THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 09 FOR WESTERN U.S. WINTER STORM AND HEAVY
RAINS
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
700 AM PST SUN FEB 09 2014

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

FREEZING RAIN AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES REMAIN EFFECT THIS
MORNING FOR THE CASCADES FOOTHILLS AND NEARBY VALLEYS IN
NORTHWESTERN OREGON.

WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST...NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
ROCKIES...AS WELL AS THE SIERRA NEVADA IN CALIFORNIA AND PARTS OF
THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS.

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 REMAINED NEARLY
STATIONARY ACROSS SOUTHERN OREGON...THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST...INTO
THE FRONT 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. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER
RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT THE SNOW IN THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST HAD BECOME MORE WIDELY SCATTERED.  MUCH OF THE
MORE WIDESPREAD SNOW HAD MOVED EAST INTO MONTANA...NORTHERN
WYOMING AND INTO THE NORTHERN PLAINS.  MEANWHILE...LIGHT TO
MODERATE RAIN AND EMBEDDED HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED TO FALL IN CENTRAL
CALIFORNIA AND HAD MOVED INTO NORTHERN NEVADA AND PARTS OF UTAH.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM PST WED FEB
05 THROUGH 600 AM PST SUN FEB 09...

...CALIFORNIA...
SODA SPRINGS 1.5 SSW                 25.0                    
KINGVALE 1.3 WSW                     23.5                    
OAKHURST 7.5 N                        6.5                    
CAMP NELSON 6 ESE                     6.0                    
KINGS BEACH 5 SW                      4.0                    

...COLORADO...
CRESTED BUTTE 6.2 N                  37.5                    
WALDEN 16.3 WSW                      19.0                    
COAL BANK PASS                       17.0                    
GLENWOOD SPRINGS 7.8 ESE             15.3                    
CLARK 0.7 NW                         15.0                    
RABBIT EARS PASS 1 NNE               13.0                    
ROCKWOOD 6.7 N                       12.0                    
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS 1.9 E              11.9                    
KEBLER PASS 3 N                      10.0                    
LONGS PEAK 4 NNW                     10.0                    
KREMMLING 10.0 NW                     9.5                    
CLIMAX 1 NW                           5.0                    
BRECKENRIDGE                          3.7                    

...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                    
WAHA 6 SE                             7.0                    
ATLANTA 6 SW                          6.1                    
LOWMAN 9 ENE                          6.1                    
GARDEN VALLEY 2 NW                    5.0                    
PRESTON 1 SE                          5.0                    
BOISE SW                              2.5                    

...MONTANA...
LIVINGSTON 6.6 ESE                    9.2                    
MISSOULA 4.4 W                        9.0                    
ABSAROKEE 0.1 ENE                     8.5                    
EVARO .74 NNW                         8.0                    
WEST YELLOWSTONE 6 S                  6.2                    
LIVINGSTON 2.3 SSW                    6.0                    
MISSOULA 5 NW                         4.0                    
BILLINGS 7.4 SW                       2.4                    

...OREGON...
SISTERS 2.0 WNW                      36.0                    
WARM SPRINGS 2 SSW                   27.0                    
CAMP SHERMAN                         22.0                    
BROWNSVILLE 3.0 NW                   21.0                    
TERREBONNE 9.4 NW                    20.5                    
CORVALLIS 8.7 SW                     19.6                    
BEND WNW                             19.0                    
DETROIT 1 ESE                        18.0                    
PARKDALE                             18.0                    
LA PINE 5 N                          16.0                    
TUMALO                               16.0                    
PRINEVILLE                           15.0                    
TUMALO 1 NNE                         15.0                    
MARYS PEAK FOOTHILLS                 14.0                    
MAUPIN                               14.0                    
BEND 3 ENE                           13.0                    
VERNONIA 6 NW                        13.0                    
OREGON CITY                           5.5                    
DOWNTOWN PORTLAND 2 SW                3.8                    

...UTAH...
BRIGHTON                             34.0                    
POWDER MOUNTAIN                      29.0                    
SPRINGDELL                           23.0                    
SNOWBASIN                            20.0                    
ALTA                                 18.0                    
RANDOLPH                             13.4                    
RICHMOND 0.5 WNW                     12.3                    
NORTH LOGAN                          12.0                    
EDEN                                 10.0                    
GARDEN CITY 4 SW                     10.0                    
HEBER CITY                           10.0                    
NORTH LOGAN 0.8 ESE                  10.0                    
GARLAND                               8.0                    
PROVIDENCE                            6.2                    
BRIGHAM CITY                          5.5                    
PARK CITY 5.5 NNE                     3.7                    

...WASHINGTON...
CLIFFDELL 8 SE                       12.3                    
WHITE SALMON 0.7 WNW                 11.5                    
LYLE                                 10.0                    
BRUSH PRAIRIE 5.4 E                   9.5                    
VANCOUVER 2.1 NW                      9.5                    
GOLDENDALE                            9.0                    
TROUT LAKE 1 N                        7.0                    
CHEHALIS 1 N                          6.0                    
EATONVILLE 4 NNW                      6.0                    
KITTITAS ENE                          6.0                    
COLFAX 1 NNE                          5.0                    
GRAND MOUND 2 ENE                     5.0                    
VAIL 4 ENE                            5.0                    
FIELDS SPRING S.P.                    4.0                    
FREDERICKSON 5 SE                     4.0                    
LONGVIEW 1 SW                         4.0                    
NACHES 15 NW                          4.0                    
OLYMPIA 1 SSW                         4.0                    
SPOKANE 10 NE                         3.0                    
TACOMA 4 SSE                          1.0                    

...WYOMING...
THAYNE 1.5 SE                        24.1                    
TETON VILLAGE 1.6 NE                 22.8                    
JACKSON 5.3 NW                       19.5                    
PINEDALE 13.8 NW                     17.7                    
WILSON 2.6 SSW                       16.0                    
SPRING VLY 15.9 SSE                  15.0                    
COKEVILLE 5 S                        13.0                    
SAGE                                 12.0                    
ALPINE                               10.0                    
KEMMERER 4 N                         10.0                    
MOOSE                                10.0                    
TETON PASS                           10.0                    
DRIGGS 32 NNE                         9.5                    
LUSK                                  6.0                    
CHEYENNE 10.7 N                       5.5                    
BONDURANT 19 SW                       5.0                    
BOULDER 24 ESE                        5.0                    
CORA 22 N                             4.0                    
DOUGLAS E                             4.0                    
PINEDALE 12 NNE                       4.0                    
ATLANTIC CITY 7 NW                    3.0                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
400 AM PST WED FEB 05 THROUGH 600 AM PST SUN FEB 09...

...OREGON...
GRESHAM 1 ENE                         0.30                    
PORTLAND ARPT 3 E                     0.30                    
CORVALLIS                             0.25                    
COTTAGE GROVE                         0.25                    
DALLAS 2 S                            0.25                    
JASPER 2 NNW                          0.25                    
NEWPORT 4 NNW                         0.25                    
SWEET HOME                            0.25                    
HAPPY VALLEY 1 NE                     0.10                    
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 SUN FEB 09...

...CALIFORNIA...
MIDDLE PEAK RAWS                      6.11                    
WOODACRE RAWS                         5.18                    
NAPA 2 NNW                            4.56                    
PARADISE                              4.54                    
MONTE RIO 3 WNW                       4.33                    
FORESTHILL 1 W                        4.32                    
PULGA 6 E                             4.16                    
BUCKS LAKE                            3.96                    
CRANDY CREEK ALERT #6212              3.88                    
MAGALIA 1 ESE                         3.82                    
WHISKEYTOWN 1 SSW                     3.80                    
GUERNEVILLE                           3.65                    
HOBERGS                               3.53                    
GRATON 2 SW                           3.45                    
SUGAR PINE 4 SE                       3.39                    
CHIQUITA LAKE 2 SE                    2.72                    
BIG SUR 2SE                           2.13                    
SANTA ROSA/SONOMA CO ARPT             1.43                    
YOSEMITE VISITORS CENTER              1.00                    

...OREGON...
ODELL LAKE EAST                       4.80                    
INDEPENDENCE 1 SSE                    3.50                    
BANDON 1 ENE                          2.51                    
OBRIEN 2 WSW                          1.40                    
NORTH BEND 2 ENE                      1.00                    

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

...COLORADO...
FRISCO 8 SSW                          88                    
COPPER MOUNTAIN 1 S                   67                    

...NEVADA...
MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA 2 NE              78                    
DAVIS CREEK 3 SSE                     68                    
GARDNERVILLE                          61                    
SILVER SPRINGS                        57                    
RENO 5 N                              54                    

...UTAH...
BURNTFORK                             77                    
ROSETTE                               70                    
SNOWBASIN                             64                    
ALTA                                  61                    
LAKOTA                                61                    

...WYOMING...
ELK MOUNTAIN 7 NW                     60                    
ARLINGTON                             59                    
ELK MOUNTAIN 3 ESE                    58                    


AS MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO
MOVE INTO THE WESTERN U.S...THE MAIN AXIS OF HIGHER ELEVATION
SNOW...HEAVY RAINS...AND FREEZING RAIN IS EXPECTED TO SHIFT
SLIGHTLY TO THE NORTH OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. SIGNIFICANT
ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
THE WEST...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 FEET POSSIBLE
ACROSS MUCH OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST...INTERMOUNTAIN REGION AND INTO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF GREATER THAN
3 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS NEARING 10 INCHES...WILL BE
COMMON ACROSS THE WEST COAST FROM THE WASHINGTON COASTLINE
SOUTHWARD TOWARDS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA THROUGH MONDAY. IN
ADDITION...ABOUT A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS
FORECAST IN THE VALLEYS AND FOOTHILLS IN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON
LATER ON MONDAY.

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: 1007 AM EST SUN FEB 09 2014