STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 01 FOR POWERFUL WEST COAST STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
700 AM PST THU DEC 11 2014

...POWERFUL STORM APPROACHING THE WEST COAST WILL BRING HEAVY
RAIN...WIND...AND MOUNTAIN SNOW TO THE REGION...

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF
CALIFORNIA...OREGON...WASHINGTON...AND NEVADA

FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
CALIFORNIA...OREGON...AND WASHINGTON

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

AT 600 AM PST...A STRONG LOW PRESSURE CENTER WITH A MINIMUM
PRESSURE OF 976 MB... 28.82 INCHES...WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 200
MILES WEST OF THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA COASTLINE MOVING NORTH
NORTHEAST TOWARD THE WASHINGTON COAST. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED HEAVY RAINFALL
OVERSPREADING CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...WESTERN
OREGON...AND MOVING INTO SOUTHWEST WASHINGTON. SUSTAINED WINDS
ALONG THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN OREGON HAVE BEEN
OBSERVED BETWEEN 20 AN 40 MPH WITH GUSTS OF OVER 60 MPH.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM PST WED DEC
10 THROUGH 600 AM PST THU DEC 11...

...CALIFORNIA...
VENADO 7 NNW                          5.52                    
HAWKEYE                               5.34                    
CLOVERDALE                            4.50                    
LAKE SONOMA REC AREA                  4.50                    
REDDING 3 N                           3.74                    
ANGWIN                                3.40                    
LAYTONVILLE 1 SW                      3.35                    
MONTE RIO                             3.29                    
HEALDSBURG 4 E                        3.04                    
SANTA ROSA 1 NW                       2.46                    
OLEMA VALLEY                          2.34                    
COTTONWOOD 9 SW                       2.25                    
RED BLUFF 6 W                         2.13                    
GUERNEVILLE                           2.05                    
SHIMMY LAKE                           2.00                    
EUREKA WFO                            1.16                    
FORT BRAGG                            1.16                    
NAPA 2 NNW                            1.12                    

...OREGON...
GOLD BEACH                            2.78                    
LEES CAMP                             1.90                    
FLORENCE 2 NW                         1.45                    
HASKINS DAM                           1.20                    
DALLAS                                1.11                    

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

...CALIFORNIA...
MT. DIABLO                            68                    
WOODACRE                              63                    
GASQUET 12 SE                         62                    
WEITCHPEC 11 WSW                      60                    
PETROLIA 4 S                          58                    
CRESCENT CITY 1 ESE                   53                    
KNEELAND                              50                    

...OREGON...
BROOKINGS 1 SE                        81                    
KOOSKOOSKIE 3 WSW                     78                    
CAYUSE                                72                    
JOSEPH 2 N                            68                    
UNION 5 WNW                           60                    

...WASHINGTON...
DIXIE                                 64                    
WAITSBURG                             61                    
WALLA WALLA                           54                    


THE SURFACE LOW WILL TRACK NORTH NORTHEAST AND MOVE ONSHORE IN
BRITISH COLUMBIA BY TOMORROW MORNING. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WILL
SPREAD NORTHWARD WITH THE SURFACE LOW INTO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
A COLD FRONT TRAILING THE LOW WILL MOVE EASTWARD INTO CALIFORNIA
LATER TODAY WITH HEAVY RAIN SPREADING FARTHER SOUTHEASTWARD INTO
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS. 1 TO 3 INCHES OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED ACROSS SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA AS WELL AS COASTAL OREGON AND WASHINGTON. MODERATE TO
HEAVY SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF CALIFORNIA WITH
1 TO 2 FEET POSSIBLE IN THE SIERRAS.

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

KREKELER