Winter Storm Blanche targets the region Event Summary

Weather summary

for New Brunswick

issued by Environment Canada

at 11:38 a.m. AST Thursday 1 December 2016.

Discussion.

Weather summary for Wednesday November 30th. 

An intense low pressure system formed over the Gulf of Maine and 

pushed into Nova Scotia late Tuesday night before sliding south of 

Nova Scotia Wednesday afternoon. Heavy snow began over western New 

Brunswick Tuesday evening and persisted until Wednesday morning. 

Highest amounts of snowfall were seen in a swath stretching from 

Woodstock to Moncton. Precipitation along the Fundy coast was a 

mixture of rain and snow. 

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. 

The following is a summary of weather event information received by 

Environment Canada. 

Summary of snowfall in centimetres: 

Manned Observation Sites 

Gagetown 28 

Moncton 23 

Bathurst 9 

Automatic Observation Sites 

Fredericton 26 

Woodstock 23 

Bouctouche 17 

Edmunsdton 11 

St. Leonard 10 

Kouchibouguac 7 

Charlo 7 

Miramichi 6 

Observations from CoCoRaHS volunteer sites 

Newcastle Bridge 27 

Dieppe 26 

Jolicure 25 

Summary of rainfall amounts in millimetres: 

Grand Manan: 47

Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial 

information and does not constitute a complete or final report.

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Weather summary

for Nova Scotia

issued by Environment Canada

at 11:34 a.m. AST Thursday 1 December 2016.

Discussion.

Weather summary for Wednesday November 30th. 

An intense low pressure system formed over the Gulf of Maine and 

pushed into Nova Scotia late Tuesday night before sliding south of 

Nova Scotia Wednesday afternoon. Rain was seen for southwestern Nova 

Scotia as well as along the coasts. Precipitation fell as snow over 

the higher elevations in Colchester and Cumberland Counties as well 

as over the highlands of Cape Breton. Snow switched over to rain 

late Wednesday morning before ending Wednesday afternoon. 

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. 

The following is a summary of weather event information received by 

Environment Canada. 

Summary of snowfall in centimetres 

Observations from CoCoRAHs volunteers 

Nappan 26.4 

Truro 8.6 

Trafalgar 16.8 

Antigonish 20 

Jimtown 9 

Crandall Road 18 

St. Anns 7.6 

Observations from other volunteers 

Northeastern Cumberland County 20 to 30

Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial 

information and does not constitute a complete or final report.

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Weather summary

for Prince Edward Island

issued by Environment Canada

at 11:44 a.m. AST Thursday 1 December 2016.

Discussion.

Weather summary for Wednesday November 30th. 

An intense low pressure system formed over the Gulf of Maine and 

pushed into Nova Scotia late Tuesday night before sliding south of 

Nova Scotia Wednesday afternoon. Wet snow began over Prince Edward 

Island early Wednesday morning and persisted until early Wednesday 

afternoon. A rain/snow mix was seen along the coasts. 

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. 

The following is a summary of weather event information received by 

Environment Canada. 

Summary of snowfall in centimetres: 

Airport observation sites 

Charlottetown 24 

Automated Observation Sites 

(Snowfall estimated based on 10:1 liquid ratio) 

Harrington 23 

St. Peters 7 

Summerside 7 

Observations from CoCoRaHS volunteer network 

Boneshaw 30 

Charlottetown 24 

Stratford 24 

Wellington 16 

Borden 14 

New London 12

Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial 

information and does not constitute a complete or final report.

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