315  
ACUS42 KWBC 210301  
SCCNS2  
 
STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 2 FOR WEST COAST ATMOSPHERIC RIVER AND WIND  
EVENT  
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD  
700 PM PST WED NOV 20 2024  
 
...HEAVY RAINFALL, HIGH WINDS, AND MOUNTAIN SNOWS ASSOCIATED WITH  
A MAJOR ATMOSPHERIC RIVER CONTINUE...  
 
FLOOD WATCHES ARE IN EFFECT OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA.  
 
WINTER STORM WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE  
CALIFORNIA AND WASHINGTON CASCADES AND SIERRA NEVADA.  
 
HIGH WIND WARNINGS AND WATCHES ARE ACTIVE ACROSS PORTIONS OF  
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND OREGON.  
 
A GALE WARNING IS ACTIVE FOR THE OFFSHORE WATERS OF OREGON AND  
WASHINGTON.  
 
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST WATCHES, WARNINGS  
AND ADVISORIES, PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV  
 
AT 600 PM PST...AN OCCLUDED 963 MB SURFACE LOW WAS ANALYZED  
OFFSHORE BRITISH COLUMBIA. RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOW  
WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL, MOUNTAIN SNOWS, AND GUSTY  
WINDS STREAMING INLAND ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTHERN  
OREGON.  
 
...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM  
PST TUE NOV 19 THROUGH 600 PM PST WED NOV 20...  
   
..CALIFORNIA
 
 
WEAVERVILLE 10 NE 13.0  
LASSEN NATIONAL PARK 3 SE 10.8  
   
..WASHINGTON
 
 
MAZAMA 2 S 16.2  
SOUTH CLE ELUM 25 SW 14.0  
 
...SELECTED PRELIMINARY STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IN INCHES FROM 600 AM  
PST TUE NOV 19 THROUGH 600 PM PST WED NOV 20...  
   
..CALIFORNIA
 
 
AUSTIN CREEK 8.72  
POINT AREA 4.8 ESE 5.21  
HONEYDEW 3.2 SSE 5.05  
COOKSIE MOUNTAIN 4.88  
FORT DICK .2 SSW 3.01  
EEL RIVER CAMP 2.47  
   
..OREGON
 
 
BROOKINGS 4.2 ENE 3.27  
CEDAR 3.24  
O'BRIEN 2 SW 3.24  
SOUTH FORK 2.71  
CANNIBAL MOUNTAIN 2.28  
 
...SELECTED PRELIMINARY PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER  
IN THE EVENT...  
   
..CALIFORNIA
 
 
MATTOLE ROAD 98  
ACORN WOMAN PEAK 89  
VAN BREMMER 82  
INDIAN WELL 80  
GAZELLE 79  
WEST WEED 74  
BOLMUS 70  
EAST LAKE SHASTINA 68  
WEED AIRPORT 67  
   
..OREGON
 
 
ACORN WOMAN PEAK 89  
LONG PRAIRIE 82  
FLYNN PRAIRIE 80  
YAQUINA 73  
FLORENCE 67  
CROWN POINT 63  
SUGARLOAF 61  
   
..WASHINGTON
 
 
MOUNT RAINEER 77  
CRYSTAL MOUNTAIN 74  
W CAPE ELIZABETH 72  
KOSMOS 71  
CAMANO ISLAND 63  
SEATAC AIRPORT 59  
SEATTLE 35  
 
HIGHLY IMPACTFUL RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE ACROSS NORTHERN CALIFORNIA  
AND THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST, WITH 12-16 INCHES OF RAINFALL EXPECTED  
OVER NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AND FAR SOUTHWEST OREGON THROUGH FRIDAY.  
HEAVY, WET MOUNTAIN SNOW AND WIND GUSTS EXCEEDING 65 MPH WILL ALSO  
MAINTAIN WHITEOUT CONDITIONS AT PASS LEVEL TODAY, BEFORE SNOW  
LEVELS RAPIDLY RISE. IN COASTAL AREAS, GUSTY WINDS MAY LEAD TO  
ADDITIONAL DOWNED TREES AND POWER OUTAGES.  
 
THE NEXT STORM SUMMARY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE WEATHER PREDICTION  
CENTER AT 700 AM PST. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS EVENT.  
 
ASHERMAN  

 
 
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