THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 04 FOR WESTERN U.S. WINTER STORM
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
100 AM PST MON DEC 14 2015
...HEAVY SNOW FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AS
RAINFALL TAPERS OFF FOR THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...
WINTER STORM WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR A LARGE PORTION OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST...AND
EXTENDING INTO THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL HIGH PLAINS. WINTER STORM
WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF WASHINGTON...OREGON...AND CALIFORNIA.
WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE GREAT BASIN AND
THE SOUTHWEST.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 1200 AM PST...A DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WAS LOCATED IN THE
WESTERN U.S....WITH A FRONT AT THE SURFACE LOCATED ACROSS THE
NORTHERN ROCKIES...GREAT BASIN...AND OFF THE COAST OF SOUTHERN
CALIFORNIA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS SHOWED MAINLY LIGHT TO MODERATE SHOWERS STILL
IMPACTING PARTS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON AND OREGON. NEAR THE
FRONT...LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS OBSERVED IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF CALIFORNIA...NEVADA...UTAH... IDAHO...AND MONTANA.
SOME LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS ALSO FALLING ACROSS THE LOWER
ELEVATIONS OF CALIFORNIA AND THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM PST SAT DEC
12 THROUGH 1200 AM PST MON DEC 14...
...CALIFORNIA...
DONNER PEAK 1 W 20.0
SUGAR BOWL SKI RESORT 20.0
MOUNT SHASTA 6 W 16.5
PINECREST 3 E 12.0
FOREST GLEN 7 WNW 11.0
MCCLOUD 3 S 10.1
KINGVALE 1 WSW 10.0
CALLAHAN 4 ESE 9.9
MEADOW LAKE 1 NW 9.4
TIONESTA 15 WSW 9.3
LASSEN NATIONAL PARK 4 ESE 8.3
DISMAL SWAMP 6.0
BRIDGEVILLE 7 E 5.0
ADIN 1 S 3.0
...IDAHO...
DEADWOOD SUMMIT 20.0
STANLEY 16 NW 17.6
MCCALL 17.0
BELLEVUE 16.3
BIG CREEK SUMMIT 16.0
BOGUS BASIN SKI AREA 15.0
KETCHUM 12 NNW 14.7
HAILEY 21 ENE 13.8
ARCO 33 WNW 11.4
BRUNDAGE SKI AREA 11.0
YELLOW PINE 10.0
TAMARACK 6.0
...MONTANA...
WHITEFISH 4 NNW 10.0
EAST PORTAL 5 NW 8.0
LOST TRAIL PASS 8.0
ESSEX 6.0
HAPPYS INN 5.0
...NEVADA...
INCLINE VILLAGE 1 NE 7.0
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE 6 ENE 6.0
CARSON CITY 1 NE 3.0
GARDNERVILLE RANCH 3 WSW 2.5
...OREGON...
DIAMOND LAKE 31.0
BIG RED MOUNTAIN 21.0
SUNRIVER 15 NW 20.0
BILLIE CREEK DIVIDE 19.0
LA PINE 5 NNW 16.0
CRATER LAKE 1 WNW 14.4
HOWARD PRAIRIE DAM 12.0
MITCHELL 13 SW 12.0
BONANZA 7.0 N 10.5
ASHLAND 1 SSE 10.0
GREENHORN 5 SE 10.0
APPLEGATE 3 NE 8.0
KLAMATH FALLS 2 N 8.0
SILVER CREEK 8.0
FLORA 1.0 SE 7.0
SUNRIVER 10 S 6.0
BUTTE FALLS 4.5 NNW 4.0
PROSPECT 7 SW 4.0
...WASHINGTON...
SKI BLUEWOOD 12.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM PST SAT DEC
12 THROUGH 1200 AM PST MON DEC 14...
...CALIFORNIA...
BROOKINGS 3 NNW 8.71
RED MOUND RAWS 8.71
CAMP SIX RAWS NEAR GASQUET 8.10
MIRANDA 4 SE 7.68
CRESCENT CITY 7.8 NNE 6.93
FORT DICK 0.2 SSW 6.20
SMITH RIVER 1.1 SSE 5.41
HARBOR 5.29
CRESCENT CITY/MC NAMARA FIELD 5.20
NOTCHKO RAWS 5.16
TRINIDAD 1.0 ENE 4.24
STEAMBOAT 4.20
GOLD HILL 5.4 NNW 4.01
ARCATA/EUREKA AIRPORT 3.95
ARCATA AIRPORT 3.25
MCKINLEYVILLE 2.3 NE 3.19
SIMS 2.63
SHASTA DAM 2.44
WHISKEYTOWN 1 SSW 2.40
WHISPERING PINES 2.32
PETROLIA 7.4 SE 2.31
EUREKA 1.2 E 2.05
...IDAHO...
MCCALL 1.39
...OREGON...
BROOKINGS 4.2 ENE 8.16
HARBOR 1NNW 6.25
O'BRIEN 2 SW 4.90
GOLD BEACH 4.47
SUNNY VALLEY 4 SSW 4.14
WILDERVILLE 2.4 WSW 4.09
GRANTS PASS 9.5 W 3.90
LANGLOIS 6 NNE 3.74
BANDON 11.4 S 3.46
SEXTON SUMMIT 3.01
ROSEBURG MUNI ARPT 2.92
MEDFORD-JACKSON CO. ARPT 2.61
NORTH BEND MUNI ARPT 2.42
...WASHINGTON...
HOODSPORT 3.7 WNW 2.39
QUINAULT 2.2 NE 2.05
BRINNON 1.7 WSW 1.94
OLYMPIA 7.3 WSW 1.58
SHELTON/SANDERSON FIELD ARPT 1.39
VANCOUVER 1.37
OLYMPIA AIRPORT 1.23
PORT ANGELES 9.3 SSW 1.18
QUILLAYUTE 1.15
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...CALIFORNIA...
HIGH GLADE LOOKOUT 63
REDDING 5 SSE 61
RED BLUFF 11 NNW 60
PIKE COUNTRY LOOKOUT RAWS 59
PALO CEDRO 4 SW 56
...MONTANA...
LIVINGSTON 2 WSW 61
EMIGRANT 12 SE 58
...OREGON...
TILLAMOOK 4 W 69
FLORENCE 1 NW 66
...UTAH...
OGDEN PEAK 70
CENTRAL WASATCH PEAKS 63
PARK CITY - JUPITER 60
...WASHINGTON...
CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN NWAC 76
ASTORIA 13 NW 65
DESTRUCTION ISLAND 61
HEIN BANK BUOY 56
THE SURFACE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO PUSH THROUGH THE INTERMOUNTAIN
WEST AS PRECIPITATION OVERSPREADS MUCH OF THE REGION OVERNIGHT.
THE RAIN ALONG THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST WILL CONTINUE TO TAPER
OFF AS THE STORM MOVES INLAND AND THE ONSHORE FLOW WEAKENS. THE
DEEP UPPER LEVEL TROUGH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE WESTERN U.S. BEHIND
THE SURFACE COLD FRONT...BRINGING IN COLDER AIR AND LOWERING SNOW
LEVELS. HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS
OF THE OREGON CASCADES OVERNIGHT WITH ADDITIONAL TOTALS OF 6
INCHES EXPECTED. SNOW WILL SPREAD ACROSS THE GREAT BASIN AND
NORTHERN ROCKIES THROUGH MONDAY...AND TO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND
NORTHERN PLAINS MONDAY AND TUESDAY. SNOWFALL OF OVER ONE OR TWO
FEET IS LIKELY ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE
NORTHERN/CENTRAL ROCKIES AND GREAT BASIN...WITH LIGHTER AMOUNTS IN
THE VALLEYS.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 700 AM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
TATE
Last Updated: 355 AM EST MON DEC 14 2015