THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 07 FOR POWERFUL WEST COAST STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
700 PM PST FRI DEC 12 2014
...STRONG STORM IMPACTING THE WEST COAST CONTINUES TO BRING HEAVY
RAIN...WIND...AND MOUNTAIN SNOW TO THE REGION...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN NEVADA...AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
CALIFORNIA...OREGON...WASHINGTON...IDAHO...AND MONTANA.
FLOOD AND FLASH FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA.
WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN UTAH.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 600 PM PST...A LOW PRESSURE CENTER WITH A MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES...WAS LOCATED IN EASTERN
ALBERTA. A COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM THE LOW ACROSS THE
INTERMOUNTAIN WEST...INTO ARIZONA...AND DOWN INTO THE PACIFIC
OCEAN. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL WAS FALLING THROUGHOUT THE
MAJORITY OF CALIFORNIA. FARTHER NORTH IN WASHINGTON AND
OREGON...SCATTERED LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS BEING
REPORTED...ESPECIALLY IN THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE STATES. IN
THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF CALIFORNIA AND OREGON...LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOWFALL WAS BEING REPORTED. IN ADDITION TO THE RAIN AND
SNOW...GUSTY WINDS UP TO 30 MPH WHERE BEING REPORTED IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 900 AM PST WED DEC
10 THROUGH 600 PM PST FRI DEC 12...
...CALIFORNIA...
WHISKEYTOWN 1 SSW 14.48
LAKESHORE SHASTA CO 11.24
HAWKEYE 11.22
BOGGS MOUNTAIN RAWS 10.24
PESCADERO 9.70
GIRARD 9.64
MT. SAINT HELENA 9.06
BOULDER CREEK 9 WNW 8.89
SHASTA DAM 8.88
WHISPERING PINES 8.76
MINERAL 8.47
BIG SUR RAWS 8.31
STIRLING CITY 8.27
YORKVILLE 7.52
SAN MARCOS PASS 5.23
LOS PRIETOS 4.31
SAN FRANCISCO 2 SSW 4.28
LYTLE CREEK RAWS 3.93
ORO GRANDE 3.73
MONTERY NWS 3.54
LAKE ARROWHEAD NW 3.49
SAN FRANCISCO DOWNTOWN 3.46
PASADENA 3.43
SAN JOSE ARPT 3.39
SACRAMENTO 2 SE 3.33
OAKLAND ARPT 3.22
SANTIAGO PEAK 3.00
BEVERLY HILLS 1.91
LA DOWNTOWN 1.58
SANTA ANA 1.58
...OREGON...
GOLD BEACH 2.78
SELMA 5 NNE 2.53
OBRIEN 2 SSW 2.14
MERLIN 2 W 2.11
LEES CAMP 1.90
FLORENCE 2 NW 1.45
HASKINS DAM 1.20
DALLAS 1.11
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 900 AM PST WED DEC
10 THROUGH 600 PM PST FRI DEC 12...
...CALIFORNIA...
LODGEPOLE 9 N 19.8
DONNER SUMMIT 19.0
SODA SPRINGS 3 ENE 19.0
CARSON PASS 16.0
SQUAW VALLEY 16.0
BLUE CANYON 14.8
ALPINE MEADOWS 14.0
DEVILS POSTPILE 7 NNW 14.0
KINGVALE 13.0
KIRKWOOD MEADOWS 1 SE 13.0
LAKE WISHON 4 ENE 10.5
MANZANIA LAKE 1 WNW 10.0
KINGVALE 1 W 9.0
BIG BEAR RESORT 8.0
FAWNSKIN 6.5
BASS LAKE 11 E 5.8
TWAIN 6 S 4.0
FLORENCE LAKE 7 WNW 3.0
OAKHURST 8 N 2.5
YOSEMITE VALLEY 1 NNE 0.7
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...CALIFORNIA...
SODA SPRINGS 4 SE 135
WHITE MOUNTAIN PEAK NE 113
INCLINE VILLAGE 6 NE 112
MAMMOTH LAKES 3 W 111
ALPINE MEADOWS 1 SW 109
GRAPEVINE 3 SSE 105
SIERRAVILLE 5 SSE 74
KEENE 7 SW 71
MT. DIABLO 68
WOODACRE 63
GASQUET 12 SE 62
WEITCHPEC 11 WSW 60
PETROLIA 4 S 58
CRESCENT CITY 1 ESE 53
KNEELAND 50
...NEVADA...
BENTON 4 E 139
BLUE EAGLE RANCH 11 SSE 96
GARDNERVILLE 5 WSW 93
GALENA E 82
GREAT BASIN NATION 3 WNW 78
CARSON CITY 3 ENE 76
RENO 4 SE 70
SPANISH SPRINGS AIR 3 W 66
VERDI 4 E 63
EUREKA AIRPORT 60
...OREGON...
RUCH 12 S 117
SQUAW PEAK 117
CAYUSE 1 WNW 95
MILTON-FREEWATER 11 ENE 91
MT HEBO 90
MT. HEBO 90
PORT ORFORD 5 SE 90
TILLAMOOK 15 ESE 90
SEA LION CAVES 89
MARYS PEAK 88
BROOKINGS 1 SE 81
NEWPORT SOUTH JETTY 79
KOOSKOOSKIE 3 WSW 78
SPRAGUE RIVER 12 NNW 76
PENDLETON 10 SE 75
SUTHERLIN 7 ESE 75
YACHAT NNW 75
ASHLAND 1 ENE 74
PORTLAND ARPT 67
...WASHINGTON...
NASELLE 77
PORT TOWNSEND 3 E 70
DIXIE 64
WALLA WALLA 63
CAMANO 2 SSE 61
WAITSBURG 61
FREELAND 2 SSE 59
PORT TOWNSEND 1 SE 59
MCCHORD AFB 58
BANKS 56
VANCOUVER LAKE 2 NNE 55
THE SURFACE LOW WILL TRACK EASTWARD ACROSS WESTERN CANADA THROUGH
TONIGHT WHILE THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT WILL PUSH EASTWARD ACROSS
THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST. THE HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS CENTRAL AND
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA CONTINUE TO TAPER OFF TONIGHT AND INTO
SATURDAY MORNING. ACROSS THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST...SOME LIGHT TO
MODERATE RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY. ANOTHER 1 TO 2
INCHES OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG FAVORABLE SLOPES OF CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND GENERALLY LESS THAN AN INCH FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEST COAST AND INTERMOUNTAIN REGIONS. SNOW WILL
FALL IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS OF CALIFORNIA...WITH AN ADDITIONAL
2 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE IN THE SIERRAS BY SATURDAY. IN NEVADA...4
TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
THIS WILL BE THE LAST STORM SUMMARY ISSUED BY THE WEATHER
PREDICTION CENTER FOR THIS EVENT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
FANNING/SANTORELLI
Last Updated: 1145 PM EST FRI DEC 12 2014