THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 07 FOR WESTERN U.S. HEAVY RAINFALL AND WIND
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
800 PM PDT FRI OCT 14 2016
...MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN MOVING ACROSS THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
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 SOUTHWARD INTO NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
AND EASTWARD INTO THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AND NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 700 PM PDT...ANOTHER POTENT UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE HAS BEGUN
TO APPROACH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...WITH A DEEPENING LOW WELL OFF
THE OREGON COAST AND WAS TRAVELING EASTWARD TOWARD THE WEST COAST.
ANOTHER SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 988 MB...29.18
IN...WAS LOCATED IN SOUTHERN SASKATCHEWAN. A COLD FRONT EXTENDED
FROM THIS LOW ACROSS THE NORTHERN HIGH PLAINS...THE INTERMOUNTAIN
WEST...AND CENTRAL 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...THUS MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN CONTINUED
TO FALL ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 700 AM PDT WED OCT
12 THROUGH 700 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
BLUE CANYON 2.52
PLUMAS EUREKA STATE PARK 2.44
WESTWOOD 1.80
BUTTE MEADOWS 1.75
MT SHASTA 1.66
ARCATA AIRPORT 1.45
SQUAW VALLEY 1.41
REDDING 1 WNW 1.37
SUSANVILLE 2 WNW 1.31
VIOLA 5 W 1.26
...IDAHO...
SAGLE 1.8 NNE 1.83
HOPE 9.7 NNE 1.76
SPIRIT LAKE 3.6 E 1.76
MULLAN PASS 1.26
COEUR D'ALENE AIR TERMINAL AP 1.12
...NEVADA...
GARDNERVILLE 2 SSW 1.00
...OREGON...
BROOKINGS 4.2 ENE 8.05
HARBOR 1 WNW 6.55
O'BRIEN 2 SW 5.58
GOLD BEACH 5.07
LANGLOIS 2 ESE 4.73
NORTH BEND MUNI ARPT 3.46
ASTORIA 3.42
SCAPPOOSE 3.37
GOLD HILL 10 NNW 3.25
PROVOLT 2 N 3.17
COOS BAY 2 SSE 3.15
GLENDALE 2.83
SELMA 2.78
SEXTON SUMMIT 2.73
TALENT 3 WSW 2.37
PORTLAND INTL ARPT 2.10
KERBY 1.75
LAKESIDE 1 NNW 1.75
AURORA 1.74
SILETZ 2.9 NNE 1.52
...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 4.43
BREMERTON NATL ARPT 3.92
HOQUIAM/BOWERAN ARPT 3.43
HOODSPORT 3.7 WNW 3.38
OLYMPIA ARPT 3.33
BREMERTON 12 SW 3.15
TACOMA NARROWS ARPT 2.98
GRAND MOUND 5 NNW 2.42
VANCOUVER 2.37
POTLATCH 2 N 2.25
SEATTLE/TACOMA INTL ARPT 2.19
BELLINGHA INTL ARPT 1.74
SPOKANE INTL ARPT 1.07
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...CALIFORNIA...
HONEY LAKE 3 SE 70
GENESEE 8 E 68
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
...COLORADO...
MONARCH PASS 53
...MONTANA...
BIG SKY 6 WSW 76
LIVINGSTON 6 ENE 71
GREYCLIFF 13 SSW 70
MCALLISTER 4 NNE 68
EAST GLACIER PARK 8 SE 67
MONIDA 66
JUDITH GAP 64
NYE 3 WSW 63
FORT SMITH 17 S 61
MARTINSDALE 61
CAMERON 5 WNW 59
BOZEMAN 12 NE 58
EMIGRANT 12 SE 58
HILGER 7 ESE 58
RED LODGE 6 WSW 58
...NEVADA...
INCLINE VILLAGE 6 NE 89
PLEASANT VALLEY 2 SW 76
JARBIDGE 8 E 70
GALENA 68
MOUNT ROSE SKI ARE 5 SE 62
PARADISE VALLEY 6 SW 62
WASHOE DRIVE FIRE 2 SSW 62
...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
...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
...WYOMING...
ELK MOUNTAIN 7 NW 59
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 PACIFIC NORTHWEST COAST
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. BY SATURDAY...THE NEXT STRONG LOW PRESSURE
SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...AND WITH IT
ADDITIONAL 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 200 AM PDT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
FANNING
Last Updated: 1059 PM EDT FRI OCT 14 2016