THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 06 FOR WESTERN U.S. WINTER STORM AND COASTAL
RAIN
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
100 PM 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 INTERIOR VALLEYS...
ICE STORM WARNINGS ARE NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE CASCADES FOOTHILLS
AND NEARBY VALLEYS IN NORTHWESTERN OREGON.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...THE INTERMOUNTAIN
WEST...THE SIERRA NEVADA...AS WELL AS PARTS OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES
AND THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 1200 PM 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 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. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN
WAS OVERSPREADING MUCH OF NORTHERN AND 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 1200 PM PST SAT FEB 08...
...CALIFORNIA...
KINGVALE 1 WSW 16.0
CAMP NELSON 6 ESE 6.0
SODA SPRINGS 1.5 SSW 6.0
...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
MAGIC CITY 1 W 9.0
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
SISTERS 2.0 WNW 19.0
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
CLATSKANIE 10.0
NECANICUM 4 E 10.0
PARKDALE 10.0
ROWENA 3 SSW 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
GOVERNMENT CAMP 5 N 6.0
SANTIAM JUNCTION 6.0
TOMBSTONE SUMMIT 6.0
OREGON CITY 5.5
PRINEVILLE 1 N 5.0
PENDLETON 5 S 4.0
DOWNTOWN PORTLAND 2 SW 3.8
RALEIGH HILLS 1 SW 3.5
HAPPY VALLEY 3.0
EUGENE 2 NNE 0.5
...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
LONGVIEW 1 SW 4.0
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 1200 PM PST SAT FEB 08...
...OREGON...
DALLAS 2 S 0.25
JASPER 2 NNW 0.25
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 1200 PM PST SAT FEB 08...
...CALIFORNIA...
MIDDLE PEAK RAWS 6.11
WOODACRE RAWS 5.18
NAPA 2 NNW 4.56
PARADISE 4.54
MONTE RIO 3 WNW 4.33
PULGA 6 E 4.16
MAGALIA 1 ESE 3.82
WHISKEYTOWN 1 SSW 3.80
GUERNEVILLE 3.65
ALERT #1601 3.62
GRATON 2 SW 3.45
SUGAR PINE 4 SE 3.39
CHIQUITA LAKE 2 SE 2.72
BIG SUR 2SE 2.13
ANDERSON PEAK ALERT #77 2.09
SLY PARK 2.06
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
YOSEMITE VISITORS CENTER 1.00
...OREGON...
INDEPENDENCE 1 SSE 3.50
ODELL LAKE EAST 3.50
BANDON 1 ENE 2.51
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 TONIGHT INTO EARLY ON SUNDAY.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 700 PM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
KONG
Last Updated: 401 PM EST SAT FEB 08 2014