Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Mid December Rainstorm Update 9





AWCN14 CWHX 141521


SPECIAL WEATHER SUMMARY MESSAGE FOR NEW BRUNSWICK ISSUED BY

ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11:21 AM AST TUESDAY 14 DECEMBER 2010.


AN INTENSE AND SLOW MOVING TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE MOVED INTO WESTERN

NEW BRUNSWICK EARLY MONDAY AND SLOWLY TRACKED ACROSS THE

PROVINCE TO LIE OVER EASTERN AREAS THIS MORNING. VERY HEAVY BANDS OF

RAIN, WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS, AFFECTED WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE

PROVINCE FOR THE BALANCE OF MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT BEFORE ENDING

THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. OVER SOUTHERN AND EASTERN SECTIONS

STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WERE EXPERIENCED MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.


THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME NOTABLE RAINFALL AMOUNTS AND WIND GUSTS

REPORTED ACROSS NEW BRUNSWICK AND EASTERN MAINE AS OF 8 AM LOCAL

TIME TUESDAY.


LOCATION RAIN (MM) MAX WIND GUST (KM/H)

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BARING (ME) 208 --

ST. STEPHEN 174 --

ROBBINSTON (ME) 164 --

WHITING (ME) 145 --

GRAND MANAN 124 83

PRINCETON (ME) 113 --

VANCEBORO (ME) 105 --

FREDERICTON AIRPORT 106 --

FREDERICTON CITY 101 --

GAGETOWN 99 --

FRENCHVILLE (ME) 45 --

CARIBOU (ME) 57 --

HOULTON (ME) 72 --

DANFORTH (ME) 90 --

VAN BUREN (ME) 82 --

WEST QUODDY (ME) 81 --

CHERRYFIELD (ME) 79 --

POINT LEPREAU 77 102

DENNYSVILLE (ME) 75 --

KNOWLES CORNER (ME) 70 --

HOULTON (ME) 68 --

PREQUE ISLE (ME) 61 --

FORT KENT (ME) 57 --

ST. JOHN 48 61

MONCTON 20 95

BOUCTOUCHE 14 74

MECHANIC SETTLEMENT -- 89

BATHURST 40 --

ST. LEONARD 70 --

EDMUNSTON 59 --

RED PINES 44 --

*NEW MARYLAND 55 --

*LING REACH 88 --

*KINGSCLEAR 112 --

*ST QUENTIN 44 --

*MCNAMEE 104 --

*BAYSIDE 185 --

*TWEEDSIDE 137 --

*WOODSTOCK 42 --


* DENOTES VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVERS.


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AWCN11 CWHX 151315


SPECIAL WEATHER SUMMARY MESSAGE FOR NOVA SCOTIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT

CANADA AT 9:15 AM AST WEDNESDAY 15 DECEMBER 2010.


AN INTENSE TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WHICH BROUGHT HEAVY RAIN AND STRONG

WINDS TO MANY AREAS OF MAINLAND NOVA SCOTIA ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY

IS CURRENTLY SITUATED NEAR CAPE BRETON. THE TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO

WEAKEN THIS EVENING AND THE RAIN AND WIND ARE FORECAST TO TAPER

OFF THIS EVENING AS WELL.


THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME NOTABLE WIND GUSTS AND RAINFALL TOTALS

REPORTED AT VARIOUS STATIONS AND VOLUNTEER OBSERVING SITES ACROSS

NOVA SCOTIA AS OF 8 AM AST.


NOVA SCOTIA...


LOCATION RAIN (MM) SNOW (CM) MAX WIND GUST

(KM/H)

---------------------------------------------------------------------

MCNAB'S ISLAND -- -- 106

HALIFAX AIRPORT 67 -- 102

SHEARWATER 38 -- 80

LUNENBURG -- -- 93

WESTERN HEAD 34 -- 91

BACCARO POINT 24 -- 96

KEJIMKUJIK NAT'L'PARK 58 -- 74

YARMOUTH AIRPORT 32 -- 80

CAPE SABLE (*) 34 -- --

BRIER ISLAND 67 -- 106

GREENWOOD 54 -- 111

KENTVILLE 58 -- 89

UPPER STEWIACKE 66 -- 106

PARRSBORO 47 -- 76

DEBERT 47 -- 89

NAPPAN 35 -- 98

CARIBOU POINT 37 -- 100

TRACADIE 95 -- 89

BEAVER ISLAND -- -- 104

HART ISLAND -- -- 117

PORT HAWKESBURY -- -- 93

SYDNEY 128 -- 76

CHETICAMP 101 -- --

GRAND ETANG -- -- 124

NORTH MOUNTAIN 89 -- 91

INGONISH BEACH 106 -- --

WOODSTOCK (*) 47 -- --

NINEVAH (*) 58 -- --


* DENOTES VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVERS.


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AWCN15 CWHX 151445


SPECIAL WEATHER SUMMARY MESSAGE FOR PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND ISSUED BY

ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 10:45 AM AST WEDNESDAY 15 DECEMBER 2010.


AN INTENSE TROUGH LOW PRESSURE WHICH BROUGHT RAIN AND STRONG

WINDS TO PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYS WILL CONTINUE

TO WEAKEN TODAY.


THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME NOTABLE WIND GUSTS AND RAINFALL TOTALS

REPORTED AT VARIOUS STATIONS ACROSS PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

AS OF 8 AM AST.


LOCATION RAIN (MM) SNOW (CM) MAX WIND GUST

(KM/H)

---------------------------------------------------------------------

EAST POINT 47 -- 80

CHARLOTTETOWN 46 -- 76

MAPLE PLAINS -- -- 76

SUMMERSIDE 32 -- 82

NORTH POINT 39 -- 83

ST. PETERS 69 -- 67

HARRINGTON 41 -- 87


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