Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Snowstorm on Sunday and Monday

AWCN14 CWHX 192020
SPECIAL WEATHER SUMMARY MESSAGE FOR NEW BRUNSWICK ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:20 PM AST MONDAY 19 JANUARY 2009.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKED THROUGH THE BAY OF FUNDY OVERNIGHT
SUNDAY AND MOVED INTO THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE LATE MONDAY
MORNING. SNOW AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM MOVED INTO NEW BRUNSWICK SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUED THROUGH THE NIGHT. CLOSE TO THE TRACK OF
THE LOW THE SNOW CHANGED TO FREEZING RAIN AND RAIN.

A SUMMARY OF SOME SNOWFALL TOTALS AS OF 4:00 PM AST JANUARY 19
FOLLOWS:

NEW BRUNSWICK...
LOCATION SNOWFALL FREEZING RAIN
(CM) (HOURS)
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MONCTON AIRPORT 14 cm/5.5 Inches 6
SAINT JOHN AIRPORT 17 cm/6.5 Inches 2
FREDERICTON 21 cm/8.5 Inches
BATHURST 33 cm/11 Inches
ST LĂ©ONARD 24/9.5 Inches
GRAND LAKE 26/10.5 Inches


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AWCN11 CWHX 192114
SPECIAL WEATHER SUMMARY MESSAGE FOR NOVA SCOTIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT
CANADA AT 5:14 PM AST MONDAY 19 JANUARY 2009.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM TRACKED THROUGH THE BAY OF FUNDY OVERNIGHT
SUNDAY AND MOVED INTO THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE LATE MONDAY
MORNING. SNOW AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM MOVED INTO NOVA SCOTIA SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND CHANGED TO RAIN OVERNIGHT IN MOST AREAS.

A SUMMARY OF PRECIPITATION TOTALS AS OF 4:00 PM JANUARY 19 FOLLOWS:

LOCATION SNOWFALL (CM) RAINFALL (MM)
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YARMOUTH AIRPORT 2 cm/0.75 Inches 16 mm/0.60 Inches
GREENWOOD 6 cm/2.5 Inches 6 mm/0.10 Inches
HALIFAX AIRPORT 10 cm/4 Inches 10 mm/0.40 Inches
KENTVILLE 5 cm/2 Inches 7 mm/0.20 Inches
SHEARWATER 13 cm/5.5 Inches 8 mm/0.30 Inches
WESTERN HEAD 3 cm/1.5 Inches 10 mm/0.40 Inches
SYDNEY 5 cm/2 Inches 39 mm/1.45 Inches


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