Thursday, January 23, 2014

Winter Storm Janus event summary

AWCN14 CWHX 230858
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR NEW BRUNSWICK ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT
4:58 A.M. AST THURSDAY 23 JANUARY 2014.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPED NEAR CAPE HATTERAS ON TUESDAY AND
THEN PASSED SOUTH OF NOVA SCOTIA ON WEDNESDAY. THIS STORM PRODUCED
HIGH WINDS, SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY, AND WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW FOR
SOUTHEASTERN NEW BRUNSWICK. THE HIGHEST WIND GUST RECORDED WAS AT
MONCTON WHERE A GUST TO 82 KILOMETRES PER HOUR WAS OBSERVED.

THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF SNOWFALL AMOUNTS RECEIVED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA.

LOCATION                        SNOWFALL AMOUNT IN CENTIMETRES

MANNED OBSERVATION SITES
MONCTON                                 15
SAINT JOHN                              13

UNMANNED OBSERVATION SITES*
FUNDY PARK                              11

*SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE ESTIMATED FROM WATER EQUIVALENT.


PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SUMMARY MAY CONTAIN PRELIMINARY OR UNOFFICIAL
INFORMATION AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A COMPLETE OR FINAL REPORT.

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AWCN11 CWHX 230938
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR NOVA SCOTIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT
5:37 A.M. AST THURSDAY 23 JANUARY 2014.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPED NEAR CAPE HATTERAS ON TUESDAY
THEN PASSED SOUTH OF NOVA SCOTIA ON WEDNESDAY CONTINUING
INTO NEWFOUNDLAND THIS MORNING. THIS STORM PRODUCED
HIGH WINDS TYPICALLY GUSTING TO 70 TO 80 KILOMETRES PER HOUR, SNOW
AT TIMES HEAVY GIVING NEAR 30 CENTIMETRES OF SNOW, AND WIDESPREAD 
BLOWING SNOW FOR NOVA SCOTIA.


THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF WEATHER EVENT INFORMATION RECEIVED BY 
ENVIRONMENT CANADA VALID AS OF 3:00 A.M.

LOCATION                        SNOWFALL AMOUNT IN CENTIMETRES

MANNED OBSERVATION SITES
HALIFAX                         24
YARMOUTH                        29
GREENWOOD                       27.4
SYDNEY                          30.4

UNMANNED OBSERVATION SITES*
UPPER STEWIACKE
BACCARO POINT                   25
KEJIMKUJIK                      29
KENTVILLE                       33
CARIBOU POINT                   32

*SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE ESTIMATED FROM WATER EQUIVALENT.

OTHER UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATION SITES:

DARTMOUTH                       26
COLE HARBOUR                    30
SAMBRO                          19

THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL MAXIMUM WIND OBSERVATIONS:

LOCATION                WINDSPEED (KILOMETRES PER HOUR)

HALIFAX                 74
YARMOUTH                65
BEAVER ISLAND           82
BACCARO POINT           76
BRIER ISLAND            84
CARIBOU POINT           80
TRACADIE                72
HART ISLAND            102
GRAND ETANG             85
SABLE ISLAND            98
PARRSBORO               82


PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SUMMARY MAY CONTAIN PRELIMINARY OR UNOFFICIAL 
INFORMATION AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A COMPLETE OR FINAL REPORT.

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AWCN15 CWHX 230937
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA 
AT 5:37 A.M. AST THURSDAY 23 JANUARY 2014.

A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPED NEAR CAPE HATTERAS ON TUESDAY
THEN PASSED SOUTH OF NOVA SCOTIA ON WEDNESDAY THEN TURNED NORTHEAST 
INTO NEWFOUNDLAND THIS MORNING. THIS STORM PRODUCED
HIGH WINDS, SNOW AT TIMES HEAVY, AND WIDESPREAD BLOWING SNOW FOR
NOVA SCOTIA, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND, AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW BRUNSWICK.


THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF WEATHER EVENT INFORMATION RECEIVED BY 
ENVIRONMENT CANADA VALID AS OF 3:00 A.M.

MANNED OBSERVATION SITES        SNOWFALL AMOUNT IN CENTIMETRES 
CHARLOTTETOWN                   37.4

UNMANNED OBSERVATION SITES*
NORTH POINT                     23.0
SUMMERSIDE                      12.1


*SNOWFALL AMOUNTS ARE ESTIMATED FROM WATER EQUIVALENT.



THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL MAXIMUM WIND OBSERVATIONS:

LOCATION                WINDSPEED IN KILOMETERS PER HOUR 
CHARLOTTETOWN           70
NORTH POINT             78
HARRINGTON              70
EAST POINT              83


PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SUMMARY MAY CONTAIN PRELIMINARY OR UNOFFICIAL 
INFORMATION AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A COMPLETE OR FINAL REPORT.

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