Late December Weather Bomb Event Summary
AWCN11 CWHX 280721 SPECIAL WEATHER SUMMARY MESSAGE FOR NOVA SCOTIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 3:21 AM AST TUESDAY 28 DECEMBER 2010. A MAJOR LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVED UP THE AMERICAN EASTERN SEABOARD ON SUNDAY AND INTO THE MARITIMES ON MONDAY. ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES AND NEW ENGLAND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WERE EXPERIENCED WHILE THE IMPACTS ACROSS THE MARITIMES INCLUDED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS, RAINFALL, WIND AND STORM SURGE. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DRIFT ACROSS THE GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE ON TUESDAY GIVING PERIODS OF SNOW AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS IN ITS WAKE. THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME NOTABLE RAIN/SNOW TOTALS AND WIND GUSTS REPORTED AT VARIOUS STATIONS ACROSS NOVA SCOTIA AS OF 3 AM AST. NOVA SCOTIA... LOCATION RAIN (MM) SNOW (CM) MAXIMUM WIND GUST(KM/H) --------------------------------------------------------------------- MCNAB'S ISLAND -- -- 82 HALIFAX AIRPORT 26 21 48 SHEARWATER 59 -- 63 WESTERN HEAD 58 -- 69 LIVERPOOL** 24 8 -- BACCARO POINT 48 -- 87 KEJI NATIONAL PARK -- -- -- YARMOUTH AIRPORT 14 16 80 BRIER ISLAND -- -- 91 GREENWOOD 7 22 70 KENTVILLE 17 16 48 UPPER STEWIACKE 35 -- 54 PARRSBORO 31 -- -- DEBERT 28 -- -- NAPPAN 29 -- -- PUGWASH** -- 11 -- CARIBOU POINT 25 -- 63 TRACADIE 39 -- 59 BEAVER ISLAND -- -- 91 HART ISLAND -- -- 83 PORT HAWKESBURY -- -- 72 SYDNEY AIRPORT 58 5 67 CHETICAMP 17 -- -- GRAND ETANG -- -- 152 NORTH MOUNTAIN -- -- -- INGONISH BEACH 59 -- -- ** DENOTES AMATEUR OBSERVATION END/ASPC
AWCN14 CWHX 280743 SPECIAL WEATHER SUMMARY MESSAGE FOR NEW BRUNSWICK ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 3:43 AM AST TUESDAY 28 DECEMBER 2010. A MAJOR LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVED UP THE AMERICAN EASTERN SEABOARD ON SUNDAY AND INTO THE MARITIMES ON MONDAY. ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES AND NEW ENGLAND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WERE EXPERIENCED WHILE THE IMPACTS ACROSS THE MARITIMES INCLUDED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS, RAINFALL, WIND AND STORM SURGE. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DRIFT ACROSS THE GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE ON TUESDAY GIVING PERIODS OF SNOW AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS IN ITS WAKE. THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME NOTABLE SNOW TOTALS AND WIND GUSTS REPORTED AT VARIOUS STATIONS ACROSS NEW BRUNSWICK AS OF 3 AM AST. LOCATION SNOW (CM) MAX WIND GUST (KM/H) ----------------------------------------------------- GRAND MANAN 4 100 FREDERICTON AIRPORT -- 74 POINT LEPREAU 14 70 SAINT JOHN 19 70 MONCTON 27 78 BOUCTOUCHE 21 67 KOUCHBOUGUAC 30 -- MECHANIC SETTLEMENT 25 69 MIRAMICHI 18 52 BATHURST 41 57 MISCOU ISLAND -- 104 BAS CARAQUET -- 89 RED PINES 26 48
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AWCN15 CWHX 280729 SPECIAL WEATHER SUMMARY MESSAGE FOR PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 3:29 AM AST TUESDAY 28 DECEMBER 2010. A MAJOR LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVED UP THE AMERICAN EASTERN SEABOARD ON SUNDAY AND INTO THE MARITIMES ON MONDAY. ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES AND NEW ENGLAND BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WERE EXPERIENCED WHILE THE IMPACTS ACROSS THE MARITIMES INCLUDED BLIZZARD CONDITIONS, RAINFALL, WIND AND STORM SURGE. THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DRIFT ACROSS THE GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE ON TUESDAY GIVING PERIODS OF SNOW AND STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS IN ITS WAKE. THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME NOTABLE RAIN/SNOW TOTALS AND WIND GUSTS REPORTED AT VARIOUS STATIONS ACROSS PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND AS OF 3 AM AST. LOCATION RAIN (MM) SNOW (CM) MAX WIND GUST (KM/H) --------------------------------------------------------------------- EAST POINT 27 -- 70 CHARLOTTETOWN 8 16 45 MAPLE PLAINS -- -- 54 SUMMERSIDE 6 14 74 NORTH POINT -- -- 96 ST. PETERS 29 -- 50 HARRINGTON 25 -- 59 END/ASPC
AWCN16 CWHX 281147
SPECIAL WEATHER SUMMARY MESSAGE FOR NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR ISSUED
BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 8:17 AM NST TUESDAY 28 DECEMBER 2010.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPED OFF CAPE HATTERAS ON SUNDAY AND MOVED
TO LIE NEAR CAPE COD ON MONDAY MORNING. THE LOW SLOWLY TRACKED
NORTHEASTWARD ON MONDAY TO LIE JUST OFF THE SOUTH COAST OF NOVA
SCOTIA. THIS LOW PUSHED PRECIPITATION AND HIGH WINDS AHEAD OF IT
INTO SOUTHWESTERN NEWFOUNDLAND MONDAY MORNING, SPREADING TO THE REST
OF THE ISLAND DURING THE DAY. PRECIPITATION BEGAN AS SNOW IN MOST
AREAS THEN CHANGED TO RAIN. SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS WERE HIGHEST IN
WESTERN NEWFOUNDLAND AND UP THROUGH THE NORTHERN PENINSULA. RAINFALL
ACCUMULATIONS WERE LARGEST ALONG THE SOUTH COAST. HIGH WINDS WERE
REPORTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE PROVINCE REACHING OVER 100 KM/H IN THE
WRECKHOUSE AREA, ALONG THE SOUTH COAST, THE AVALON PENINSULA AND
PARTS OF THE WEST AND NORTHEAST COAST.
THIS IS SUMMARY OF INFORMATION AND METEOROLOGICAL DATA FROM THE WIND
AND PRECIPITATION EVENTS OVER NEWFOUNDLAND ON DECEMBER 27 AND
28, 2010.
EVENT PEAK WIND GUSTS OBSERVED FROM SELECTED SITES
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WRECKHOUSE AREA 165 KM/HR
SAGONA ISLAND 118 KM/HR
PORT AUX BASQUES 109 KM/HR
BURGEO 105 KM/HR
GRATES COVE 105 KM/HR
TWILLINGATE 100 KM/HR * ???????????
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ARGENTIA 98 KM/HR
BONAVISTA 98 KM/HR
CAPE RACE 91 KM/HR
SAINT PIERRE 89 KM/HR
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ROCKY HARBOUR 89 KM/HR
STEPHENVILLE 87 KM/HR
LA SCIE 83 KM/HR
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ST. LAWRENCE 83 KM/HR
WINTERLAND 82 KM/HR
ENGLEE 81 KM/HR
ST. ANTHONY 81 KM/HR
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ST. JOHN'S AIRPORT 80 KM/HR
FEROLLE POINT 78 KM/HR
ST. JOHN'S WEST 76 KM/HR
GANDER AIRPORT 76 KM/HR
* STATION STOPPED REPORTING WINDS FOR A FEW HOURS AND COULD HAVE
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POSSIBLY EXCEEDED THE ABOVE VALUE.
EVENT SNOW AND ICE PELLET AMOUNTS OBSERVED FROM SELECTED SITES
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DEER LAKE 20.8 CM
ENGLEE 18.9 CM *
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MIDDLE ARM 15 CM
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BADGER 14 CM *
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CORMACK 10 CM ???????
WRECKHOUSE AREA 8.1 CM *
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PLUM POINT 6.6 CM ????
STEPHENVILLE 5.8 CM *
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* ESTIMATED FROM AUTOMATIC WEATHER STATION USING A 10:1 WATER TO
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SNOWFALL RATIO.
EVENT RAIN AMOUNTS OBSERVED FROM SELECTED SITES
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BURGEO 54 MM
WINTERLAND 50 MM
ST. PIERRE 46 MM
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ST. JOHN'S AIRPORT 45 MM
ST. LAWRENCE 41 MM
BONAVISTA 38 MM
TERRA NOVA 24 MM
CAPE RACE 22 MM
GANDER AIRPORT 20 MM
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