STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 24 FOR WESTERN U.S. HEAVY RAIN AND SNOW
NWS HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
700 AM PST WED DEC 05 2012
...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE THIS MORNING ACROSS
NORTHERN/CENTRAL CALIFORNIA BEFORE WINDING DOWN LATER TODAY...
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE CASCADES IN
WASHINGTON STATE AS WELL AS THE HIGH ELEVATIONS OF IDAHO AND THE
SIERRA IN CALIFORNIA. WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN WYOMING.
FLOOD WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS
OF WESTERN WASHINGTON AND OREGON AS WELL AS EXTREME NORTHERN
CALIFORNIA.
HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF MONTANA AND
WYOMING.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 600 AM PST...A COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED WELL INLAND OVER THE
PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND EXTENDED OFFSHORE NEAR EUREKA CALIFORNIA.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED AN
AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS FALLING FROM NEAR SAN FRANCISCO
EASTWARD INTO THE INTERMOUNTAIN STATES. LIGHT TO MODERATE SNOW WAS
FALLING AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE APPROXIMATELY 7000 FEET. BEHIND THE
COLD FRONT...SCATTERED LIGHT SHOWERS WERE OCCURRING ACROSS OREGON
AND WASHINGTON...WITH SNOW SHOWERS IN THE CASCADES.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM PST TUE NOV
27 THROUGH 600 AM PST WED DEC 05...
...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 16.31
MIRANDA 4.1 SW 15.67
OAK MOUNTAIN 15.16
BLUE CANYON 15.11
CAZADERO 6.9 WNW 14.57
KINGVALE 1.3 WSW 14.55
REDWAY 1.8 WSW 14.04
LOS GATOS 6.1 S 13.89
BRANDY CRK 12.60
BEALE AFB/MARYSVILLE 10.14
SAN FRANCISCO INTL AIRPORT 4.09
...IDAHO...
MULLAN PASS 5.59
YELLOW PINE 0.2 SSW 4.05
GARDEN VALLEY 2.7 NW 4.03
MCCALL 3.78
SANDPOINT 13.3 NE 2.92
DOVER 0.4 SW 2.38
CLARK FORK 3.5 SE 2.19
SAGLE 1.8 NNE 2.14
ST. MARIES 2.8 S 2.11
ATHOL 1.5 ENE 1.99
...MONTANA...
NOXON 9.1 NNW 2.91
LIBBY 28.0 SSW 2.14
...NEVADA...
RENO 5.6 WSW 3.94
GARDNERVILLE 3.9 S 3.21
CARSON CITY 2.3 NNE 2.43
SPARK 1.26
INCLINE VILLAGE 4 NE 1.12
...OREGON...
OBRIEN 2 SW 13.75
FOSS 11.34
BROOKINGS 4.2 ENE 10.37
SEXTON SUMMIT 8.40
MEDFORD 5.0 SSW 8.02
PORT ORFORD 5.0 E 7.75
GOLD HILL 5.4 NNW 7.54
CAVE JUNCTION 3.7 E 7.27
GRANTS PASS 6.1 SSE 7.00
WILLIAMS 1 NW 6.80
CENTRAL POINT 5.7 NW 6.78
SHADY COVE 0.2 S 6.47
ASHLAND 1.4 ESE 6.44
ASTORIA 5.34
PORTLAND/HILLSBORO ARPT 3.40
...WASHINGTON...
HOODSPORT 16.23
WYNOOCHEE LAKE 13.68
BRINNON 1.7 WSW 8.71
TRACYTON 2.3 WSW 7.75
GRAYS RIVER 0.9 SSE 7.13
MONTESANO 4.5 SW 6.84
BREMERTON NATIONAL ARPT 6.67
QUILLAYUTE 6.35
SILVERDALE 5.5 NNW 5.49
HOQUIAM/BOWERMAN AIRPORT 5.46
OCEAN SHORES 1.2 N 5.39
CHIMACUM 5.1 S 5.38
PORT LUDLOW 1.1 SSE 5.31
OLYMPIA AIRPORT 4.43
SEATTLE/BOEING FIELD 3.91
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 PM PST TUE NOV
27 THROUGH 600 AM PST WED DEC 05...
...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
SODA SPRINGS 1.5 SSW 13.0
BISHOP PASS SNOTEL 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 10.3
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...
MARYS PEAK 95
NEWPORT 84
GARIBALDI 1 SW 73
LEBANON 5 WSW 71
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
AN INCH OF ADDITIONAL RAINFALL...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...IS
POSSIBLE TODAY ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA BEFORE
PRECIPITATION COMES TO AN END THIS EVENING. ACROSS THE
INTERMOUNTAIN WEST AS WELL AS COASTAL WASHINGTON AND THE
CASCADES...AN ADDITIONAL HALF INCH OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE THROUGH
TONIGHT. AN ADDITIONAL 4 TO 8 INCHES OF SNOW IS POSSIBLE THROUGH
TONIGHT IN THE CASCADES AS WELL AS OVER THE HIGH ELEVATIONS OF
WESTERN WYOMING.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL
PREDICTION CENTER AT 100 PM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS
EVENT.
RYAN