STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR PACIFIC NORTHWEST HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
700 AM PST TUE NOV 20 2012

...MULTI-DAY HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW EVENT CONTINUES FOR THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...     

BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
NORTHWESTERN MONTANA.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE HIGH ELEVATIONS OF
CENTRAL IDAHO.

FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
WASHINGTON...WESTERN OREGON...AS WELL AS NORTHERN IDAHO.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE WEST SLOPES OF
THE NORTHERN SIERRA NEVADA.

HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS
OF SOUTHERN OREGON...NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...NORTHWESTERN
NEVADA...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF IDAHO AND MONTANA.

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

AN UPPER-LEVEL LOW LOCATED OVER THE NORTHEASTERN PACIFIC CONTINUES
TO DIRECT ENERGETIC UPPER-LEVEL DISTURBANCES AND PACIFIC MOISTURE
INTO THE NORTHWESTERN PART OF THE U.S.  AT 600 AM PST...NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED A BROAD
BAND OF PRECIPITATION EXTENDING FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA THROUGH
WESTERN OREGON...INTO SOUTHERN/EASTERN WASHINGTON AND NORTHERN
IDAHO AHEAD OF A DISSIPATING FRONT.  ANOTHER PATCH OF
PRECIPITATION WAS LOCATED IN SOUTHERN IDAHO.  MUCH OF THE
PRECIPITATION WAS IN THE FORM RAIN WITH THE HEAVIEST FALLING IN
NORTHWESTERN OREGON.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM PST SAT NOV
17 THROUGH 600 AM PST TUE NOV 20...

...CALIFORNIA...
CALLENGE-BROWNSVILLE 1.3 WSW          4.62                    
GRASS VALLEY                          4.32                    
CAZADERO 5.6 W                        3.99                    
SHINGLETON 2.8 NNW                    3.79                    
POLLOCK PINES 0.5 NW                  3.55                    
REDDING 3.8 S                         3.49                    
SANTA CRUZ 6.3 NNE                    3.49                    
NEVADA CITY 3.4 NNW                   3.32                    
ANDERSON 2.6 NE                       3.30                    
BLUE CANYON                           3.26                    
LOS GATON 5.2 SSW                     3.21                    
REDDING MUNI ARPT                     1.87                    

...OREGON...
LEES CAMP                             7.90                    
NEHALEM                               7.75                    
GOLD BEACH                            7.15                    
CEDAR CREEK RAWS                      7.03                    
ASTORIA                               6.29                    
SADDLE MOUNTAIN                       5.20                    
CEDAR CREEK                           4.87                    
SCAPPOOSE                             4.66                    
TIMBER 1.4 NNW                        4.58                    
GRANDE RONDE                          4.50                    
SALEM/MCNARY FIELD                    4.12                    
PORT ORFORD 5.0 E                     3.69                    
PORTLAND/HILLSBORO ARPT               3.47                    
BROOKINGS 4.2 ENE                     3.17                    
FLORENCE 1.8 NW                       3.08                    

...WASHINGTON...
HUCKLEBERRY                           6.20                    
HOQUIAM/BOWERMAN AIRPORT              5.12                    
SHELTON/SANDERSON FIELD ARPT          5.04                    
OLYMPIA 4.5 NW                        4.86                    
BREMERTON NATIONAL ARPT               4.52                    
LANGLOIS 1 NNE                        4.07                    
LILLIWAUP                             4.00                    
N HAMMA HAMMA                         4.00                    
OYSTERVILLE 1 SW                      3.70                    
QUILLAYUTE                            3.31                    
SEATTLE/BOEING FIELD                  3.31                    
BATTLE GROUND                         3.29                    
BRINNON 1.7 WSW                       3.28                    
OLYMPIA AIRPORT                       3.27                    
BELFAIR 3.2 WSW                       3.20                    
MONTESANO 4.5 SW                      3.18                    
TACOMA NARROWS AIRPORT                3.01                    
VANCOUVER                             2.58                    
COSMOPOLIS 6.0 SE                     2.25                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM PST SAT NOV
17 THROUGH 600 AM PST TUE NOV 20...

...CALIFORNIA...
SODA SPRINGS 1.5 SSW                 12.0                    

...IDAHO...
COLBURN 4 WSW                         8.0                    

...WASHINGTON...
CHEWELAH 8 E                          9.0                    
CURLEW LAKE STATE 11 SE               6.0                    
NEWMAN LAKE 10 N                      6.0                    

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

...CALIFORNIA...
WESTHAVEN-MOONSTONE 3 N               67                    

...MONTANA...
EAST GLACIER PARK 8 SE                76                    
SAINT MARY                            67                    

...OREGON...
MOUNT HEBO                           106                    
YAQUINA HEAD                          98                    
ASTORIA 5 W                           92                    
GARIBALDI                             90                    
LINCOLN CITY                          85                    
NEWPORT                               83                    
PACIFIC CITY WSW                      75                    
ROCKAWAY BEACH                        70                    
ASTORIA                               60                    
NEWBERG                               60                    

...WASHINGTON...
NASELLE RIDGE (2000 FT)              114                    
ABERNATHY MTN                        111                    
MEGLER TOWER (1189 FT)               101                    
BENTON CITY 10 NNW                    97                    
CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN                      78                    
HURRICANE RIDGE 2 SW                  68                    


THE UPPER LEVEL LOW IS FORECAST TO PUSH SOUTHEAST OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE DAYS...DIRECTING ADDITIONAL ENERGETIC DISTURBANCES INTO THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST. PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN... WIND...AND HIGH
ELEVATION SNOW ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST UNTIL AT LEAST THURSDAY
MORNING. THE HEAVIEST OF THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD FALL FROM THE
CASCADES WESTWARD INTO THE COASTAL SECTIONS OF
WASHINGTON...OREGON...AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.  RAINFALL TOTALS OF
4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.
IN ADDITION...THERE IS RISK FOR FLOODING TO OCCUR IN PORTIONS OF
OREGON AND EXTREME NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA TODAY AND TONIGHT.     

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 100 PM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

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