Tuesday, August 09, 2011

Eastern Maritimes Rainstorm Event Summary

AWCN14 CWHX 090645
SPECIAL WEATHER SUMMARY MESSAGE FOR NEW BRUNSWICK ISSUED BY 
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 3:45 AM ADT TUESDAY 9 AUGUST 2011.

A COMPLEX AREA OF LOW PRESSURE BROUGHT AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN TO NEW
BRUNSWICK DURING THE DAY MONDAY. HERE ARE SOME OBSERVED RAINFALL 
AMOUNTS AS OF 3 AM LOCAL TIME TUESDAY.

LOCATION                RAINFALL (MM)
-------------------------------------
FUNDY NATIONAL PARK     61.8
ALMA(*)                 60.6
CROWE BROOK(*)          55.9
POINT LEPREAU           44.3
SAINT. JOHN             42.0
BOUCTOUCHE              40.2
MONCTON                 39.9

(*) DENOTES FORESTRY SITES.

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AWCN11 CWHX 090646 SPECIAL WEATHER SUMMARY MESSAGE FOR NOVA SCOTIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 3:45 AM ADT TUESDAY 9 AUGUST 2011. A SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHED THE PROVINCE FROM THE SOUTHWEST MONDAY PASSING BY TO THE SOUTH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME NOTEWORTHY RAINFALL AMOUNTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM. THE FOLLOWING ARE OFFICIAL RAINFALL TOTALS AS OF 3:00 AM TUESDAY. LOCATION RAINFALL (MM) ------------------------------------------ SHEARWATER AUTO 97.6 CENTRAL DARTMOUTH (*) 72.0 SHEARWATER JETTY 71.0 SCOTT'S BAY (*) 60.0 PARRSBORO 55.2 CARIBOU POINT 45.0 KEJIMKUJIK 43.0 NAPPAN 38.2 HALIFAX INTERNATIONAL 34.6 (*) DENOTES VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVERS. END/ASPC
AWCN15 CWHX 090646 SPECIAL WEATHER SUMMARY MESSAGE FOR PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 3:46 AM ADT TUESDAY 9 AUGUST 2011. A SLOW MOVING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHED THE PROVINCE FROM THE SOUTHWEST MONDAY PASSING BY TO THE SOUTH OF NOVA SCOTIA EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME NOTEWORTHY RAINFALL AMOUNTS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SYSTEM. THE FOLLOWING ARE OFFICIAL RAINFALL TOTALS AS OF 3:00 AM TUESDAY. LOCATION RAIN(MM) ------------------------------- NORTH POINT 64.5 HARRINGTON 42.6 SUMMERSIDE 40.8 CHARLOTTETOWN 39.4 END/ASPC