THE WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER
COLLEGE PARK, MD
STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 03 FOR WESTERN U.S. WINTER STORM AND COASTAL
RAIN
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
700 PM PST FRI FEB 07 2014
...A SERIES OF STORM SYSTEMS FROM THE PACIFIC IS EXPECTED TO
IMPACT THE WESTERN U.S. WITH PERIODS OF COASTAL HEAVY RAIN AND
INTERIOR HIGHER-ELEVATION SNOW...
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR MUCH OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND INTERMOUNTAIN WEST.
HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF COASTAL OREGON.
WIND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF CALIFORNIA AND
NEVADA. HIGH WIND WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEASTERN WYOMING.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 600 PM PST...AN ARCTIC FRONTAL BOUNDARY WAS DRAPED ACROSS
SOUTHERN OREGON...THE GREAT BASIN...AND INTO THE CENTRAL/SOUTHERN
ROCKIES. UPPER-LEVEL WESTERLY WINDS CONTINUED TO DIRECT WAVES OF
LOW PRESSURE INTO THE WESTERN U.S. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADARS
AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED SCATTERED AREAS OF SNOW IN THE
INTERMOUNTAIN WEST MAINLY NORTH OF THE ARCTIC BOUNDARY...AND IN
THE SIERRAS. FARTHER SOUTH...AN AREA OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WAS
MOVING INTO CENTRAL AND NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM PST WED FEB
05 THROUGH 600 PM PST FRI FEB 07...
...CALIFORNIA...
SODA SPRINGS 1.5 SSW 6.0
KINGVALE 1 WSW 4.0
...COLORADO...
COAL BANK PASS 17.0
KEBLER PASS 3 N 10.0
ROCKWOOD 6.7 N 7.9
...IDAHO...
PARIS 1 S 12.0
ST CHARLES 1 SSE 12.0
BERN 10.0
MALTA 9.0
RUPERT 8.5
BURLEY 8.0
STANLEY 16 NW 7.1
HEYBURN 7.0
ATLANTA 6 SW 6.1
PRESTON 1 SE 5.0
FAIRFIELD 10 NNW 4.6
GARDEN VALLEY 2.7 NW 4.4
BELLEVUE 4.0
MOSCOW 1 SW 4.0
BOISE 8.8 NNW 3.5
...MONTANA...
WEST YELLOWSTONE 6 S 6.2
...OREGON...
DETROIT 1 ESE 18.0
VERNONIA 6 NW 13.0
CORVALLIS 11.5
CAMP SHERMAN 2 SSE 11.0
PHILOMATH 10.5
BENNETT PASS 10.0
CLATSKANIE 10.0
NECANICUM 4 E 10.0
PARKDALE 10.0
ROWENA 3 SSW 10.0
SUNSET SUMMIT 10.0
WILSON RIVER SUMMIT 10.0
DALLAS 8.0
EUGENE 6.5
PENDLETON 5 S 4.0
...UTAH...
GARDEN CITY 4 SW 10.0
NORTH LOGAN 0.8 ESE 10.0
LOGAN 0.7 SW 8.5
...WASHINGTON...
TROUT LAKE 1 N 7.0
COLFAX 1 NNE 5.0
LYLE 4.5
NACHES 15 NW 4.0
PULLMAN MCGREGOR 4.0
WALLA WALLA 6 WSW 4.0
SPOKANE 10 NE 3.0
WENATCHEE 10 SW 3.0
YAKIMA 2.8
...WYOMING...
DRIGGS 32 NNE 9.5
TETON VILLAGE 1.6 NE 4.8
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL FREEZING RAIN ICE AMOUNTS IN INCHES FROM
400 AM PST WED FEB 05 THROUGH 600 PM PST FRI FEB 07...
...OREGON...
NEWPORT 4 NNW 0.25
SODAVILLE 1 SSW 0.10
SW SILETZ 0.10
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 400 AM PST WED FEB
05 THROUGH 600 PM PST FRI FEB 07...
...CALIFORNIA...
ANDERSON PEAK ALERT #77 2.09
COOSKIE MTN RAWS NEAR PETROLIA 1.44
CARMEL VALLEY 12 S 1.43
SANTA ROSA/SONOMA CO ARPT 1.43
SAINT HELENA 4 WSW 1.32
VENADO 1.28
UKIAH MUNI ARPT 1.24
ASH MOUNTAIN 1.23
LA PORTE 1.19
POINT PINOS ALERT #1003 1.18
CAMP SIX RAWS NEAR GASQUET 1.05
PACHECO PASS 1.02
...OREGON...
SUMMIT 1 NW 6.90
INDEPENDENCE 1 SSE 3.50
NORTH BEND 2 ENE 1.00
...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...
...NEVADA...
MOUNT ROSE SKI AREA 2 NE 78
DAVIS CREEK 3 SSE 68
GARDNERVILLE 61
SILVER SPRINGS 57
RENO 5 N 50
AS MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH WAVES OF LOW PRESSURE CONTINUES TO
STREAM INTO THE WESTERN U.S....PERIODS OF INTERIOR SNOW AND
COASTAL RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY NEXT
WEEK. SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF THE WEST OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THROUGH
MONDAY...ADDITIONAL SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 FEET ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS MUCH OF THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE WESTERN U.S.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF GREATER THAN 3 INCHES...WITH
LOCALIZED AMOUNTS APPROACHING 10 INCHES...WILL BE COMMON ACROSS
THE WEST COAST FROM CENTRAL CALIFORNIA NORTHWARD THROUGH SUNDAY
NIGHT.
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION
CENTER AT 100 AM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.
RYAN
Last Updated: 942 PM EST FRI FEB 07 2014