THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 06 FOR WESTERN U.S. HEAVY RAINFALL AND WIND
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
200 PM PDT FRI OCT 14 2016
...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN MOVING ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS...
HIGH WIND WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST SOUTHWARD INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
AND EASTWARD INTO THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AND NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS.
FLASH FLOOD WATCHES AND FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...NORTHERN
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...A POTENT UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE PUSHING ACROSS
THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST WAS ASSOCIATED WITH A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM LOCATED JUST OFF THE COAST OF BRITISH COLUMBIA. ANOTHER
SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 988 MB...29.18 IN..HAD ALSO
DEVELOPED OVER SOUTHERN ALBERTA. A COLD FRONT EXTENDED FROM THIS
SECOND LOW THROUGH MONTANA AND IDAHO...AND INTO NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS SHOWED AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN ALONG THIS
FRONT. ADDITIONALLY...STRONG ONSHORE FLOW REMAINED IN THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST...BRINGING AMPLE AMOUNTS OF MOISTURE ACROSS THE REGION.
THUS MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED TO FALL ESPECIALLY ACROSS
WASHINGTON.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM PDT WED OCT
12 THROUGH 100 PM PDT FRI OCT 14...
...CALIFORNIA...
CRESCENT CITY 10.6 NE 7.77
SMITH RIVER 1.1 SSE 6.38
JACK MCNAMARA FIELD AIRPORT 5.32
HONEYDEW 1 SW 4.92
GASQUET 20 ENE 4.54
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
ARCATA AIRPORT 1.45
...IDAHO...
SAGLE 1.8 NNE 1.83
HOPE 9.7 NNE 1.76
SPIRIT LAKE 3.6 E 1.76
MULLAN PASS 1.18
COEUR D'ALENE AIR TERMINAL AP 1.11
...OREGON...
BROOKINGS 4.2 ENE 8.05
HARBOR 1 WNW 6.55
BROOKINGS 5 NNW 6.44
O'BRIEN 2 SW 5.58
GOLD BEACH 5.07
LANGLOIS 2 ESE 4.73
OBRIEN 2 SSW 4.03
NORTH BEND MUNI ARPT 3.46
ASTORIA 3.42
COOS BAY 2 SSE 3.15
GLENDALE 2.83
SELMA 2.78
SEXTON SUMMIT 2.73
PORTLAND INTL ARPT 1.97
KERBY 1.75
LAKESIDE 1 NNW 1.75
AURORA 1.70
SILETZ 2.9 NNE 1.52
SCAPPOOSE 1.36
SALEM/MCNARY FIELD 1.33
MERLIN 4 ESE 1.30
...WASHINGTON...
JEFFERSON CREEK 8.40
MOUNT OLYMPUS 13 ESE 7.00
SKOKOMISH 2 N 6.91
LILLIWAUP 10 WNW 6.13
HAYWIRE RIDGE 6.02
HUMPTULLIPS 5.71
TOMS CREEK 5.36
ELK MEADOWS 5.10
QUILLAYUTE 2 SSE 5.06
SHELTON/SANDERSON FIELD ARPT 4.33
BREMERTON NATL ARPT 3.56
HOQUIAM/BOWERAN ARPT 3.43
HOODSPORT 3.7 WNW 3.38
TACOMA NARROWS ARPT 2.53
POTLATCH 2 N 2.25
VANCOUVER 2.23
OLYMPIA ARPT 2.21
SEATTLE/TACOMA INTL ARPT 2.19
OCEAN SHORES 1.2 N 2.14
GRAY AAF/FORT LEWIS 1.83
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...CALIFORNIA...
HONEY LAKE 3 SE 70
GENESEE 8 E 68
DAIRYVILLE 6 E 64
DOYLE 3 N 64
HIGH GLADE LOOKOUT 62
REDDING AIRPORT 59
SIERRAVILLE 5 SSE 59
...MONTANA...
EAST GLACIER PARK 8 SE 67
...NEVADA...
INCLINE VILLAGE 4 E 87
PLEASANT VALLEY 2 SW 76
GALENA 68
...OREGON...
OCEANSIDE 2 E 103
NETARTS 2 S 94
HARLAN 7 ESE 92
HEBO 5 ESE 78
GARIBALDI 2 WNW 77
PACIFIC CITY 69
MANZANITA 1 SSW 67
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
CANNON BEACH 59
SCHOLLS 4 SW 59
SOUTH BEACH 2 S 59
ROOSTER ROCK STATE 1 SW 55
...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
AS THE STRONG PACIFIC COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO TREK ACROSS THE
WESTERN U.S....STRONG ONSHORE FLOW OF MOIST AIR WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE INTO THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AND NORTHERN ROCKIES...ENHANCING
RAIN AMOUNTS THERE AS WELL AS ALONG THE COAST THROUGH FRIDAY
NIGHT. BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...ANOTHER STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
WILL IMPACT THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...BRINGING THE POTENTIAL FOR
MORE HEAVY RAINFALL. TOTAL PRECIPITATION FROM THESE STORMS WILL
RANGE FROM 4 TO 7 INCHES WIDESPREAD ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
AND CALIFORNIA FROM THE CASCADES AND SIERRAS WESTWARD. THE HIGHER
TERRAIN AND FAVORED UPSLOPE AREAS COULD SEE OVER 15 INCHES. EAST
OF THE CASCADES... RAINFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 1 TO 3
INCHES WIDESPREAD...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 COULD BE A
THREAT ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...NORTHERN CALIFORNIA...AND
IDAHO. ADDITIONALLY...BY THE BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK...HEAVY SNOW
IS POSSIBLE FOR 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 800 PM PDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
TATE
Last Updated: 506 PM EDT FRI OCT 14 2016