Summary the Effects of Earl on Atlantic Canada
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 -------------------------------------------------------- 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) --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 LéONARD 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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