THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 08 FOR WESTERN U.S. WINTER STORM AND HEAVY
RAINS
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
100 AM PST SUN FEB 09 2014
...A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS FROM THE PACIFIC WILL CONTINUE
TO IMPACT THE WESTERN U.S. WITH PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN...INTERIOR
HIGHER-ELEVATION SNOW...AND FREEZING RAIN IN THE INTERIOR
VALLEYS...
ICE STORM WARNINGS ARE NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE CASCADES FOOTHILLS
AND NEARBY VALLEYS IN NORTHWESTERN OREGON.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...THE INTERMOUNTAIN
WEST...THE SIERRA NEVADA...AS WELL AS PARTS OF THE CENTRAL ROCKIES
AND THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 100 AM PST...AN ARCTIC FRONTAL BOUNDARY WAS DRAPED ACROSS
SOUTHERN OREGON...THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST...INTO THE FRONT RANGE OF
COLORADO AND DOWN INTO TEXAS. UPPER-LEVEL WESTERLY WINDS CONTINUED
TO DIRECT WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE FROM THE PACIFIC INTO THE WESTERN
U.S. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
INDICATED AREAS OF SNOW IN THE CASCADES AND THE INTERMOUNTAIN
WEST...MOSTLY NORTH OF THE ARCTIC BOUNDARY. FREEZING RAIN WAS
REPORTED IN THE NORTHWEST PORTIONS OF OREGON...SPECIFICALLY ALONG
THE FOOTHILLS. FARTHER WEST AND SOUTH...SNOW WAS FALLING IN THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE SIERRA NEVADA. LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS
OVERSPREADING MUCH OF NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA. THE GREAT
BASIN WAS ALSO REPORTING LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL. LIGHT TO
MODERATE SNOW WAS BEING REPORTED ALONG THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
ROCKIES.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM PST WED FEB
05 THROUGH 100 AM PST SUN FEB 09...
...CALIFORNIA...
KINGVALE 1 WSW 16.0
CAMP NELSON 6 ESE 6.0
SODA SPRINGS 1.5 SSW 6.0
KINGS BEACH 5 SW 4.0
...COLORADO...
CRESTED BUTTE 6.2 N 22.5
COAL BANK PASS 17.0
RABBIT EARS PASS 1 NNE 13.0
GLENWOOD SPRINGS 7.8 ESE 10.4
KEBLER PASS 3 N 10.0
LONGS PEAK 4 NNW 10.0
KREMMLING 10.0 NW 9.5
ROCKWOOD 6.7 N 7.9
CLIMAX 1 NW 5.0
BRECKENRIDGE 3.7
...IDAHO...
HOLBROOK 4.0 NNE 13.3
PARIS 1 S 12.0
ST CHARLES 1 SSE 12.0
BERN 10.0
MAGIC CITY 1 W 9.0
MALTA 9.0
RUPERT 8.5
BURLEY 8.0
STANLEY 16 NW 7.1
HEYBURN 7.0
WAHA 6 SE 7.0
ATLANTA 6 SW 6.1
LOWMAN 9 ENE 6.1
GARDEN VALLEY 2 NW 5.0
PRESTON 1 SE 5.0
BOISE SW 2.5
...MONTANA...
WEST YELLOWSTONE 6 S 6.2
...OREGON...
WARM SPRINGS 2 SSW 27.0
CAMP SHERMAN 22.0
BEND WNW 19.0
SISTERS 2.0 WNW 19.0
DETROIT 1 ESE 18.0
PARKDALE 18.0
CORVALLIS 16.0
LA PINE 5 N 16.0
TUMALO 16.0
PRINEVILLE 15.0
TUMALO 1 NNE 15.0
MARYS PEAK FOOTHILLS 14.0
MAUPIN 14.0
BEND 3 ENE 13.0
VERNONIA 6 NW 13.0
OREGON CITY 5.5
DOWNTOWN PORTLAND 2 SW 3.8
...UTAH...
BRIGHTON 34.0
POWDER MOUNTAIN 29.0
SPRINGDELL 23.0
SNOWBASIN 20.0
ALTA 18.0
RANDOLPH 13.4
NORTH LOGAN 12.0
LOGAN 10.5
EDEN 10.0
GARDEN CITY 4 SW 10.0
HEBER CITY 10.0
NORTH LOGAN 0.8 ESE 10.0
LOGAN 0.7 SW 8.5
GARLAND 8.0
PROVIDENCE 6.2
BRIGHAM CITY 5.5
PARK CITY 2.0
...WASHINGTON...
CLIFFDELL 8 SE 12.3
LYLE 10.0
GOLDENDALE 9.0
WHITE SALMON 0.7 WNW 7.7
BRUSH PRAIRIE 5.4 E 7.5
TROUT LAKE 1 N 7.0
CHEHALIS 1 N 6.0
KITTITAS ENE 6.0
COLFAX 1 NNE 5.0
GRAND MOUND 2 ENE 5.0
VAIL 4 ENE 5.0
FIELDS SPRING S.P. 4.0
FREDERICKSON 5 SE 4.0
LONGVIEW 1 SW 4.0
NACHES 15 NW 4.0
OLYMPIA 1 SSW 4.0
SPOKANE 10 NE 3.0
TACOMA 4 SSE 1.0
...WYOMING...
COKEVILLE 5 S 13.0
SAGE 12.0
ALPINE 10.0
KEMMERER 4 N 10.0
MOOSE 10.0
TETON PASS 10.0
DRIGGS 32 NNE 9.5
LUSK 6.0
BONDURANT 19 SW 5.0
BOULDER 24 ESE 5.0
TETON VILLAGE 1.6 NE 4.8
CORA 22 N 4.0
DOUGLAS E 4.0
PINEDALE 12 NNE 4.0
ATLANTIC CITY 7 NW 3.0
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
400 AM PST WED FEB 05 THROUGH 100 AM PST SUN FEB 09...
...OREGON...
PORTLAND ARPT 3 E 0.30
CORVALLIS 0.25
COTTAGE GROVE 0.25
DALLAS 2 S 0.25
JASPER 2 NNW 0.25
NEWPORT 4 NNW 0.25
SWEET HOME 0.25
HAPPY VALLEY 1 NE 0.10
SODAVILLE 1 SSW 0.10
SW SILETZ 0.10
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM PST WED FEB
05 THROUGH 100 AM PST SUN FEB 09...
...CALIFORNIA...
MIDDLE PEAK RAWS 6.11
WOODACRE RAWS 5.18
NAPA 2 NNW 4.56
PARADISE 4.54
MONTE RIO 3 WNW 4.33
FORESTHILL 1 W 4.32
PULGA 6 E 4.16
MAGALIA 1 ESE 3.82
WHISKEYTOWN 1 SSW 3.80
GUERNEVILLE 3.65
HOBERGS 3.53
GRATON 2 SW 3.45
SUGAR PINE 4 SE 3.39
CHIQUITA LAKE 2 SE 2.72
BIG SUR 2SE 2.13
SANTA ROSA/SONOMA CO ARPT 1.43
YOSEMITE VISITORS CENTER 1.00
...OREGON...
INDEPENDENCE 1 SSE 3.50
ODELL LAKE EAST 3.50
BANDON 1 ENE 2.51
OBRIEN 2 WSW 1.40
NORTH BEND 2 ENE 1.00
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...COLORADO...
FRISCO 8 SSW 88
COPPER MOUNTAIN 1 S 67
...NEVADA...
MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA 2 NE 78
DAVIS CREEK 3 SSE 68
GARDNERVILLE 61
SILVER SPRINGS 57
RENO 5 N 54
...UTAH...
BURNTFORK 77
ROSETTE 70
SNOWBASIN 64
ALTA 61
LAKOTA 61
...WYOMING...
ELK MOUNTAIN 7 NW 60
ARLINGTON 59
ELK MOUNTAIN 3 ESE 58
AS MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE MOVE INTO THE
WESTERN U.S....PERIODS OF HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW...HEAVY
RAINS...AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE WEST...WITH ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3
FEET POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE WESTERN
U.S. THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF GREATER
THAN 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS NEARING 10 INCHES...WILL BE
COMMON ACROSS THE WEST COAST FROM THE WASHINGTON COASTLINE
SOUTHWARD TOWARDS CENTRAL CALIFORNIA THROUGH MONDAY. IN
ADDITION...ABOUT A TENTH OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATION IS
FORECAST IN THE VALLEYS OF THE CASCADES FOOTHILLS IN NORTHWESTERN
OREGON THROUGH MONDAY.
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.
FANNING
Last Updated: 251 AM EST SUN FEB 09 2014