Late October New Foundland Weather Bomb Event Summary

AWCN16 CWHX 271825
SPECIAL WEATHER SUMMARY MESSAGE FOR NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR ISSUED 
BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 3:54 PM NDT THURSDAY 27 OCTOBER 2011.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FORMED OFF THE AMERICAN SEABOARD ON MONDAY AND 
RAPIDLY DEEPENED INTO A MAJOR FALL STORM AS IT TRACKED ACROSS THE
GRAND BANKS ON WEDNESDAY.

PRECIPITATION AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM BEGAN OVER WESTERN NEWFOUNDLAND ON 
TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUED INTO THURSDAY. WHILE RAIN DOMINATED AT 
EASTERN NEWFOUNDLAND, MANY PARTS OF NORTHERN, WESTERN AND CENTRAL
NEWFOUNDLAND SAW NOTABLE SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS, ESPECIALLY OVER 
HIGHER TERRAIN. IN ADDITION, VERY STRONG SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AS THE 
LOW APPROACHED BEFORE BACKING TO NORTHWESTERLIES AS IT DEPARTED.

HERE ARE SOME UNOFFICIAL RAINFALL TOTALS FOR THE EVENT ON OCTOBER 
26-27, 2011 AS OF 3:30 PM NDT TODAY.

ST. JOHN'S AIRPORT ...... 67.6 MM
ST. JOHN'S WEST ......... 81.3 MM
ST. JOHN'S WEST ......... 72.0 MM
GANDER .................. 70.0 MM  *PLUS 9.8 CM OF SNOW
TERRA NOVA PARK ......... 56.5 MM
WINTERLAND .............. 53.5 MM
ST. LAWRENCE ............ 44.5 MM
BURGEO .................. 44.1 MM
BONAVISTA ............... 40.7 MM
ARGENTIA ................ 23.8 MM
CAPE RACE ............... 42.3 MM
DANIEL'S HARBOUR  ....... 29.5 MM
FEROLLE POINT ........... 34.3 MM
DEER LAKE................ 21.8 MM  *PLUS 1.0 CM OF SNOW
STEPHENVILLE AIRPORT..... 19.8 MM

HERE ARE SOME UNOFFICIAL PEAK WIND GUSTS FOR THE EVENT ON OCTOBER 
26-27, 2011 AS OF 3:30 PM NDT TODAY.

SAGONA ISLAND ........... 118 KM/H
TWILLINGATE ............. 111 KM/H
SAINT PIERRE............. 104 KM/H
GRATES COVE ............. 104 KM/H
LONG POND ............... 106 KM/H
ST. LAWRENCE ............ 102 KM/H
CAPE RACE................ 106 KM/H
BONAVISTA ............... 100 KM/H
POOLS ISLAND.............  93 KM/H
DANIEL'S HARBOUR ........  89 KM/H
LA SCIE .................  87 KM/H
WRECKHOUSE ..............  80 KM/H
ST. ANTHONY .............  87 KM/H
ST. JOHN'S AIRPORT ......  96 KM/H
FEROLLE POINT ...........  81 KM/H
ARGENTIA ................  81 KM/H

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