THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR WESTERN U.S. WINTER STORM AND COASTAL
RAIN
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
700 AM PST SAT FEB 08 2014

...A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS FROM THE PACIFIC WILL CONTINUE
TO IMPACT THE WESTERN U.S. WITH PERIODS OF COASTAL HEAVY
RAIN...INTERIOR HIGHER-ELEVATION SNOW...AS WELL AS FREEZING RAIN
IN THE INLAND VALLEYS...  

ICE STORM WARNINGS ARE NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE CASCADES FOOTHILLS
AND NEARBY VALLEYS IN WEST-CENTRAL OREGON.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR MUCH OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...ACROSS THE INTERMOUNTAIN
WEST...THE SIERRA NEVADA...AS WELL AS PARTS OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES
INTO THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS.

HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM THE SIERRA NEVADA EASTWARD
INTO NORTHWESTERN NEVADA...AS WELL AS PARTS OF SOUTHEASTERN
WYOMING. WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
NEW MEXICO.

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

AT 600 AM PST...AN ARCTIC FRONTAL BOUNDARY WAS DRAPED ACROSS
SOUTHERN OREGON...THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST...INTO THE FRONTAL RANGE
OF COLORADO AND DOWN INTO TEXAS. UPPER-LEVEL WESTERLY WINDS
CONTINUED TO DIRECT WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE FROM THE PACIFIC INTO
THE WESTERN U.S. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED SCATTERED AREAS OF SNOW IN THE CASCADES AND
THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST MAINLY NORTH OF THE ARCTIC BOUNDARY.
FREEZING RAIN WAS REPORTED IN THE CASCADES FOOTHILLS AND NEARBY
VALLEYS IN WEST-CENTRAL OREGON.  FARTHER SOUTH..SNOW WAS FALLING
IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA. AN AREA OF LIGHT TO
MODERATE RAIN CONTINUED TO IMPACT MUCH OF CENTRAL CALIFORNIA AHEAD
OF AN APPROACHING WARM FRONT FROM THE PACIFIC.  

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM PST WED FEB
05 THROUGH 600 AM PST SAT FEB 08...

...CALIFORNIA...
SODA SPRINGS 1.5 SSW                  6.0                    
KINGVALE 1 WSW                        4.0                    

...COLORADO...
CRESTED BUTTE 6.2 N                  22.5                    
COAL BANK PASS                       17.0                    
GLENWOOD SPRINGS 7.8 ESE             10.4                    
KEBLER PASS 3 N                      10.0                    
KREMMLING 10.0 NW                     9.5                    
ROCKWOOD 6.7 N                        7.9                    

...IDAHO...
HOLBROOK 4.0 NNE                     13.3                    
PARIS 1 S                            12.0                    
ST CHARLES 1 SSE                     12.0                    
BERN                                 10.0                    
MALTA                                 9.0                    
RUPERT                                8.5                    
BURLEY                                8.0                    
STANLEY 16 NW                         7.1                    
HEYBURN                               7.0                    
ATLANTA 6 SW                          6.1                    
PRESTON 1 SE                          5.0                    
FAIRFIELD 10 NNW                      4.6                    
GARDEN VALLEY 2.7 NW                  4.4                    
BELLEVUE                              4.0                    
MOSCOW 1 SW                           4.0                    
BOISE 8.8 NNW                         3.5                    
BOISE SW                              2.5                    
CHUBBOCK 4 SE                         2.5                    

...MONTANA...
WEST YELLOWSTONE 6 S                  6.2                    

...OREGON...
WARM SPRINGS 2 SSW                   24.0                    
BEND                                 18.0                    
DETROIT 1 ESE                        18.0                    
CORVALLIS                            16.0                    
TUMALO                               16.0                    
PRINEVILLE                           15.0                    
TUMALO 1 NNE                         15.0                    
MARYS PEAK FOOTHILLS                 14.0                    
BEND 3 ENE                           13.0                    
CAMP SHERMAN 2 SSE                   13.0                    
VERNONIA 6 NW                        13.0                    
PHILOMATH                            10.5                    
BENNETT PASS                         10.0                    
SUNSET SUMMIT                        10.0                    
WILSON RIVER SUMMIT                  10.0                    
PAULINA 7 NE                          9.0                    
ALPINE 1 SW                           8.8                    
DALLAS                                8.0                    
CHENOWETH 5 SSW                       7.0                    
SUMMIT 1 NW                           6.9                    
EUGENE                                6.7                    
CANBY                                 6.0
TOMBSTONE SUMMIT                      6.0                    
PRINEVILLE 1 N                        5.0                    
PENDLETON 5 S                         4.0                    
RALEIGH HILLS 1 SW                    3.5                    
HAPPY VALLEY                          3.0                    
DOWNTOWN PORTLAND 5 E                 1.5                    

...UTAH...
GARDEN CITY 4 SW                     10.0                    
NORTH LOGAN 0.8 ESE                  10.0                    
LOGAN 0.7 SW                          8.5                    

...WASHINGTON...
LYLE                                 10.0                    
GOLDENDALE                            9.0                    
WHITE SALMON 0.7 WNW                  7.7                    
BRUSH PRAIRIE 5.4 E                   7.5                    
TROUT LAKE 1 N                        7.0                    
COLFAX 1 NNE                          5.0                    
NACHES 15 NW                          4.0                    
PULLMAN MCGREGOR                      4.0                    
WALLA WALLA 6 WSW                     4.0                    
SPOKANE 10 NE                         3.0                    
WENATCHEE 10 SW                       3.0                    
YAKIMA                                2.8                    

...WYOMING...
DRIGGS 32 NNE                         9.5                    
TETON VILLAGE 1.6 NE                  4.8                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
400 AM PST WED FEB 05 THROUGH 600 AM PST SAT FEB 08...

...OREGON...
NEWPORT 4 NNW                         0.25                    
SODAVILLE 1 SSW                       0.10                    
SW SILETZ                             0.10                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM PST WED FEB
05 THROUGH 600 AM PST SAT FEB 08...

...CALIFORNIA...
MIDDLE PEAK RAWS                      6.11                    
WOODACRE RAWS                         5.18                    
NAPA 2 NNW                            4.56                    
MONTE RIO 3 WNW                       4.33                    
GUERNEVILLE                           3.65                    
GRATON 2 SW                           3.45                    
BIG SUR 2SE                           2.13                    
ANDERSON PEAK ALERT #77               2.09                    
COOSKIE MTN RAWS NEAR PETROLIA        1.44                    
CARMEL VALLEY 12 S                    1.43                    
SANTA ROSA/SONOMA CO ARPT             1.43                    
SAINT HELENA 4 WSW                    1.32                    
VENADO                                1.28                    
UKIAH MUNI ARPT                       1.24                    
ASH MOUNTAIN                          1.23                    
LA PORTE                              1.19                    
POINT PINOS ALERT #1003               1.18                    
CAMP SIX RAWS NEAR GASQUET            1.05                    
PACHECO PASS                          1.02                    

...OREGON...
INDEPENDENCE 1 SSE                    3.50                    
ODELL LAKE EAST                       3.50                    
NORTH BEND 2 ENE                      1.00                    

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

...NEVADA...
MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA 2 NE              78                    
DAVIS CREEK 3 SSE                     68                    
GARDNERVILLE                          61                    
SILVER SPRINGS                        57                    
RENO 5 N                              50                    

...WYOMING...
ELK MOUNTAIN 7 NW                     60                    
ARLINGTON                             59                    


AS MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO
STREAM INTO THE WESTERN U.S....PERIODS OF INTERIOR SNOW...COASTAL
RAIN...AS WELL AS FREEZING RAIN IN THE INLAND VALLEYS ARE EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED
OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE WEST OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
THROUGH MONDAY...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 FEET ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE WESTERN U.S.
TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF GREATER THAN 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED
AMOUNTS APPROACHING 10 INCHES...WILL BE COMMON ACROSS THE WEST
COAST FROM CENTRAL CALIFORNIA NORTHWARD THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.  IN
ADDITION...UP TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS
FORECAST IN THE VALLEYS OF THE CASCADES FOOTHILLS IN NORTHWESTERN
OREGON FOR TODAY.

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.

KONG




Last Updated: 1003 AM EST SAT FEB 08 2014