Christmas Week Nor'Easter Summary
AWCN14 CWHX 231045 SPECIAL WEATHER SUMMARY MESSAGE FOR NEW BRUNSWICK ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 6:45 AM AST THURSDAY 23 DECEMBER 2010. A LOW PRESSURE CENTRE HAD MOVED SLOWLY TOWARD THE MARITMES EARLY THIS WEEK AND BECAME A MAJOR STORM AS IT PASSED BY SABLE ISLAND MONDAY NIGHT. FOR SEVERAL DAYS..IT BUFFETED MANY REGIONS WITH STRONG WIND AND A DAMAGING STORM SURGE. THE STORM IS NOW CENTRED OVER THE GRAND BANKS OF NEWFOUNDLAND WHERE IS CONTINUES TO MEANDER VERY SLOWLY AWAY. THE MAIN AREAS OF COASTAL FLOODING WERE ALONG THE ACADIAN COAST AND NORTHUMBERLAND SHORE. THE FOLLOWING ARE WIND GUSTS REPORTED ACROSS NEW BRUNSWICK AND EASTERN MAINE AS OF 5 AM LOCAL TIME THURSDAY. LOCATION RAIN (MM) MAX WIND GUST (KM/H) ----------------------------------------------------- GRAND MANAN -- 74 FREDERICTON AIRPORT -- 72 POINT LEPREAU -- 63 SAINT JOHN -- 69 MONCTON -- 89 BOUCTOUCHE -- 70 MECHANIC SETTLEMENT -- 80 BATHURST -- 69 MISCOU ISLAND -- 89 BAS CARAQUET -- 87 END/ASPC AWCN11 CWHX 231241 SPECIAL WEATHER SUMMARY MESSAGE FOR NOVA SCOTIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 8:41 AM AST THURSDAY 23 DECEMBER 2010. A LOW PRESSURE CENTRE HAD MOVED SLOWLY TOWARD THE MARITMES EARLY THIS WEEK AND BECAME A MAJOR STORM AS IT PASSED BY SABLE ISLAND MONDAY NIGHT. FOR SEVERAL DAYS..IT BUFFETED MANY REGIONS WITH STRONG WIND.. HEAVY RAIN AND A DAMAGING STORM SURGE. THE STORM IS NOW CENTRED OVER THE GRAND BANKS OF NEWFOUNDLAND WHERE IT CONTINUES TO MEANDER VERY SLOWLY AWAY. THE MAIN AREAS OF COASTAL FLOODING WERE ALONG THE NORTHUMBERLAND SHORE AND CAPE BRETON ISLAND. THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME NOTABLE WIND GUSTS AND RAINFALL TOTALS REPORTED AT VARIOUS STATIONS ACROSS NOVA SCOTIA AS OF 5 AM AST. NOVA SCOTIA... LOCATION RAIN (MILLIMETRES) MAXIMUM WIND GUST(KM/H) --------------------------------------------------------------------- MCNAB'S ISLAND -- 80 HALIFAX AIRPORT -- 67 SHEARWATER -- 57 WESTERN HEAD -- 48 BACCARO POINT -- 63 KEJI NATIONAL PARK -- 44 YARMOUTH AIRPORT -- 56 BRIER ISLAND -- 101 GREENWOOD -- 67 KENTVILLE -- 61 UPPER STEWIACKE -- 72 PARRSBORO 37 82 DEBERT 25 76 NAPPAN 32 87 CARIBOU POINT 27 96 TRACADIE -- 72 BEAVER ISLAND -- 96 HART ISLAND -- 98 PORT HAWKESBURY 51 95 SYDNEY AIRPORT 48 89 CHETICAMP 94 -- GRAND ETANG -- 137 NORTH MOUNTAIN 120 106 INGONISH BEACH 120 85 END/ASPC AWCN15 CWHX 231045 SPECIAL WEATHER SUMMARY MESSAGE FOR PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 6:45 AM AST THURSDAY 23 DECEMBER 2010. A LOW PRESSURE CENTRE HAD MOVED SLOWLY TOWARD THE MARITIMES EARLY THIS WEEK AND BECAME A MAJOR STORM AS IT PASSED BY SABLE ISLAND MONDAY NIGHT. FOR SEVERAL DAYS..IT BUFFETED THE ISLAND WITH STRONG WIND.. HEAVY RAIN AND A DAMAGING STORM SURGE. THE STORM IS NOW CENTRED OVER THE GRAND BANKS OF NEWFOUNDLAND WHERE IS CONTINUES TO MEANDER VERY SLOWLY AWAY. THE AREAS MOST AFFECTED BY THE STORM SURGE WERE THE ENTIRE NORTH SHORE.. THE EAST COAST OF KINGS COUNTY AND THE WEST COAST OF PRINCE COUNTY. COASTAL FLOODING WAS WIDESPREAD WITH COASTAL INFRASTRUCTURE DAMAGE AND COASTAL EROSION. THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME NOTABLE WIND GUSTS AND REMARKABLE RAINFALL TOTALS REPORTED AT VARIOUS STATIONS ACROSS PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND AS OF 5 AM AST. LOCATION RAIN (MM) SNOW (CM) MAX WIND GUST (KM/H) --------------------------------------------------------------------- EAST POINT -- -- 109 CHARLOTTETOWN 24 -- 102 MAPLE PLAINS -- -- 76 SUMMERSIDE 17 -- 98 NORTH POINT 56 -- 104 ST. PETERS 19 -- 83 HARRINGTON 19 -- 93 END/ASPC
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