORO AIRPORT)          6.39
              
...IDAHO...

BEAR MOUNTAIN                        15.40
LOST LAKE                            11.50
MULLAN PASS                           9.64
KELLOGG                               5.37

 
HEAVY RAIN WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE IN INTENSITY TUESDAY AFTERNOON
AS A COLD FRONT ADVANCES ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.  ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL TOTALS SHOULD BE UNDER 3 INCHES FOR MOST LOCATIONS.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 7 PM PST.  PLEASE REFER TO STATEMENTS FROM
YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION ABOUT THIS EVENT.

FRACASSO




Last Updated: 358 PM EST TUE NOV 07 2006