Winter Storm Neptune event summary
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
400 PM EST SUN FEB 15 2015
...WINTER STORM IS QUICKLY WINDING DOWN FOR NEW ENGLAND AS
DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES AWAY FROM THE REGION...
BLIZZARD WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR CAPE COD AND NANTUCKET AS WELL
AS FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN MAINE.
WINTER STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHERN
MAINE. WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF
MAINE...NEW HAMPSHIRE...AND MASSACHUSETTS.
WIND CHILL WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF THE
NORTHEAST...MID-ATLANTIC...APPALACHIANS AND GREAT LAKES.
FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV
AT 300 PM EST...A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
966 MB...28.53 INCHES...WAS LOCATED ALONG THE COAST OF NOVA
SCOTIA...AND MOVING NORTHEASTWARD AWAY FROM NEW ENGLAND. IN THE
WAKE OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM A FRIGID ARCTIC AIR MASS HAS
SPREAD ACROSS MUCH OF THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN U.S. NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATED THAT
LIGHT SNOW WAS FALLING ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN MAINE.
FARTHER SOUTH...SNOW HAS COME TO AN END FOR MOST OF NEW
ENGLAND...WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CAPE COD WHERE SOME SNOW SHOWERS
WERE PERSISTING. STRONG WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS...CONTINUED ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHEAST AND PORTIONS OF THE
MID-ATLANTIC REGION. THESE WINDS WERE CAUSING BLOWING SNOW AND
REDUCED VISIBILITIES EVEN IN AREAS WHERE SNOWFALL HAS COME TO AN
END.
...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES FROM 1200 AM EST SAT
FEB 14 THROUGH 300 PM EST SUN FEB 15...
...MAINE...
ROBBINSTON 1 NW 25.4
LUBEC 24.0
YORK BEACH 24.0
EASTPORT 23.2
KENNEBUNKPORT 18.0
EASTPORT 1.5 SE 17.0
KITTERY POINT 2 W 17.0
OGUNQUIT 17.0
EAST MACHIAS 4 E 16.0
NORTHFIELD 13.2
WHITING 3 NNE 12.0
PEMBROKE 5.4 SSE 11.0
PERRY 2 WNW 8.0
AURORA 7.0
SOUTH PORTLAND 1 SSW 5.3
AWCN14 CWHX 161652
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR NEW BRUNSWICK ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT
12:52 P.M. AST MONDAY 16 FEBRUARY 2015.
AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CURRENTLY IN THE GULF OF ST. LAWRENCE
GAVE BLIZZARD CONDITIONS TO MOST REGIONS OF NEW BRUNSWICK ON SUNDAY.
THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AND PEAK WINDS GUSTS
RECEIVED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AS OF 8:00 A.M. AST MONDAY.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SUMMARY CONTAINS PRELIMINARY OR UNOFFICIAL
INFORMATION AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A COMPLETE OR FINAL REPORT.
IN SOME CASES SNOWFALL AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED.
SNOWFALL PEAK WINDS
(CENTIMETRES) (KM/H)
MANNED OBSERVATION SITES
MONCTON 56 83
SAINT JOHN 33 108
GAGETOWN DND 33 57
BATHURST 34 46
UNMANNED OBSERVATION SITES
FUNDY PARK 45 66
KOUCHIBOUGUAC 50
ST STEPHEN 59
POINT LEPREAU 76
GRAND MANAN 89
MISCOU ISLAND 98
BAS CARAQUET 72
UNOFFICIAL/VOLUNTEER OBSERVATIONS
SAUMAREZ 55
BAS CARAQUET 45
PAQUETVILLE 30
TRACADIE 40
MIRAMICHI 33
SUNNY CORNER 37
MCNAMEE 26
O'DONNELS 25
KESWICK RIDGE 16
MILLVILLE 16
DOAKTOWN 20
LONG REACH 23
FREDERICTON NORTH 13
FREDERICTON EAST 22
NEW MARYLAND 25
SUSSEX CORNER 40
SUSSEX 32
BAYSIDE 35
OAKPOINT 30
MACES BAY 15
CHAMCOOK 12
END
AWCN11 CWHX 160736
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR NOVA SCOTIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT
3:36 A.M. AST MONDAY 16 FEBRUARY 2015.
AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FORMED SOUTH OF NOVA SCOTIA EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING AND MOVED UP ACROSS THE EASTERN MAINLAND THROUGH THE
EVENING HOURS. HEAVY SNOW, BLOWING SNOW, RAIN, ICE PELLETS,
FREEZING RAIN AND HIGH WINDS ACCOMPANIED THIS SYSTEM. THE HEAVY
RAIN OVER THE EASTERN PARTS OF THE PROVINCE CAUSED LOCALIZED
FLOODING, WHICH WAS FOLLOWED BY A SHARP DROP IN TEMPERATURES THAT
LEAD TO VERY ICY CONDITIONS.
THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF SNOWFALL AMOUNTS, RAINFALL AMOUNTS AND
MAXIMUM WIND GUSTS RECEIVED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AS OF 2:00 A.M.
AST MONDAY FEBRUARY 16TH, 2015.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SUMMARY CONTAINS PRELIMINARY OR UNOFFICIAL
INFORMATION AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A COMPLETE OR FINAL REPORT.
IN SOME CASES SNOWFALL AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED.
AIRPORT OBSERVATION SITES
SNOWFALL RAINALL WIND GUST
(CENTIMETRES) (MILLIMETRES) (KN/H)
GREENWOOD 52 83
HALIFAX STANFIELD 28 82
YARMOUTH 42 93
SYDNEY 93
AUTOMATED OBSERVATION SITES
(SNOWFALL ESTIMATED BASED ON 10:1 LIQUID RATIO)
KEJIMKUJIK NAT'L'PARK 34
KENTVILLE 38
NEW ROSS 30
UPPER STEWIAKE 21
NAPPAN 21 98
PARRSBORO 20 108
INGONISH BEACH 17
MALAY FALLS 34
SHEARWATER 30
TRACADIE 24
GRAND ETANG 176
BRIER ISLAND 120
ESKASONI 96
PORT HAWKESBURY 96
DEBERT 93
BEAVER ISLAND 93
BACCARO POINT 89
CARIBOU POINT 89
VOLUNTEER OBSERVATIONS
AMHERST HEAD 65
OXFORD 60
LEAMINGTON 60
WEST BROOKLYN MOUNTAIN 51
SCOTT'S BAY 50
KINGSTON 42
THIS BULLETIN WILL LIKELY BE UPDATED LATER THIS MORNING AS NEW
VOLUNTEER WEATHER REPORTS ARE RECEIVED.
END
AWCN15 CWHX 161827
WEATHER SUMMARY FOR PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 2:27 P.M. AST MONDAY 16 FEBRUARY 2015.
AN INTENSE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM FORMED SOUTH OF NOVA SCOTIA EARLY
SUNDAY MORNING AND MOVED NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE EASTERN PORTION
OF THE PROVINCE SUNDAY NIGHT. HEAVY SNOW, BLOWING SNOW AND HIGH
WINDS ACCOMPANIED THIS SYSTEM. THE CONFEDERATION BRIDGE WAS
CLOSED TO ALL TRAFFIC. SNOW CHANGED TO RAIN OVER EASTERN
AREAS RESULTING IN VERY ICY CONDITIONS.
THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AND MAXIMUM WIND
GUSTS RECEIVED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AS OF 2:00 P.M. AST MONDAY
FEBRUARY 16, 2015.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SUMMARY CONTAINS PRELIMINARY OR UNOFFICIAL
INFORMATION AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A COMPLETE OR FINAL REPORT.
IN SOME CASES SNOWFALL AMOUNTS HAVE BEEN ESTIMATED.
SNOWFALL WIND GUSTS
(CENTIMETRES) (KM/H)
AIRPORT OBSERVATION SITES
CHARLOTTETOWN 80 93
AUTOMATED OBSERVATION SITES
(SNOWFALL ESTIMATED BASED ON 10:1 LIQUID RATIO)
ST PETERS 36
HARRINGTON 55 87
NORTH POINT 128
SUMMERSIDE 115
MAPLE PLAINS 83
VOLUNTEERS OBSERVATIONS
BONSHAW 68
NEW LONDON 62
ELMWOOD 73
BURLINGTON 50
WELLINGTON 35
ALLISTON 41
MIMINEGASH 40
THIS BULLETIN WILL LIKELY BE UPDATED AS NEW VOLUNTEER WEATHER
REPORTS ARE RECEIVED.
END
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