THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER

COLLEGE PARK, MD


STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE



STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 17 FOR WESTERN U.S. HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD 
100 PM PST MON DEC 3 2012

...NORTHERN CALIFORNIA GETS A BREAK IN THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION
TODAY BEFORE THE NEXT ROUND ARRIVES BY TUESDAY...    

FLOOD WARNINGS AND FLOOD ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PARTS OF
NORTHERN AND CENTRAL CALIFORNIA, AS WELL AS A SMALL AREA IN
WESTERN WASHINGTON.

HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS
OF EXTREME NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN OREGON, AND PARTS OF
COASTAL WASHINGTON.

WINTER STORM WATCHES AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.

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

AT 100 PM PST, THE STRONG COLD FRONT THAT BROUGHT WIDESPREAD HEAVY
PRECIPITATION AND HIGH WINDS TO THE WEST COAST YESTERDAY HAD MOVED
RAPIDLY EASTWARD INTO THE CENTRAL ROCKIES AND OUT INTO THE PLAINS
STATES. MEANWHILE, AN EXPANSIVE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WITH A
CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 980 MB (28.94 INCHES) REMAINED NEARLY
STATIONARY IN THE GULF OF ALASKA. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS
AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN
CONTINUING TO IMPACT COASTAL AREAS OF WASHINGTON AND NORTHWESTERN
OREGON. FARTHER SOUTH, FROM SOUTHERN OREGON INTO CALIFORNIA,
PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED FOR THE MOMENT IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONTAL
SYSTEM NOW OVER THE ROCKIES. FARTHER INLAND, LIGHT TO MODERATE
SNOW CONTINUED TO FALL ACROSS THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF IDAHO AND
MONTANA.                             

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM PST TUE NOV
27 THROUGH 100 PM PST MON DEC 03...

...CALIFORNIA...
BRANDY CREEK (SHASTA)                23.48                    
STERLING CITY (FEATHER)              21.24                    
SIMS                                 17.90                    
PETROLIA 7.4 SE                      17.50                    
NORTH COAST CAMP SIX                 16.64                    
BRIDGEVILLE 5.2 ENE                  15.72                    
OAK MOUNTAIN                         15.16                    
MIRANDA 4.1 SW                       14.98                    
CAZADERO 6.9 WNW                     14.45                    
KINGVALE 1.3 WSW                     14.37                    
LOS GATOS 6.1 S                      13.89                    
BLUE CANYON                          13.41                    
REDWAY 1.8 WSW                       13.39                    
BRANDY CRK                           12.60                    
SECRET TOWN                          12.55                    
BEALE AFB/MARYSVILLE                  9.55                    
SAN FRANCISCO INTL AIRPORT            4.09                    

...IDAHO...
MULLAN PASS                           3.67                    
YELLOW PINE 0.2 SSW                   3.17                    
MCCALL 9.3 SSE                        3.16                    
GARDEN VALLEY 2.7 NW                  2.86                    
DOVER 0.4 SW                          1.95                    
SAGLE 1.8 NNE                         1.79                    
SANDPOINT 13.3 NE                     1.77                    
ST. MARIES 2.8 S                      1.57                    
ATHOL 1.5 ENE                         1.52                    
CLARK FORK 3.5 SE                     1.50                    

...MONTANA...
NOXON 9.1 NNW                         1.64                    
LIBBY 28.0 SSW                        1.24                    

...NEVADA...
RENO 5.6 WSW                          3.29                    
GARDNERVILLE 3.9 S                    2.17                    
CARSON CITY 2.3 NNE                   1.67                    
SPARKS 6.7 N                          1.13                    
INCLINE VILLAGE 4 NE                  1.12                    

...OREGON...
OBRIEN 2 SW                          12.35                    
FOSS                                  8.47                    
BROOKINGS 4.2 ENE                     8.28                    
MEDFORD 5.0 SSW                       7.83                    
GOLD HILL 5.4 NNW                     6.85                    
CAVE JUNCTION 3.7 E                   6.65                    
GRANTS PASS 6.1 SSE                   6.54                    
CENTRAL POINT 5.7 NW                  6.53                    
PORT ORFORD 5.0 E                     6.49                    
WILLIAMS 1 NW                         6.34                    
ASHLAND 1.4 ESE                       6.29                    
SHADY COVE 0.2 S                      5.90                    
SEXTON SUMMIT                         5.29                    

...WASHINGTON...
WYNOOCHEE LAKE                       10.72                    
BRINNON 1.7 WSW                       8.71                    
TRACYTON 2.3 WSW                      5.54                    
BREMERTON NATIONAL ARPT               5.32                    
QUILLAYUTE                            4.71                    
MONTESANO 4.5 SW                      4.53                    
GRAYS RIVER 0.9 SSE                   4.52                    
BREMERTON 2.9 NNE                     4.34                    
HOQUIAM/BOWERMAN AIRPORT              4.33                    
PORT LUDLOW 1.1 SSE                   3.97                    
CHIMACUM 5.1 S                        3.94                    
SILVERDALE 5.5 NNW                    3.87                    
OCEAN SHORES 1.2 N                    3.83                    
SEATTLE/BOEING FIELD                  3.06                    
OLYMPIA AIRPORT                       2.12                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM PST TUE NOV
27 THROUGH 100 PM PST MON DEC 03...

...CALIFORNIA...
MT ROSE SKI                          45.0                    
MAMMOTH LAKES 2 WNW                  26.0                    
KIRKWOOD SKI RESORT                  22.0                    
SIERRA AT TAHOE                      19.0                    
KAISER POINT SNOTEL                  18.0                    
MITCHELL MEADOW SNOTEL               15.0                    
VOLCANIC KNOB SNOTEL                 14.0                    
BISHOP PASS SNOTEL                   12.0                    
SODA SPRINGS 1.5 SSW                 12.0                    
SUGAR BOWL SKI RESORT                12.0                    
CHAGOOPA PLATEAU SNOTEL              10.0                    
ALPINE MEADOWS                        9.0                    
CHARLOTTE LAKE SNOTEL                 8.0                    
TUNNEL GUARD STATION                  8.0                    
CHAGOOPA PLATEAU                      7.0                    
KAISER POINT                          7.0                    

...IDAHO...
DEADWOOD SUMMIT 1 W                  46.0                    
GROUSE 16 WNW                        43.0                    
KETCHUM 16 WSW                       42.0                    
ISLAND PARK 4 WSW                    34.0                    
CHALLIS 13 WSW                       28.0                    
KETCHUM 22 NW                        25.4                    
JAMES CREEK SUMMIT 1 ESE             24.0                    
N TRINITY LAKES                      20.0                    
ISLAND PARK 8 NW                     14.9                    
MACKAY 17 SW                         14.7                    
ARCO 33 WNW                          12.5                    
STANLEY 28 NE                        10.0                    

...MONTANA...
WEST YELLOWSTONE 10 S                16.0                    
BIG SKY 22 S                          9.0                    
EAST PORTAL 5 NNW                     8.0                    
LAKEVIEW 1 SW                         7.0                    

...NEVADA...
MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA                  23.0                    
DAGGET PASS                           8.0                    

...OREGON...
ASHLAND 8 S                          10.0                    

...WASHINGTON...
WINTHROP 6.8 NNW                      5.0                    
PLAIN 0.8 NW                          4.0                    

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...CALIFORNIA...
MAMMOTH MOUNTAIN                     150                    
WARD MOUNTAIN                        139                    
LAKE CITY 3 E                         90                    
SANDBERG                              86                    
HIGH GLADE LOOKOUT                    81                    
INDEPENDENCE 5 NW                     79                    
SIERRAVILLE 5 SSW                     78                    
DUNCAN PEAK RAWS                      77                    
REDDING 2 S                           71                    
MT. DIABLO RAWS                       67                    
BLUE CANYON                           66                    
RIVERSIDE                             63                    
SAN FRANCISCO INTL ARPT               50                    

...MONTANA...
LIVINGSTON 2 WSW                      77                    
NYE 5 SW                              76                    
EMIGRANT 3 SSE                        67                    
MCALLISTER 4 NNE                      67                    
BOULDER                               61                    

...NEVADA...
WARD MOUNTAIN                        139                    
MOUNT ROSE SKI ARE                    95                    
RENO 2 SSE                            95                    
LAKE CITY                             90                    
MOUNT MONTGOMERY 5 ENE                88                    
WASHOE CITY 1 S                       84                    
JARBIDGE 9 E                          83                    
WALTER LAKE                           80                    
VIRGINIA CITY 4 NNW                   77                    
KYLE CANYON RAWS                      73                    
CARSON CITY 6 SW                      72                    
GARDNERVILLE 5 WSW                    68                    
SILVER SPRINGS                        68                    

...OREGON...
NEWPORT                               74                    
SPRAGUE RIVER 10 SSE                  60                    

...SOUTH DAKOTA...
BUFFALO 1 N                           59                    

...UTAH...
CENTRAL WASATCH PEAKS                113                    
ALTA                                  85                    
SNOWBASIN                             72                    
BRIGHTON                              71                    
PARK CITY                             71                    

...WYOMING...
SHERIDAN                              68                    
ELK MOUNTAIN 5 W                      59                    
ARLINGTON                             54                    


AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN BEHIND THE STRONG COLD FRONT,
CALIFORNIA WILL GET A BREAK IN THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION TODAY.
HOWEVER, ANOTHER FRONT IS FORECAST TO REACH THE WEST COAST BY
TUESDAY, BRINGING ANOTHER ROUND OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION. AN
ADDITIONAL 2 TO 5 INCHES OF RAIN...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS,
WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS AREAS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AS WELL AS
WESTERN OREGON/WASHINGTON. AT HIGHER ELEVATIONS, WHERE SNOW IS
FALLING, AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 FEET OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS INCLUDES THE NORTHERN CASCADES, AND INTO
THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE INTERMOUNTAIN WEST. STRONG AND GUSTY
WINDS WILL ALSO BE LIKELY FOR THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.    

THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 700 PM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.

HAMRICK




Last Updated: 400 PM EST MON DEC 03 2012