Sunday, March 06, 2011

In Like A Lion Storm Summary

AWCN16 CWHX 021148


SPECIAL WEATHER SUMMARY MESSAGE FOR NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR ISSUED

BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 8:18 AM NST WEDNESDAY 2 MARCH 2011.


A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHING NEWFOUNDLAND FROM THE MARITIMES

LATE ON MONDAY BROUGHT SIGNIFICANT PRECIPITATION AND STRONG WINDS TO

MOST AREAS OF THE ISLAND OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY. IT TRACKED ACROSS

THE GULF OF ST LAWRENCE TUESDAY MORNING AND THEN CROSSED THE STRAIT

OF BELLE ISLE LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE CONTINUING ENROUTE TO

GREENLAND. PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM INITIALLY FELL

AS SNOW WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS RECORDED IN CENTRAL REGIONS.

OVER MOST AREAS, PRECIPITATION CHANGED OVER TO ICE PELLETS OR

FREEZING RAIN, THEN TO RAIN OR DRIZZLE EXCEPT IN THE NORTH, WHERE

PRECIPITATION REMAINED AS SNOW. PRECIPITATION CEASED IN CENTRAL

REGIONS TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND IN EASTERN REGIONS TUESDAY EVENING.


THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL TOTAL SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS OBSERVED AT

SELECTED SITES AS OF 6:00 AM NST WEDNESDAY, MARCH 2, 2011:

BADGER ..................................... 22 CM*

DEER LAKE .................................. 18 CM

GANDER ..................................... 14 CM

SOPS ARM ................................... 12 CM**

CORMACK .................................... 11 CM**

TERRA NOVA PARK ............................ 11 CM*


* ESTIMATED FROM WATER EQUIVALENT MEASURED BY

AUTOMATIC WEATHER STATION

** VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVATION


THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL PEAK WIND GUSTS OBSERVED AT SELECTED

SITES FOR THE EVENT:

WRECKHOUSE ................................. 178 KM/H

GRATES COVE ................................ 113 KM/H

BONAVISTA .................................. 104 KM/H

PORT AUX BASQUES ........................... 98 KM/H

SAGONA ISLAND .............................. 96 KM/H


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AWCN14 CWHX 011002


SPECIAL WEATHER SUMMARY MESSAGE FOR NEW BRUNSWICK ISSUED BY

ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 6:02 AM AST TUESDAY 1 MARCH 2011.


A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT TRACKED ALONG THE BAY OF FUNDY COAST AND

OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF ST LAWRENCE MONDAY NIGHT BROUGHT SNOW TO

MOST OF THE PROVINCE THROUGHOUT THE DAY. SNOW BRIEFLY CHANGED TO

RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN ALONG THE FUNDY COAST MONDAY EVENING.


THE FOLLOWING ARE SNOWFALL TOTALS REPORTED ACROSS THE
PROVINCE EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.


LOCATION SNOW(CM) RAIN(MM) WIND(KM/H)

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ST. JOHN 10 9 --

POINT LEPREAU 7 - --

GRAND MANAN 10 - --

FREDERICTON 16 - --

MONCTON 13 - --

MECHANIC SETTLEMENT 12 - --

BOUCTOUCHE 16 - --

KOUCHBOUGUAC 17 - --

BATHURST 20 - --

RED PINES 15 - --

BAS CARAQUET 20 - --

EDMUNDSTON 14 - --


END/ASPC

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