Snowstorm of Wednesday night and Thursday morning

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SPECIAL WEATHER SUMMARY MESSAGE FOR NEW BRUNSWICK ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 6:50 PM AST THURSDAY 29 JANUARY 2009.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FROM THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES RAPIDLY
INTENSIFIED LAST NIGHT AS IT CROSSED THE MARITIMES. SNOW AHEAD OF
THE LOW SPREAD ACROSS ALL OF THE MARITIMES BUT CHANGED TO RAIN OVER
NOVA SCOTIA.. AND SOUTHERN NEW BRUNSWICK. MANY AREAS EXPERIENCED A
PERIOD OF ICE PELLETS AND FREEZING RAIN BEFORE THE CHANGE OVER TO
RAIN. A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF RAIN FOLLOWED THE SNOW CREATING MESSY
CONDITIONS.

NORTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW BRUNSWICK RECEIVED ONLY SNOW WITH STRONG
WINDS REDUCING VISIBILITIES IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. SNOWFALL
AMOUNTS WERE GENERALLY 20 TO 30 CMS.


LOCATION SNOW(CM)'S+R(MM) RAIN(MM) FRZG RN WIND(KMH)
WTR EQ.
YARMOUTH (6Z) 5 29.8 15 1 HR 74
WESTERN HEAD 37.8 91
BACCARO POINT 24.4 87
BRIER ISLAND 19 93
KEJIMKUJIK 32.6
GREENWOOD 15 20.3 NIL 80
KENTVILLE 20.8 74
SHEARWATER 8.5 32.5
LAKE MAJOR 5 29.6
HALIFAX INTL 12.2 24.5 2 HR 83
MALAY FALLS 37.1 76
UPPER STEWIACKE 14.9 72
DEBERT 14.7 87
NAPPAN 17.7 87
CARIBOU POINT 7.8 76
SYDNEY 11 19.2 2 HR 104
GRAND ETANG 154
ST. PAUL ISLAND 145

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND:
NORTH POINT 5 5.8 96
SUMMERSIDE 11.9 82
HARRINGTON 13.4 74
EAST POINT 9.1 104
CHARLOTTETOWN 9 12.8 82

NEW BRUNSWICK:
SAINT JOHN 21.8 40.1 3 HR 69
FREDERICTON 18 21.4 50
MONCTON 13 20.8 2 HR 67
BATHURST 31 30.0 48
EDMUNDSTON 23 16.3


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