STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 4 FOR PACIFIC NORTHWEST STORM
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER CAMP SPRINGS MD
700 PM PST MON DEC 3 2007        

...MAJOR STORM BRINGING HIGH WINDS...HEAVY RAINS...AND HEAVY SNOWS
TO THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...

FLOOD WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF WESTERN WASHINGTON
AND OREGON. 

AN AVALANCHE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE CASCADES...THE
OLYMPICS AND MOUNT HOOD BECAUSE OF VERY HEAVY SNOWS AND RAINS.

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES AND
WARNINGS...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV.

A SERIES OF MAJOR EARLY WINTER STORMS BEGAN AFFECTING THE PACIFIC
NORTHWEST ON SUNDAY...BRINGING VERY STRONG WINDS TO COASTAL
SECTIONS OF WASHINGTON...OREGON...AND NORTHWESTERN
CALIFORNIA...SIGNIFICANT RAINS TO MUCH OF WESTERN
WASHINGTON...WESTERN OREGON...AND NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA...AND
HEAVY SNOWS TO THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS FROM WASHINGTON SOUTHWARD TO
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND EASTWARD INTO IDAHO. THE LATEST STORM OVER
THE EASTERN PACIFIC WILL MOVE ACROSS BRITISH COLUMBIA ON
TUESDAY...ENDING THE THREAT OF VERY HEAVY PRECIPITATION OVER THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST BY LATE TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AS IT PULLS AWAY
FROM THE REGION.  

AT 700 PM PST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS SHOWED WIDESPREAD
PRECIPITATION CONTINUING FROM WESTERN WASHINGTON SOUTHWARD INTO
NORTHWESTERN CALIFORNIA AND FROM EASTERN WASHINGTON AND EASTERN
OREGON INTO IDAHO AND WESTERN MONTANA.

...SELECTED SNOWFALL TOTALS IN INCHES FROM 400 AM PST SATURDAY DEC
1 THROUGH 1000 AM PST MONDAY DEC 3...

...WASHINGTON...

JUNE LAKE                                    27.0
SWIFT LAKE                                   20.0
BELWET PASS AREA                             19.0 
GLENWOOD                                     18.0
SPENCER MEADOW                               18.0
CASHMERE                                     17.3
POTLATCH                                     16.0
PLAIN                                        15.0
STEVENS PASS                                 14.0
49 DEGREES SKI                               14.0 
MALOTT                                       14.0 
MOUNT SPOKANE SKI                            12.0 

...IDAHO...

ISLAND PARK 8 NW			     22.5
MACKS INN 9E				     21.8
KETCHUM 22 NW				     18.3
MOYIE SPRINGS                                18.0
LOOKOUT PASS SKI                             16.0
NAPLES 3 W                                   16.0 
BEAR MTN                                     15.0
SCHWEITZER SADDLE                            13.0
HIDDEN LAKE                                  12.5 
SILVER MOUNTAIN SKI                          12.0 
PRIEST RIVER 6 S                             11.0 


...SELECTED RAINFALL TOTALS IN INCHES FROM 400 AM PST SATURDAY DEC
1 THROUGH 500 PM PST MONDAY DEC 3...

...WASHINGTON...

BREMERTON				    12.06
JUNE LAKE				     9.50
LONE PINE				     8.40
SHELTON					     8.23
SPIRIT LAKE				     7.40
FORKS                                        6.49
LARCH MOUNTAIN				     5.94
OLYMPIA                                      5.52
SEATTLE-TAKOMA AIRPORT			     5.26
CASTLE ROCK				     5.27 
STAMPEDE PASS                                4.15 
KELSO-LONGVIEW AIRPORT                       3.64 
QUILLAYUTE                                   3.10 
KALAMA   	                             2.61

...OREGON...

LEES CAMP				    13.30
SOUTH FORK RAWS				    11.06
CEDAR MTN RAWS				    11.28
LOG CREEK RAWS				    10.07 (24 HOURS)
VERNONIA				     9.81
MOUNT HEBO				     9.53
LOG CREEK RAWS				     9.00 (24 HOURS)
HASKINS DAM				     8.70 (24 HOURS)
ROCKHOUSE MOUNTAIN			     7.64
SCAPPOOSE                                    4.18
ASTORIA                                      3.14
PORTLAND/HILLSBORO AIRPORT                   2.98 
HILLSBORO                                    2.46

...CALIFORNIA...

HONEYDEW RAWS				    6.08
PETROLIA 4 S				    3.94
CARRVILLE 13 NE				    3.12
GASQUET 12 SE				    2.74
                               

...IDAHO...

MULLAN PASS                                  2.49 

...HIGHEST OBSERVED WIND GUSTS FROM THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS...

...WASHINGTON...

CAPE DISAPPOINTMENT                       104 MPH
TOKE POINT                                 75 MPH
BAY CENTER                                 72 MPH
OYSTERVILLE                                67 MPH
OCEAN PARK                                 67 MPH

...OREGON...

BAY CITY                                  129 MPH
LINCOLN CITY                              125 MPH
CAPE MEARS                                114 MPH
CAPE BLANCO			 	  113 MPH
CHARLESTON BRIDGE TOWER			  110 MPH
TILLAMOOK BAY TIDE GAGE                   100 MPH
MOUNT HEBO                                 91 MPH
GOVT CAMP SKI BOWL                         90 MPH
ROCKAWAY BEACH                             87 MPH
ASTORIA - WEST SLOPE                       86 MPH
CLATSOP SPIT                               85 MPH

...CALIFORNIA...

VAN BREMMER				   75 MPH
WEED AIRPORT			 	   68 MPH
SISKIYOU COUNTY AIRPORT			   54 MPH

HIGH WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE COASTAL
SECTIONS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST FROM NORTHERN CALIFORNIA TO
WASHINGTON THROUGH TUESDAY...WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOWS IN THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.  SNOW LEVELS HAVE RISEN SINCE SUNDAY.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OR MORE ARE LIKELY IN
SOME AREAS BY TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY IN THE FAVORED TERRAIN NEAR THE
COAST FROM WASHINGTON SOUTHWARD INTO EXTREME NORTHWESTERN
CALIFORNIA. THESE ADDITIONAL RAINS...ALONG WITH THE RAINS THAT
HAVE ALREADY OCCURRED...WILL LEAD TO ADDITIONAL FLOODING.

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 100 AM PST TUESDAY. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR
LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
ON THIS EVENT.
 
KOCIN