Wednesday, December 16, 2015

Mid-December Winter Storm Event Summary


Weather summary for New Brunswick issued by Environment Canada at
8:37 A.M. AST Wednesday 16 December 2015.

==discussion==

A low pressure system tracked across the Maritimes on Tuesday giving
a mixed bag of precipitation and strong winds.

Corrected for amounts at Sussex.

The following is a summary of weather event information received by
Environment Canada.

1. Summary of rainfall in millimetres:

Saint John: 37 millimetres
Point Lepreau: 30 millimetres
St. Stephen: 27 millimetres
Grand Manan: 62 millimetres
Fredericton: 21 millimetres
Gagetown: 28 millimetres
Moncton: 34 millimetres
Sussex: 21 millimetres
Fundy Park: 22 millimetres

2. Summary of snowfall in centimetres:

Saint John: 6 centimetres
Point Lepreau: 5 centimetres
St. Stephen: 8 centimetres
Fredericton: 12 centimetres
Gagetown: 4 centimetres
Moncton: 21 centimetres
Sussex: 20 centimetres
Fundy Park: 19 centimetres
Mechanic Settlement: 40 centimetres
Bouctouche: 29 centimetres
Kouchbouguac: 47 centimetres
Miramichi: 27 centimetres
Red pines: 44 centimetres
Bathurst: 58 centimetres
Charlo: 12 centimetres
Edmundston: 22 centimetres

Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial
information and does not constitute a complete or final report.

END/NLWO

Weather summary for Nova Scotia issued by Environment Canada at
8:28 A.M. AST Wednesday 16 December 2015.

==discussion==

A low pressure system tracked across the Maritimes on Tuesday giving
a mixed bag of precipitation and strong winds.

The following is a summary of weather event information received by
Environment Canada.

1. Summary of wind in kilometres per hour:

Yarmouth: 85 kilometres per hour
Baccaro Point: 93 kilometres per hour
Lunenburg: 89 kilometres per hour
Halifax Kootenay: 102 kilometres per hour
Halifax dockyard: 80 kilometres per hour
Shearwater jetty: 83 kilometres per hour
McNabs Island: 87 kilometres per hour
Osborne Head: 106 kilometres per hour
Halifax international Airport: 85 kilometres per hour
Beaver Island: 108 kilometres per hour
Hart Island: 85 kilometres per hour
Caribou Point: 87 kilometres per hour
Brier Island: 93 kilometres per hour
St. Paul Island: 91 kilometres per hour
Grand Etang: 146 kilometres per hour

Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial
information and does not constitute a complete or final report.

END

Weather summary
for Prince Edward Island
issued by Environment Canada
at 5:31 a.m. AST Wednesday 16 December 2015.

==Discussion==

The following is a summary of weather event information received by
Environment Canada.

1. Summary of rainfall in millimetres:

East Point: 21 millimetres
Charlottetown Airport: 21 millimetres
Summerside: 18 millimetres
St. Peters: 24 millimetres
Harrington: 23 millimetres
Stanhope: 25 millimetres

2. Summary of snowfall in centimetres:

East Point: 6 centimetres
Charlottetown Airport: 12 centimetres
Summerside: 15 centimetres
St. Peters: 11 centimetres
Harrington: 12 centimetres
Stanhope: 10 centimetres
3. Summary of wind in kilometres per hour:
East Point: 81 kilometres per hour
North Cape: 83 kilometres per hour

Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial
information and does not constitute a complete or final report.

End/NLWO

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