THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 10 FOR WESTERN U.S. HEAVY RAINFALL AND HIGH
WIND EVENT
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
200 PM PDT SAT OCT 15 2016

...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN MOVING ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS... 

FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA...AND THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST.

HIGH WIND WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...CALIFORNIA...AND THE INTERMOUNTAIN
WEST.

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

AT 100 PM PDT...ANOTHER POTENT UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND ITS
ASSOCIATED DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WERE MOVING
EASTWARD TOWARD THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST. THE SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED
JUST OFFSHORE OF THE WASHINGTON/OREGON BORDER...AND HAD A CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 972 MB...28.70 INCHES. AS THE LOW AND ITS RELATED
FRONTS APPROACHED AND ONSHORE FLOW OF MOIST AIR
CONTINUED...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN FALLING ACROSS THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...WITH LIGHT TO MODERATE
RAIN EAST INTO THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM PDT WED OCT
12 THROUGH 100 PM PDT SAT OCT 15...

...CALIFORNIA...
CRESCENT CITY 10.6 NE                 7.77                    
SMITH RIVER 1.1 SSE                   6.71                    
FORT DICK 0.2 SSW                     6.45                    
JACK MCNAMARA FIELD AIRPORT           5.32                    
HONEYDEW 1 SW                         4.92                    
WHITETHORN 1.7 NW                     4.60                    
MIRANDA 4.1 SW                        4.57                    
GASQUET 20 ENE                        4.54                    
REDWAY 1.8 WSW                        4.29                    
BLUE CANYON                           3.82                    
ORICK 4 SSE                           3.30                    
TAYLOR RIDGE                          3.12                    
BRIDGEVILLE 5.2 ENE                   2.93                    
MAD RIVER 7.4 SE                      2.80                    
LAYTONVILLE 1.1 SW                    2.66                    
PLUMAS EUREKA STATE PARK              2.61                    
REDDING MUNI ARPT                     2.55                    
SIMS 1 SSW                            2.53                    
NW HOMEWOOD                           2.03                    
WESTWOOD                              1.80                    
BUTTE MEADOWS                         1.75                    
MT SHASTA                             1.72                    
SPAULDING 16 WSW                      1.72                    
TRUCKEE 5 W                           1.64                    
LAKE TAHOE ARPT                       1.35                    

...IDAHO...
SANDPOINT 13.9 NE                     2.27                    
NAPLES 0.4 NW                         2.09                    
SPIRIT LAKE 3.6 E                     1.91                    
SAGLE 1.8 NNE                         1.83                    
HOPE 9.7 NNE                          1.76                    
MULLAN PASS                           1.50                    
COEUR D'ALENE AIR TERMINAL AP         1.12                    

...NEVADA...
MOUNTAIN CITY 18 S                    1.50                    
MCGILL 13 NE                          1.20                    
GARDNERVILLE 2 SSW                    1.00                    

...OREGON...
BROOKINGS 4.2 ENE                     8.78                    
O'BRIEN 2 SSW                         7.95                    
HARBOR 1 WNW                          6.55                    
ASTORIA                               6.04                    
PHILOMATH 7 SW                        5.79                    
GOLD BEACH                            5.07                    
FLORENCE 2.9 NNW                      4.93                    
GOLD BEACH 11.1 NNE                   4.87                    
NORTH BEND MUNI ARPT                  4.83                    
LANGLOIS 2 ESE                        4.73                    
SEXTON SUMMIT                         4.54                    
SCAPPOOSE                             4.21                    
SALEM/MCNARY FIELD                    3.86                    
GOLD HILL 10 NNW                      3.25                    
PROVOLT 2 N                           3.17                    
COOS BAY 2 SSE                        3.15                    
PORTLAND-TROUTDALE ARPT               2.99                    
PORTLAND INTL ARPT                    2.88                    
GLENDALE                              2.83                    
SELMA                                 2.78                    
MCMINNVILLE MUNI ARPT                 2.72                    
TALENT 3 WSW                          2.37                    
AURORA                                2.22                    

...WASHINGTON...
JEFFERSON CREEK                       8.40                    
MOUNT OLYMPUS 13 ESE                  7.00                    
SKOKOMISH 2 N                         6.91                    
LILLIWAUP 10 WNW                      6.13                    
HOODSPORT 3.7 WNW                     6.12                    
HAYWIRE RIDGE                         6.02                    
SHELTON/SANDERSON FIELD ARPT          5.89                    
HUMPTULLIPS                           5.71                    
TOMS CREEK                            5.36                    
BREMERTON NATL ARPT                   5.12                    
ELK MEADOWS                           5.10                    
QUILLAYUTE 2 SSE                      5.06                    
OLYMPIA 4.2 WNW                       5.04                    
HOQUIAM/BOWERAN ARPT                  4.66                    
TROUT LAKE 0.8 SSW                    4.62                    
FORKS 6.9 WSW                         4.27                    
ABERDEEN 5.9 E                        4.12                    
TACOMA NARROWS ARPT                   4.04                    
MONTESANO 2.1 SSW                     3.86                    
SEATTLE/TACOMA INTL ARPT              3.49                    
GRAY AAF/FORT LEWIS                   3.21                    
GRAND MOUND 5 NNW                     3.19                    
BREMERTON 12 SW                       3.15                    
SEATTLE/BOEING FIELD                  3.02                    
VANCOUVER                             2.86                    
POTLATCH 2 N                          2.25                    
SPOKANE INTL ARPT                     1.08                    

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

...CALIFORNIA...
HONEY LAKE 3 SE                       70                    
GENESEE 8 E                           68                    
CRESCENT CITY AIRPORT                 66                    
PROSSER CREEK RESER 5 S               65                    
DAIRYVILLE 6 E                        64                    
DOYLE 3 N                             64                    
HIGH GLADE LOOKOUT                    62                    
PALO CEDRO 5 SW                       59                    
REDDING AIRPORT                       59                    
SIERRAVILLE 5 SSE                     59                    
REDDING MUNI ARPT                     49                    

...COLORADO...
PIKES PEAK SUMMIT                     77                    
MONARCH PASS                          53                    

...MONTANA...
BIG SKY 6 WSW                         76                    
BYNUM 14 W                            76                    
LIVINGSTON 6 ENE                      71                    
EAST GLACIER PARK 1 ENE               70                    
GREYCLIFF 13 SSW                      70                    
MCALLISTER 4 NNE                      68                    
EAST GLACIER PARK 8 SE                67                    
MONIDA                                66                    
CUT BANK 3 SW                         64                    
GARNEILL 4 S                          64                    
JUDITH GAP                            64                    
NYE 3 WSW                             63                    
FORT SMITH 17 S                       61                    
MARTINSDALE                           61                    
CAMERON 5 WNW                         59                    
LIVINGSTON AIRPORT                    59                    
BOZEMAN 12 NE                         58                    
EMIGRANT 12 SE                        58                    
HILGER 7 ESE                          58                    
RED LODGE 6 WSW                       58                    
CUT BANK AIRPORT                      56                    

...NEVADA...
INCLINE VILLAGE 6 NE                  89                    
PLEASANT VALLEY 2 SW                  76                    
JARBIDGE 8 E                          70                    
POLE CREEK RAWS                       70                    
GALENA                                68                    
MOREY CREEK RAWS                      62                    
MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA 5 SE              62                    
PARADISE VALLEY 6 SW                  62                    
WASHOE DRIVE FIRE 2 SSW               62                    
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 3 WNW       59                    
MATHER RAWS                           59                    

...OREGON...
OCEANSIDE 2 E                        103                    
NETARTS 2 S                           94                    
HARLAN 7 ESE                          92                    
CAYUSE 4 NW                           78                    
HEBO 5 ESE                            78                    
GARIBALDI 2 WNW                       77                    
MILLICAN 6 S                          77                    
JOSEPH                                70                    
PACIFIC CITY                          69                    
CLARNO 8 NNW                          67                    
MANZANITA 1 SSW                       67                    
ENE MAUPIN                            66                    
WARRENTON 2 ESE                       66                    
DISSTON 6 ESE                         63                    
YACHATS 1 NW                          62                    
HECETA HEAD 1 SSW                     61                    
LINCOLN BEACH 1 N                     61                    
MOUNT HOOD 2 SSW                      61                    
ADAMS                                 59                    
CANNON BEACH                          59                    
PENDLETON MUNI ARPT                   51                    
NEWPORT MUNI ARPT                     50                    

...UTAH...
NOWBASIN-STRAW TOP                    70                    
OGDEN PEAK                            70                    
CENTRAL WASATCH PEAKS                 68                    
WINDY PEAK                            67                    
U.S. 6 AT EUREKA                      62                    

...WASHINGTON...
MEGLER 1 NNW                          94                    
NASELLE 4 NNE                         76                    
NORTH BONNEVILLE 6 NNW                75                    
CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT 2 NE              72                    
RYDERWOOD 3 WSW                       56                    
TOKELAND 1 ESE                        54                    
HOQUIAM/BOWERMAN AIRPORT              48                    

...WYOMING...
CLARK 8 W                             90                    
SSE DEAD INDIAN PASS                  78                    
I-80 EXIT 255 6 WNW                   60                    
ELK MOUNTAIN 7 NW                     59                    
CASPER                                58                    


THE STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MAKE ITS WAY INTO THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND CONTINUE TO BRING
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINFALL THAT WILL IMPACT THE REGION. WIDESPREAD
TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM THESE STORMS WILL RANGE FROM 4 TO 7
INCHES ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND THE NORTHERN HALF OF
CALIFORNIA FROM THE CASCADES AND SIERRAS WESTWARD. THE HIGHER
TERRAIN AND FAVORED UPSLOPE AREAS COULD SEE OVER 15 INCHES OF
RAIN. EAST OF THE CASCADES... WIDESPREAD RAINFALL TOTALS ARE
EXPECTED TO BE 1 TO 3 INCHES...WHILE FAVORED UPSLOPE AREAS OF THE
NORTHERN ROCKIES HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR UP TO 6 INCHES. WITH SUCH
A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RAINFALL EXPECTED...FLOODING IS STILL A
THREAT ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...AND
IDAHO. ADDITIONALLY...SNOW IS EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
THE NORTHERN CASCADES AND PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES
BEGINNING TONIGHT. SNOW WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE FOR THE NORTHERN
SIERRAS BY SUNDAY NIGHT.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 800 PM PDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

TATE




Last Updated: 457 PM EDT SAT OCT 15 2016