AWCN16 CWHX 051340
SPECIAL WEATHER SUMMARY MESSAGE FOR NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR ISSUED
BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:10 AM NDT SUNDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2010.
THE FOLLOWING IS A PRELIMINARY SUMMARY OF HURRICANE EARL AND ITS
EFFECTS AS IT CROSSED ATLANTIC CANADA SATURDAY AND TODAY...
HURRICANE EARL MADE LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF NOVA SCOTIA ON
SATURDAY AT APPROXIMATELY 10:30 AM ADT IN THE VICINITY OF THE
SHELBURNE/QUEENS COUNTY BORDER. THE PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS BY THE
CANADIAN HURRICANE CENTRE INDICATES THAT EARL MADE LANDFALL AS A
CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE WITH AN INTENSITY OF 65 KNOTS/119 KM/H.
SOON AFTER LANDFALL EARL WAS DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM BUT
REMAINED VERY INTENSE AS IT TRACKED RAPIDLY NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS NOVA
SCOTIA. TROPICAL STORM EARL CONTINUED INTO THE GULF OF ST LAWRENCE
PASSING JUST WEST OF ILES DE LA MADELEINE LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
EARL WAS DECLARED POST-TROPICAL LATER SATURDAY NIGHT AS IT MOVED OUT
OF THE GULF OF ST LAWRENCE. EARL IS CURRENTLY LOCATED JUST NORTHEAST
OF MARY'S HARBOUR AND IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTHEASTWARD
INTO THE LABRADOR SEA TODAY.
THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME NOTABLE RAINFALL TOTALS AND PEAK WIND GUSTS
FROM HURRICANE EARL REPORTED AT VARIOUS STATIONS ACROSS NEWFOUNDLAND.
NEWFOUNDLAND...
LOCATION RAINFALL PEAK WIND GUST
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BURGEO 10.8 MM 106 KM/H
PORT AUX BASQUES 11.5 MM 100 KM/H
WRECKHOUSE 14.7 MM 129 KM/H
STEPHENVILLE 3.8 MM 115 KM/H
CORNER BROOK 93 KM/H
DEER LAKE 5.0 MM 83 KM/H
ROCKY HARBOUR 13.1 MM 72 KM/H
COW HEAD 6.0 MM 116 KM/H
DANIEL'S HARBOUR 5.0 MM 100 KM/H
FEROLLE POINT 111 KM/H
ENGLEE 87 KM/H
ST ANTHONY 27.8 MM 89 KM/H
GRATES COVE 94 KM/H
SAGONA ISLAND 112 KM/H
END/
AWCN14 CWHX 050747
SPECIAL WEATHER SUMMARY MESSAGE FOR NEW BRUNSWICK ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:47 AM ADT SUNDAY 5 SEPTEMBER 2010.
THE FOLLOWING IS A PRELIMINARY SUMMARY OF HURRICANE EARL AND ITS
EFFECTS AS IT CROSSED THE MARITIMES ON SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 4 2010...
HURRICANE EARL MADE LANDFALL ALONG THE SOUTH SHORE OF NOVA SCOTIA AT
APPROXIMATELY 10:30 AM ADT IN THE VICINITY OF THE SHELBURNE/QUEENS
COUNTY BORDER. THE PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS BY THE CANADIAN HURRICANE
CENTRE INDICATES THAT EARL MADE LANDFALL AS A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE
WITH AN INTENSITY OF 65 KNOTS / 119 KM/H.
SOON AFTER LANDFALL EARL WAS DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM BUT
REMAINED VERY INTENSE AS IT TRACKED RAPIDLY NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS
LUNENBURG... HANTS... AND COLCHESTER COUNTIES BEFORE MOVING INTO THE
NORTHUMBERLAND STRAIT AND ACROSS EASTERN QUEENS COUNTY PRINCE EDWARD
ISLAND SATURDAY AFTERNOON. TROPICAL STORM EARL CONTINUED INTO THE
GULF OF ST LAWRENCE PASSING JUST WEST OF ILES DE LA MADELEINE LATE
IN THE AFTERNOON. EARL WAS DECLARED POST-TROPICAL LATER SATURDAY
NIGHT AS IT MOVED OUT OF THE GULF OF ST LAWRENCE.
THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME NOTABLE RAINFALL TOTALS AND PEAK WIND GUSTS
FROM HURRICANE EARL REPORTED AT VARIOUS STATIONS ACROSS NOVA SCOTIA,
NEW BRUNSWICK AND PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.
NOVA SCOTIA...
LOCATION RAINFALL (MM) PEAK WIND GUST (KM/H)
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BEAVER ISLAND (EASTERN SHORE) 135
MCNABS ISLAND 130
OBSBORNE HEAD 128
HALIFAX HARBOUR APPROACHES BUOY 122
HALIFAX STANFIELD AIRPORT 52.0 120
SHEARWATER JETTY 23.1 117
BEDFORD BASIN 115
LUNENBURG 111
ANTIGONISH HARBOUR (ACOWW) 110
HART ISLAND 109
CARIBOU POINT 9.7 108
GRAND ETANG 115
BACCARO POINT 19.6 102
PORT HAWKESBURY 25.4 100
UPPER STEWIACKE 21.6 100
WESTERN HEAD 24.0 98
LOCKEPORT (CANWARN) 98
DEBERT 32.1 89
SYDNEY AIRPORT 18.4 90
KEJIMKUJIK NAT'L'PARK 46.2
GREENWOOD 41.4 65
KENTVILLE 40.0
PARRSBORO 32.0 67
YARMOUTH AIRPORT 26.8 63
POCKWOCK LAKE (COOLTAP) 53.0
NORTHEAST MARGAREE 32.6
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND...
LOCATION RAINFALL (MM) PEAK WIND GUST (KM/H)
---------------------------------------------------------------------
EAST POINT 14.1 98
CHARLOTTETOWN 30.0 78
SUMMERSIDE 15.5 70
NORTH POINT 28.6 85
ST PETER'S 28.2 79
HARRINGTON 25.5 76
MAPLE PLAIN 24.8 69
ILES DE LA MADELEINE 31.2 100
NEW BRUNSWICK...
LOCATION RAINFALL (MM) PEAK WIND GUST (KM/H)
---------------------------------------------------------------------
MONCTON 21.2 80
MISCOU ISLAND 26.1 74
SAINT JOHN 12.7 70
BAS CARAQUET 36.4 65
EDMUNSTON 76.5
FLORENCEVILLE (NB FIRE) 67.1
BIG TRACADIE (NB FIRE) 61.0
BROCKWAY (NB FIRE) 58.2
LUNTS BROOK (NB FIRE) 55.9
ST STEPHEN 55.2
FREDERICTON 47.9
BANTALOR (NB FIRE) 45.7
FREDERICTON AIRPORT 42.6
GAGETOWN 41.5
MULLIGAN GULCH (NB FIRE) 37.3
MECHANIC SETTLEMENT 34.1
ROBINSON TOWER (NB FIRE) 34.0
MIRAMICHI 33.4
BOUCTOUCHE 23.3
KOUCHIBOUGUAC 25.0
CHARLO 21.8
ST LĂ©ONARD 23.4
GRAND MANAN 16.4
POINT LEPREAU 20.3
BATHURST 13.4
IN ADDITION TO VERY STRONG WINDS AND BANDS OF HEAVY RAIN, HURRICANE
EARL GENERATED SOME VERY HIGH WAVES OFFSHORE. A BUOY OVER WEST
SCOTIAN SLOPE REPORTED A PEAK WAVE HEIGHT OF 25.1 METRES, AND A
BUOY IN THE APPROACHES TO HALIFAX HARBOUR REPORTED A PEAK WAVE OF
23.3 METRES. BOTH THESE BUOYS REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS AT OR VERY
NEAR HURRICANE FORCE.
END/ASPC
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