THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 13 FOR PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA HEAVY RAINFALL
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
100 AM PST FRI DEC 11 2015
...RAIN AND SNOW CONTINUE ACROSS PARTS OF THE NORTHWESTERN U.S.
THROUGH THE DAY FRIDAY...
SCATTERED AREAS OF FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS...AND ADVISORIES
CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF WASHINGTON...WESTERN OREGON...AND
NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES
ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE SIERRA NEVADAS...CASCADES...AND THE HIGHER
TERRAIN OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AND NORTHERN/CENTRAL ROCKIES.
HIGH WIND WARNINGS...WATCHES...AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHWEST...CALIFORNIA...AND WESTERN OREGON.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 1200 AM PST...THE LATEST IN A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL
DISTURBANCES CONTINUED TO MOVE ACROSS THE INTERMOUNTAIN
WEST...WITH ANOTHER DISTURBANCE OFFSHORE OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.
AT THE SURFACE...A FRONTAL SYSTEM WAS LOCATED ACROSS
WYOMING...WESTERN COLORADO...UTAH...AND INTO SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS
SHOWED AN AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN...WITH LOCALLY HEAVIER
RAIN...FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON...WESTERN
OREGON...AND THE NORTHERN HALF OF CALIFORNIA. LIGHT TO MODERATE
RAIN...WITH HIGHER ELEVATION SNOW...WAS ALSO FALLING ACROSS PARTS
OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM PST MON DEC
07 THROUGH 1200 AM PST FRI DEC 11...
...CALIFORNIA...
BUCKS LAKE 3.72
LAYTONVILLE 1.1 SW 3.30
CRESCENT CITY 10.6 NE 3.27
AMERICAN HOUSE 2 NE 3.11
VENADO 7 NNW GUERNEVILLE 2.92
PULGA 6 E 2.88
MIDDLE PEAK RAWS 2.82
STOUTS MEADOW 2.76
BLUE CANYON 2.49
MT.SAINT HELENA 2.36
REDDING 3.7 N 2.29
CRESCENT CITY/MC NAMARA FIELD 1.95
ARCATA AIRPORT 1.58
REDDING MUNI ARPT 1.44
GUERNEVILLE 2 WSW 1.36
CAZADERO - HUCKLEBERRY HEIGHT 1.25
VENADO 7 NNW 1.20
OCCIDENTAL 1.05
...IDAHO...
BEAR MOUNTAIN 6.70
SCHWEITZER BASIN 5.20
MULLAN PASS 4.62
COOL CREEK 4.20
HIDDEN LAKE 4.10
LOOKOUT 3.50
COLBURN 2 ESE 3.01
SHANGHI SUMMIT 2.80
CRATER MEADOWS 2.50
HEMLOCK BUTTE 1.80
PIERCE 1.73
LOLO PASS 1.70
LOWMAN 9.6 ENE 1.57
GARDEN VALLEY 2.7 NW 1.56
OROFINO 3 NE 1.16
...MONTANA...
HOODOO BASIN 4.30
FLATTOP MTN 4.20
TWIN LAKES 3.70
HERON 6 NE 2.82
TWELVEMILE CREEK 2.50
NOISY BASIN 1.90
...OREGON...
NEHALEM 4.1 ESE 7.06
SADDLE MOUNTAIN 5.90
SOUTH FORK 5.90
ASTORIA AIRPORT 5.47
RED HILL 5.40
SUMMIT 5.30
RYE MOUNTAIN 5.09
LOG CREEK 4.90
ST. HELENS 3.5 NW 4.90
VERNONIA 7.2 SW 4.90
BROOKINGS 3.56
WFO PORTLAND ROOFTOP WEATHER 3.35
PORTLAND INTL AIRPORT 3.22
...WASHINGTON...
STEVENS PASS 5.70
TELMA 3 W 5.47
SHELTON/SANDERSON FIELD ARPT 5.38
YACOLT 9.0 N 5.33
NORTH BEND 5.4 ESE 4.85
HUCKLEBERRY RIDGE 4.31
JUNE LAKE 4.30
SHEEP CANYON 4.20
TRINITY SNOTEL 4.20
OLYMPIA AIRPORT 4.13
GLENOMA 4.04
HOQUIAM/BOWERMAN AIRPORT 3.76
POTLATCH 2 N 3.75
PARK CREEK RIDGE 3.70
SWIFT CREEK 3.60
SEATTLE/TACOMA INTL ARPT 3.55
ROCK CREEK 3.47
ABERNATHY MTN 3.39
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM PST MON DEC
07 THROUGH 1200 AM PST FRI DEC 11...
...CALIFORNIA...
KINGVALE 8.0
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE 3 SSW 4.8
...IDAHO...
KETCHUM 22 NW 15.2
ISLAND PARK 8 NW 13.2
STANLEY 16 NW 10.4
IDAHO CITY 25 NE 9.0
FAIRFIELD 10 NNW 8.3
MCCALL 40 SE 8.0
HAILEY 21 ENE 7.1
ATLANTA 12 NW 6.8
BURLEY 18 SE 5.8
ARCO 33 WNW 4.6
MACKAY 32 NE 4.1
CHALLIS 27 NNE 3.2
LAVA HOT SPRINGS 10 SSE 2.4
PRESTON 20 NE 2.3
...MONTANA...
ISLAND PARK 16 NE 19.8
WEST YELLOWSTONE 6 S 10.4
...NEVADA...
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE 6 ENE 10.0
VERDI 1 ESE 6.0
COLD SPRINGS VALLEY 4.0
RENO 4 SSW 3.5
...WASHINGTON...
LEAVENWORTH 2 WNW 6.5
MOSES MTN 6.0
STEVENS PASS 4.5
WINTHROP 6.8 NNW 3.7
...WYOMING...
DRIGGS 32 NNE 11.3
PINEDALE 25.9 NNW 5.5
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...CALIFORNIA...
SLATE CREEK RAWS 80
MENDOCINO PASS RAWS 79
SHIP MTN RAWS NEAR CASQUET 77
CAMP SIX RAWS NEAR CASQUET 70
ANTELOPE LAKE 5 NNW 62
...COLORADO...
BERTHOUD PASS 84
GOLD HILL 2 S 82
...IDAHO...
COLBURN 5 W 66
HUETTER 2 NNE 52
...MONTANA...
EAST GLACIER PARK 8 SE 85
BYNUM 13 W 82
LIVINGSTON 6 ENE 77
CASCADE 76
FORT BENTON 8 SSW 72
BURGESS JUNCTION 1 NW 71
BOZEMAN 11 E 70
DEVON 7 NW 68
RED LODGE 6 WSW 67
MCALLISTER 5 NNE 63
FORT BELKNAP 13 S 62
CUT BANK SIRPORT 58
GREYCLIFF 13 SSW 58
...NEVADA...
GREAT BASIN NAT PK 3 WNW 78
MATHER RAWS 78
WENDOVER 78 E 69
RENO 62
ELKO NWS OFFICE 59
...OREGON...
MOUNT HOOD 1 SE 125
MARYS PEAK 97
PHILOATH 15 WSW 94
OCEANSIDE 88
HEBO 4 E 85
FLORENCE 13 N 80
DALLAS 10 WSW 79
SEA LION CAVES 75
PACIFIC CITY 71
TIDEWATER 69
YACHATS 63
LINCOLN BEACH 1 N 61
RIDGEFIELD 3 SSW 61
WALDPORT 60
NEWPORT 2 S 59
...UTAH...
CENTRAL WASATCH PEAKS 81
WINDY PEAK 75
PARK CITY - JUPITER 72
LOFTY LAKE PEAK 71
SUNDANCE - ARROWHEAD 71
LAKESIDE MOUNTAIN 67
FLIGHT PARK SOUTH 63
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH 53
SALT LAKE INTL AIRPORT 46
...WASHINGTON...
MISSION RIDGE SKI AREA 100
NORTH BONNEVILLE 10 NW 92
CASTLE ROCK 15 WNW 83
NASELLE 3 NNE 74
COLBURN 5 W 73
COOK 2 WNW 73
THORNTON 3 SW 63
FERNDALE 62
MEGLER 1 NW 59
...WYOMING...
SUNLIGHT BASIN 8 E 96
CLARK 5 WNW 86
BUFORD 7 NE 83
CHEYENNE 10 WSW 75
WHEATLAND 9 S 71
WHITAKER 67
ARLINGTON 7 ESE 66
ELK MOUNTAIN 7 NW 60
GLENROCK 2 SSE 60
MOISTURE WILL CONTINUE TO FEED INTO THE REGION AS THE UPPER LEVEL
ENERGY MOVES ACROSS THE NORTHWEST U.S. THE HEAVIEST AXIS OF RAIN
FRIDAY IS EXPECTED TO CONCENTRATE OVER NORTHWEST CALIFORNIA AND
SOUTHWEST OREGON WHERE ANOTHER 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS... ARE EXPECTED. ANOTHER DISTURBANCE WILL
MOVE THROUGH THE NORTHWEST OVER THE WEEKEND...BRINGING ANOTHER 6
TO 8 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. ALL OF THIS
HEAVY RAINFALL MAY LEAD TO FLOODING. IN ADDITION TO THE
RAINFALL...HEAVY SNOWFALL CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS THE SIERRA NEVADA
RANGE OF CALIFORNIA AS WELL AS THE CASCADES AND HIGHER ELEVATIONS
OF THE NORTHERN INTERMOUNTAIN WEST.
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 FRI DEC 11 2015