THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 13 FOR WESTERN U.S. HEAVY RAINFALL AND HIGH
WIND EVENT
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
800 AM PDT SUN OCT 16 2016

...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN MOVING ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA... 

FLASH FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL CALIFORNIA COAST
AS WELL AS ALONG THE CALIFORNIA/NEVADA BORDER. FLOOD WARNINGS
REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE SIERRAS OF EASTERN
CALIFORNIA AND FOR WESTERN WYOMING.

HIGH WIND WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR MUCH OF THE WESTERN U.S....INCLUDING CALIFORNIA...THE
INTERMOUNTAIN WEST... THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ROCKIES...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 700 AM PDT...THE POTENT UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND ITS
ASSOCIATED SURFACE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CONTINUED TO MOVE EASTWARD
ACROSS THE WESTERN U.S. AND CANADA. THE SURFACE LOW WAS LOCATED IN
CENTRAL BRITISH COLUMBIA AND HAD A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 988
MB...29.18 INCHES...WITH A SECONDARY SURFACE LOW LOCATED IN
EASTERN MONTANA. FROM THIS SECOND LOW...A COLD FRONT STRETCHED
THROUGH THE NORTHERN PLAINS INTO THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AND ACROSS
CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN CONTINUING
ALONG THIS FRONT. MEANWHILE...ONSHORE FLOW OF MOIST AIR
CONTINUED...LEADING TO MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN FALLING ACROSS THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM PDT WED OCT
12 THROUGH 700 AM PDT SUN OCT 16...

...CALIFORNIA...
CAMP SIX RAWS NEAR GASQUET           12.87                    
HONEYDEW 1 SW                         9.96                    
SMITH RIVER 1.1 SSE                   9.76                    
BRIDGEVILLE 5 E                       9.71                    
FORT DICK 0.2 SSW                     9.53                    
ELK VALLEY                            9.04                    
CRESCENT CITY 10.6 NE                 8.71                    
CORRALITOS 2 N                        6.58                    
JACK MCNAMARA FIELD AIRPORT           6.37                    
BEN LOMOND MOUNTAIN                   6.09                    
BLUE CANYON                           5.35                    
DAY VALLEY 6 NE                       5.31                    
WHITETHORN 1.7 NNW                    5.04                    
LEXINGTON HILLS 2 SSE                 5.01                    
REDWAY 1.8 WSW                        4.81                    
MIRANDA 4.1 SW                        4.57                    
ARCATA ARPT                           3.63                    
ORICK 4 SSE                           3.30                    
MT SHASTA                             3.21                    
TAYLOR RIDGE                          3.12                    
MAD RIVER 7.4 SE                      2.80                    
REDDING MUNI ARPT                     2.74                    
CISCO 5 ENE                           2.64                    
LAKE TAHOE AIRPORT                    2.51                    

...IDAHO...
SANDPOINT 13.9 NE                     2.69                    
HOPE 9.7 NNE                          2.51                    
NAPLES 0.4 NW                         2.44                    
SPIRIT LAKE 3.6 E                     2.34                    
MULLAN PASS                           2.23                    
SAGLE 1.8 NNE                         2.11                    
STANLEY RANGER STN                    1.65                    
MCCALL (ASOS)                         1.45                    
COEUR D'ALENE AIR TERMINAL AP         1.37                    

...NEVADA...
MOUNTAIN CITY 18 S                    1.50                    
MCGILL 13 NE                          1.20                    
GARDNERVILLE 2 SSW                    1.00                    
CARSON CITY 2 WNW                     0.52                    

...OREGON...
BROOKINGS 4.2 ENE                    11.30                    
O'BRIEN 2 SSW                        10.50                    
NEHALEM 4.1 ESE                       7.32                    
TILLAMOOK 16.1 ENE                    6.98                    
MERLIN 1.7 N                          6.68                    
SEXTON SUMMIT                         6.56                    
HARBOR 1 WNW                          6.55                    
ASTORIA                               6.46                    
PHILOMATH 7 SW                        5.79                    
NORTH BEND MUNI ARPT                  5.47                    
GOLD BEACH                            5.07                    
FLORENCE 2.9 NNW                      4.93                    
GOLD BEACH 11.1 NNE                   4.87                    
LANGLOIS 2 ESE                        4.73                    
SCAPPOOSE                             4.68                    
SALEM/MCNARY FIELD                    4.33                    
SELMA 5 NNE                           4.31                    
MURPHY 2 ENE                          3.86                    
REEDSPORT 4 WSW                       3.51                    
GRANTS PASS 4 N                       3.50                    
TAKILMA 4 NNE                         3.36                    
PORTLAND-TROUTDALE ARPT               3.26                    
GOLD HILL 10 NNW                      3.25                    
PORTLAND INTL ARPT                    2.99                    

...WASHINGTON...
JEFFERSON CREEK                       8.40                    
MOUNT OLYMPUS 13 ESE                  7.00                    
SKOKOMISH 2 N                         6.91                    
SHELTON/SANDERSON FIELD ARPT          6.63                    
LILLIWAUP 10 WNW                      6.13                    
HOODSPORT 3.7 WNW                     6.12                    
HAYWIRE RIDGE                         6.02                    
HOQUIAM/BOWERAN ARPT                  5.93                    
BREMERTON NATL ARPT                   5.90                    
HUMPTULLIPS                           5.71                    
TOMS CREEK                            5.36                    
ELK MEADOWS                           5.10                    
QUILLAYUTE 2 SSE                      5.06                    
OLYMPIA 4.2 WNW                       5.04                    
TROUT LAKE 0.8 SSW                    4.62                    
TACOMA NARROWS ARPT                   4.35                    
FORKS 6.9 WSW                         4.27                    
ABERDEEN 5.9 E                        4.12                    
MONTESANO 2.1 SSW                     3.86                    
SEATTLE/BOEING FIELD                  3.74                    
SEATTLE/TACOMA INTL ARPT              3.62                    
GRAY AAF/FORT LEWIS                   3.56                    
MCCHORD AFB/TACOMA                    3.45                    
CORVALLIS MUNI ARPT                   3.40                    
BREMERTON 12 SW                       3.15                    
KELSO-LONGVIEW AIRPOR                 3.14                    
VANCOUVER                             3.03                    
SPOKANE INTL ARPT                     1.28                    

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

...CALIFORNIA...
HONEY LAKE 3 SE                       70                    
SODA SPRINGS 6 E                      69                    
GENESEE 8 E                           68                    
CRESCENT CITY AIRPORT                 66                    
LAKE CITY 3 ESE                       66                    
PROSSER CREEK RESER 5 S               65                    
DAIRYVILLE 6 E                        64                    
DOYLE 3 N                             64                    
TRUCKEE 1 WNW                         63                    
HIGH GLADE LOOKOUT                    62                    
PALO CEDRO 5 SW                       59                    
REDDING AIRPORT                       59                    
SIERRAVILLE 5 SSE                     59                    
CARSON PASS 4 ESE                     58                    
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                    
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                    
SILVER SPRINGS                        61                    
YERINGTON                             61                    
GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK 3 WNW       59                    
MATHER RAWS                           59                    
RUBY VALLEY 5 SW                      59                    
JUNCTION US 95 AN 11 SW               58                    
RENO 5 N                              58                    
STEAD                                 55                    
LOVELOCK DERBY FIELD AI               52                    

...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                    
YACHATS 1 NW                          69                    
CLARNO 8 NNW                          67                    
MANZANITA 1 SSW                       67                    
ENE MAUPIN                            66                    
WARRENTON 2 ESE                       66                    
ASTORIA                               65                    
DISSTON 6 ESE                         63                    
HECETA HEAD 1 SSW                     61                    
LINCOLN BEACH 1 N                     61                    
MOUNT HOOD 2 SSW                      61                    
ADAMS                                 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                    
LONG BEACH                            62                    
RYDERWOOD 3 WSW                       56                    
TOKELAND 1 ESE                        54                    
MONTESANO 5 ESE                       50                    
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                    


THOUGH THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EASTWARD
THROUGH THE PLAINS TODAY AND TONIGHT...A STRONG UPPER JET PUSHING
EASTWARD THROUGH NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TODAY AND TOMORROW WILL HELP
BRING ANOTHER SURGE OF HEAVY RAIN AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS
TOWARD THE PACIFIC COAST. THIS WILL BRING ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST OREGON AND
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA AS WELL AS INTO THE SIERRAS. THE ADDITION OF
THESE HEAVIER RAIN TOTALS WILL BRING STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS
TO OVER 15 INCHES TO PARTS OF THE PACIFIC COAST REGION. FLOODING
REMAINS A THREAT ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHWESTERN OREGON.
FARTHER NORTH IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND EAST OF THE
CASCADES...ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 1 TO 3
INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. FURTHERMORE...SNOW IS
EXPECTED IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE NORTHERN
CASCADES...PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN ROCKIES...AND THE NORTHERN
SIERRAS.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 200 PM PDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.

TATE




Last Updated: 1101 AM EDT SUN OCT 16 2016