Winter Storm Boreas event summary
AWCN11 CWHX 281350 SPECIAL WEATHER SUMMARY MESSAGE FOR NOVA SCOTIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 9:50 A.M. ADT THURSDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2013. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT ORIGINALLY FORMED IN THE GULF OF MEXICO ON MONDAY TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD OF THE UNITED STATES ON TUESDAY. THE STORM THEN BEGAN TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY WEDNESDAY EVENING AS IT TRACKED WEST OF THE MARITIMES. RAIN AT TIMES HEAVY AND STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS MOVED INTO NOVA SCOTIA ON WEDNESDAY AND PERSISTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS (IN MILLIMETRES) ACROSS THE PROVINCE AS OF 8:00 AM ADT THURSDAY. MANNED OBSERVATION SITES GREENWOOD ............................... 26 MM HALIFAX STANFIELD INT'L'AIRPORT.......... 87 MM YARMOUTH ................................ 33 MM SYDNEY .................................. 52 MM UNMANNED OBSERVATION SITES WESTERN HEAD ............................ 53 MM SHEARWATER .............................. 56 MM MALAY FALLS ............................. 64 MM UPPER STEWIACKE.......................... 40 MM BRIER ISLAND ............................ 34 MM KENTVILLE ............................... 21 MM TRACADIE ................................ 27 MM CARIBOU POINT ........................... 22 MM NEW ROSS ................................ 56 MM PARRSBORO ............................... 31 MM DEBERT .................................. 22 MM PORT HAWKESBURY ......................... 34 MM CHETICAMP ............................... 16 MM ESKASONI ................................ 18 MM INGONISH BEACH .......................... 40 MM THE FOLLOWING PEAK WINDS GUSTS WERE RECORDED IN NOVA SCOTIA WEDNEDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. YARMOUTH...................................87 KM/H BRIER ISLAND..............................120 KM/H WESTERN HEAD..............................111 KM/H LUNENBURG..................................93 KM/H SHEARWATER.................................82 KM/H HALIFAX STANFIELD INT'L'AIRPORT...........115 KM/H GREENWOOD..................................91 KM/H DEBERT.....................................78 KM/H BEAVER ISLAND.............................100 KM/H CARIBOU POINT..............................96 KM/H TRACADIE..................................104 KM/H HART ISLAND................................91 KM/H ESKASONI FIRST NATION.....................122 KM/H SYDNEY.....................................98 KM/H INGONISH BEACH.............................85 KM/H NORTH MOUNTAIN.............................80 KM/H GRAND ETANG...............................122 KM/H END/ASPC
AWCN15 CWHX 281007 SPECIAL WEATHER SUMMARY MESSAGE FOR PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 6:07 A.M. AST THURSDAY NOVEMBER 28, 2013. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT ORIGINALLY FORMED IN THE GULF OF MEXICO ON MONDAY TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD OF THE UNITED STATES ON TUESDAY. THE STORM THEN BEGAN TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY WEDNESDAY EVENING AS IT TRACKED WEST OF NEW BRUNSWICK. STRONG WINDS AND RAIN MOVED INTO PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND ON WEDNESDAY AND PERSISTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE FOLLOWING PEAK WINDS GUSTS WERE RECORDED THROUGHOUT PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. MANNED OBSERVATION SITES CHARLOTTETOWN............................... 76 KM/H UNMANNED OBSERVATION SITES NORTH POINT................................. 87 KM/H SUMMERSIDE ................................. 74 KM/H HARRINGTON ................................. 76 KM/H ST. PETER'S................................. 76 KM/H MAPLE PLAINS ............................... 96 KM/H EAST POINT ................................. 76 KM/H THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL RAINFALL (MM) AMOUNTS AS OF 3:00 AM ADT SATURDAY OBSERVED AT: MANNED OBSERVATION SITES CHARLOTTETOWN............................... 13 MM UNMANNED OBSERVATION SITES NORTH POINT................................. 32 MM SUMMERSIDE ................................. 10 MM HARRINGTON ................................. 20 MM ST. PETER'S................................. 10 MM END/ASPC
AWCN14 CWHX 280935 WEATHER SUMMARY FOR NEW BRUNSWICK ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:35 A.M. AST THURSDAY 28 NOVEMBER 2013. A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM THAT ORIGINALLY FORMED IN THE GULF OF MEXICO ON MONDAY TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD OF THE UNITED STATES ON TUESDAY. THE STORM THEN BEGAN TO RAPIDLY INTENSIFY WEDNESDAY EVENING AS IT TRACKED WEST OF NEW BRUNSWICK. SNOW BEGAN OVER NEW BRUNSWICK OVERNIGHT TUESDAY WHICH CHANGED THROUGH FREEZING RAIN TO RAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING. ALONG WITH THE HEAVY PRECIPITATION, STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WERE OBSERVED OVER SOUTHERN PARTS OF THE PROVINCE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL RAINFALL(MM) AMOUNTS AS OF 5:00 AM ADT TUESDAY OBSERVED AT: MANNED OBSERVATION SITES SAINT JOHN............................... 88.5 MM SAINT LĂ©ONARD ........................... 56.0 MM GAGETOWN................................. 40.8 MM BATHURST................................. 36.4 MM UNMANNED OBSERVATION SITES* EDMUNDSTON .............................. 41.2 MM DOAKTOWN ................................ 53.7 MM MECHANIC SETTLEMENT..................... 137.0 MM MIRAMICHI................................ 40.2 MM FREDERICTON ARPT ........................ 36.8 MM FREDERICTON ............................. 54.8 MM FUNDY PARK .............................. 56.4 MM KOUCHBOUGUAC ............................ 40.2 MM ST STEPHEN .............................. 61.5 MM GRAND MANAN ISLAND ...................... 68.0 MM POINT LEPREAU ........................... 32.3 MM RED PINES ............................... 45.3 MM BAS CARAQUET ............................ 38.1 MM OTHER UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATION SITES: ANFIELD ................................. 42.2 MM APOHAQUI ................................ 48.8 MM BAYLES LAKE ............................. 63.0 MM BANTALOR ................................ 71.4 MM BIG TRACADIE ............................ 49.8 MM BOSTON BROOK ............................ 42.9 MM BROCKWAY ................................ 65.3 MM CLEARWATER .............................. 57.2 MM COUNTY LINE ............................. 55.9 MM CROWE BROOK............................. 169.2 MM CUMBERLAND BAY .......................... 43.9 MM DINGEE BROOK ............................ 37.8 MM DUNGARVON ............................... 81.0 MM FLORENCEVILLE ........................... 49.5 MM HEATH STEELE ............................ 57.1 MM HORNES GULCH ............................ 42.2 MM MCRAE LAKE .............................. 37.1 MM MEADOW BROOK ............................ 82.0 MM MULLIGAN GULCH .......................... 37.6 MM QUARRYVILLE.............................. 50.3 MM THE FOLLOWING PEAK WIND GUSTS WERE RECORDED WEDNESDAY EVENING: GRAND MANAN ............................ 78 KM/H POINT LEPREAU .......................... 100 KM/H SAINT JOHN ............................. 91 KM/H MECHANIC SETTLEMENT .................... 82 KM/H MONCTON ................................ 83 KM/H END/ASPC