THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 09 FOR WESTERN U.S. HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
100 PM PST SAT DEC 01 2012
...HEAVY RAIN...SNOW...AND WIND CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE WESTERN
STATES...
WINTER STORM WATCHES AND WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
WASHINGTON...OREGON...IDAHO...WESTERN MONTANA...AND WESTERN
WYOMING.
HIGH WIND WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA...OREGON...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEVADA...SOUTHWESTERN
IDAHO...AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF MONTANA AND WYOMING.
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS...ARE IN EFFECT FOR
PORTIONS OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA...AS WELL AS PORTIONS
OF OREGON AND WASHINGTON.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 100 PM PST...AN EXPANSIVE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH A CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 978 MB...28.88 INCHES...CENTERED OVER THE NORTHEAST
PACIFIC CONTINUES TO FEED MOISTURE INTO THE WESTERN U.S. A FRONTAL
SYSTEM EXTENDING TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE LOW HAS PUSHED ONSHORE IN
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED SCATTERED TO WIDESPREAD
PRECIPITATION ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...WESTERN
WASHINGTON...AS WELL AS OVER PORTIONS OF THE INTER-MOUNTAIN WEST.
THE MAJORITY OF THE PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE REGION IS FALLING AS
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN. HOWEVER...SNOW WAS OCCURRING IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHWEST AND INTER-MOUNTAIN WEST.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM PST TUE NOV
27 THROUGH 100 PM PST SAT DEC 01...
...CALIFORNIA...
BRANDY CRK 12.60
STIRLING CITY 12.09
CAZADERO 6.9 WNW 11.23
WHISPERING PINES 11.16
PETROLIA 7.4 SE 11.15
LA PORTE SNOW COURSE 10.60
BRIDGEVILLE 5.2 ENE 10.19
OAK MOUNTAIN RAWS 9.41
BLUE CANYON 8.94
ST. HELENA 5 ESE 8.82
CRESCENT CITY 4.2 NE 8.57
GREENFIELD 24 SW 8.15
CLEAR CRK 8.08
LUCIA 5 NNW 8.03
VENADO 8.00
SIMS 1 SSW 7.50
LEXINGTON HILLS 4 E 7.44
SACRAMENTO EXECUTIVE ARPT 2.70
...IDAHO...
MCCALL 9.3 SSE 1.89
GARDEN VALLEY 2.7 NW 1.56
...NEVADA...
RENO 5.6 WSW 1.47
INCLINE VILLAGE 4 NE 1.11
...OREGON...
OBRIEN 2 SW 8.77
BROOKINGS 4.2 ENE 5.42
RUCH 1 NW 4.90
CAVE JUNCTION 3.7 E 4.81
GOLD HILL 5.4 NNW 4.79
WILLIAMS 1 NW 4.64
MERLIN 6 SW 4.50
CENTRAL POINT 5.7 NW 4.49
TRAIL 2.3 NNW 4.38
JACKSONVILLE 8.9 WSW 4.11
WILLIAMS 1 W 4.09
APPLEGATE 5 NNW 3.43
MEDFORD-JACKSON CO ARPT 3.35
GRANTS PASS 4 N 3.30
SEXTON SUMMIT 3.25
...WASHINGTON...
BRINNON 1.7 WSW 5.82
TRACYTON 2.3 WSW 4.45
BREMERTON NATIONAL ARPT 3.67
BELFAIR 3.2 WSW 3.43
QUILLAYUTE 3.31
MAPLE FALLS 4 N 2.50
HOQUIAM/BOWERMAN AIRPORT 2.43
COPALIS CROSSING 2.1 NNW 2.29
BRINNON 3 SW 2.10
SEATTLE/BOEING FIELD 2.01
TAHUYA 2.6 NE 1.82
OCEAN SHORES 1.2 N 1.34
ABERDEEN 0.7 WSW 1.32
CHIMACUM 5.1 S 1.24
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM PST TUE NOV
27 THROUGH 100 PM PST SAT DEC 01...
...CALIFORNIA...
MAMMOTH LAKES 2 WNW 26.0
KIRKWOOD SKI RESORT 22.0
SIERRA AT TAHOE 19.0
KAISER POINT SNOTEL 18.0
MITCHELL MEADOW SNOTEL 15.0
VOLCANIC KNOB SNOTEL 14.0
BISHOP PASS SNOTEL 12.0
SUGAR BOWL SKI RESORT 12.0
ALPINE MEADOWS 9.0
CHARLOTTE LAKE 8.0
SODA SPRINGS 1.5 SSW 8.0
CHAGOOPA PLATEAU 7.0
KAISER POINT 7.0
SQUAW VALLEY 6.0
VOLCANIC KNOB 6.0
...IDAHO...
KETCHUM 22 NW 25.4
ISLAND PARK 8 NW 14.9
MACKAY 17 SW 14.7
ARCO 33 WNW 12.5
STANLEY 28 NE 10.0
...MONTANA...
WEST YELLOWSTONE 10 S 9.0
...NEVADA...
MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA 23.0
DAGGET PASS 8.0
...OREGON...
ASHLAND 8 S 10.0
...WASHINGTON...
WINTHROP 6.8 NNW 5.0
PLAIN 0.8 NW 4.0
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...CALIFORNIA...
SANDBERG 86
INDEPENDENCE 5 NW 79
SIERRAVILLE 5 SSW 78
REDDING 2 S 71
HIGH GLADE LOOKOUT 67
MT. DIABLO RAWS 67
BLUE CANYON 66
DOYLE 3 N 66
OXNARD AIRPORT 66
DUNCAN PEAK RAWS 64
SADDLEBACK RAWS 63
REDDING 61
CRESCENT MILLS 3 SW 60
JANESVILLE 60
...NEVADA...
MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA 4 NE 90
MOUNT MONTGOMERY 5 ENE 88
VIRGINIA CITY 4 NNW 77
CARSON CITY 6 SW 72
GARDNERVILLE 5 WSW 68
SILVER SPRINGS 68
RENO 2 NE 60
RENO/CANNON INTL ARPT 59
...OREGON...
NEWPORT 74
SPRAGUE RIVER 10 SSE 60
...WYOMING...
ELK MOUNTAIN 5 W 59
PACIFIC MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE NORTHWESTERN STATES
THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON...AN
ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS COASTAL AREAS OF CENTRAL AND
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AS WELL AS OREGON AND WASHINGTON. FLOODING AND
FLASH FLOODING WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THESE AREAS. AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS...WHERE SNOW IS FALLING...AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 FEET OF
SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 700 PM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
RYAN
Last Updated: 356 PM EST SAT DEC 01 2012