THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 12 FOR PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
700 PM PST THU DEC 10 2015
...RAIN CONTINUES ACROSS PARTS OF THE NORTHWESTERN U.S. TODAY AND
TOMORROW...
SCATTERED FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES CONTINUE
ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON...OREGON...AND NORTHWEST
CALIFORNIA.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE SIERRA NEVADA RANGE IN
CALIFORNIA. THERE ARE ALSO WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR THE WASHINGTON CASCADES...AND THE HIGHER TERRAIN OF THE
INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AND NORTHERN/CENTRAL ROCKIES.
HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS
OF THE CENTRAL GREAT BASIN STATES.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 600 PM PST...THE LAST OF A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES
HAD MOVED INTO THE NORTHWEST. AT THE SURFACE...A FRONTAL SYSTEM
HAD MOVED INLAND...CURRENTLY LOCATED ACROSS WESTERN
WYOMING...UTAH...NEVADA...AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED AN AREA OF
LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER RAIN...FALLING
ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON...WESTERN OREGON...AND
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN...WITH HIGHER
ELEVATION SNOW...WAS ALSO FALLING AHEAD OF THE BOUNDARY ACROSS
PARTS OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM PST MON DEC
07 THROUGH 600 PM PST THU DEC 10...
...CALIFORNIA...
BUCKS LAKE 3.72
LAYTONVILLE 1.1 SW 3.30
CRESCENT CITY 10.6 NE 3.27
AMERICAN HOUSE 2 NE 3.11
VENADO 7 NNW GUERNEVILLE 2.96
PULGA 6 E 2.88
MIDDLE PEAK RAWS 2.82
STOUTS MEADOW 2.76
BLUE CANYON 2.49
MT.SAINT HELENA 2.36
REDDING 3.7 N 2.29
MT. SAINT HELENA 2.20
CRESCENT CITY/MC NAMARA FIELD 1.95
ARCATA AIRPORT 1.58
REDDING MUNI ARPT 1.44
GUERNEVILLE 2 WSW 1.36
CAZADERO - HUCKLEBERRY HEIGHT 1.25
VENADO 7 NNW 1.20
OCCIDENTAL 1.05
...IDAHO...
BEAR MOUNTAIN 6.70
SCHWEITZER BASIN 5.20
MULLAN PASS 4.62
COOL CREEK 4.20
HIDDEN LAKE 4.10
LOOKOUT 3.50
COLBURN 2 ESE 3.01
SHANGHI SUMMIT 2.80
CRATER MEADOWS 2.50
HEMLOCK BUTTE 1.80
PIERCE 1.73
LOLO PASS 1.70
LOWMAN 9.6 ENE 1.57
GARDEN VALLEY 2.7 NW 1.56
OROFINO 3 NE 1.16
...MONTANA...
HOODOO BASIN 4.30
FLATTOP MTN 4.20
TWIN LAKES 3.70
HERON 6 NE 2.82
TWELVEMILE CREEK 2.50
NOISY BASIN 1.90
...OREGON...
NEHALEM 4.1 ESE 7.06
SADDLE MOUNTAIN 5.90
SOUTH FORK 5.90
ASTORIA AIRPORT 5.47
RED HILL 5.40
SUMMIT 5.30
RYE MOUNTAIN 5.09
LOG CREEK 4.90
ST. HELENS 3.5 NW 4.90
VERNONIA 7.2 SW 4.90
BROOKINGS 3.56
WFO PORTLAND ROOFTOP WEATHER 3.35
PORTLAND INTL AIRPORT 3.22
...WASHINGTON...
STEVENS PASS 5.70
TELMA 3 W 5.47
SHELTON/SANDERSON FIELD ARPT 5.38
YACOLT 9.0 N 5.33
NORTH BEND 5.4 ESE 4.85
HUCKLEBERRY RIDGE 4.31
JUNE LAKE 4.30
SHEEP CANYON 4.20
TRINITY SNOTEL 4.20
OLYMPIA AIRPORT 4.13
GLENOMA 4.04
HOQUIAM/BOWERMAN AIRPORT 3.76
POTLATCH 2 N 3.75
PARK CREEK RIDGE 3.70
SWIFT CREEK 3.60
SEATTLE/TACOMA INTL ARPT 3.55
ROCK CREEK 3.47
ABERNATHY MTN 3.39
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM PST MON DEC
07 THROUGH 600 PM PST THU DEC 10...
...IDAHO...
KETCHUM 22 NW 15.2
ISLAND PARK 8 NW 13.2
STANLEY 16 NW 10.4
FAIRFIELD 10 NNW 8.3
HAILEY 21 ENE 7.1
ATLANTA 12 NW 6.8
BURLEY 18 SE 5.8
ARCO 33 WNW 4.6
MACKAY 32 NE 4.1
CHALLIS 27 NNE 3.2
LAVA HOT SPRINGS 10 SSE 2.4
PRESTON 20 NE 2.3
...MONTANA...
ISLAND PARK 16 NE 19.8
WEST YELLOWSTONE 6 S 10.4
...NEVADA...
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE 6 ENE 10.0
...WASHINGTON...
LEAVENWORTH 2 WNW 6.5
MOSES MTN 6.0
STEVENS PASS 4.5
WINTHROP 6.8 NNW 3.7
...WYOMING...
DRIGGS 32 NNE 11.3
PINEDALE 25.9 NNW 5.5
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...CALIFORNIA...
SLATE CREEK RAWS 80
MENDOCINO PASS RAWS 79
SHIP MTN RAWS NEAR CASQUET 77
CAMP SIX RAWS NEAR CASQUET 70
ANTELOPE LAKE 5 NNW 62
...COLORADO...
BERTHOUD PASS 84
GOLD HILL 2 S 82
...IDAHO...
COLBURN 5 W 66
HUETTER 2 NNE 52
...MONTANA...
EAST GLACIER PARK 8 SE 85
BYNUM 13 W 82
LIVINGSTON 6 ENE 77
CASCADE 76
FORT BENTON 8 SSW 72
BURGESS JUNCTION 1 NW 71
BOZEMAN 11 E 70
DEVON 7 NW 68
RED LODGE 6 WSW 67
MCALLISTER 5 NNE 63
FORT BELKNAP 13 S 62
CUT BANK SIRPORT 58
GREYCLIFF 13 SSW 58
...NEVADA...
GREAT BASIN NAT PK 3 WNW 78
WENDOVER 78 E 69
RENO 62
...OREGON...
MOUNT HOOD 1 SE 125
MARYS PEAK 97
PHILOATH 15 WSW 94
OCEANSIDE 88
HEBO 4 E 85
FLORENCE 13 N 80
DALLAS 10 WSW 79
SEA LION CAVES 75
PACIFIC CITY 71
TIDEWATER 69
YACHATS 63
LINCOLN BEACH 1 N 61
RIDGEFIELD 3 SSW 61
WALDPORT 60
NEWPORT 2 S 59
...WASHINGTON...
MISSION RIDGE SKI AREA 100
NORTH BONNEVILLE 10 NW 92
CASTLE ROCK 15 WNW 83
NASELLE 3 NNE 74
COLBURN 5 W 73
COOK 2 WNW 73
THORNTON 3 SW 63
FERNDALE 62
MEGLER 1 NW 59
...WYOMING...
SUNLIGHT BASIN 8 E 96
CLARK 5 WNW 86
BUFORD 7 NE 83
CHEYENNE 10 WSW 75
WHEATLAND 9 S 71
WHITAKER 67
ARLINGTON 7 ESE 66
ELK MOUNTAIN 7 NW 60
GLENROCK 2 SSE 60
MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO FEED INTO THE REGION AS THE UPPER LEVEL
ENERGY MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHWEST U.S. TONIGHT. THE HEAVIEST AXIS
OF RAIN FRIDAY IS EXPECTED TO CONCENTRATE OVER NORTHWEST
CALIFORNIA WHERE ANOTHER 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH LOCALLY
HIGHER AMOUNTS... ARE EXPECTED. IN ADDITION TO THE
RAINFALL...HEAVY SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SIERRA NEVADA
RANGE OF CALIFORNIA AS WELL AS HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN
INTERMOUNTAIN WEST.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 100 AM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
KREKELER
Last Updated: 902 PM EST THU DEC 10 2015