Winter Storm Mars Event Summary

STORM SUMMARY NUMBER 05 FOR NORTHEAST WINTER STORM...CORRECTED FOR
ERRONEOUS SNOWFALL TOTALS
NWS WEATHER PREDICTION CENTER COLLEGE PARK MD
1000 AM EST TUE FEB 09 2016

...WINTER STORM HAS ENDED ACROSS NEW ENGLAND...

FOR A DETAILED GRAPHICAL DEPICTION OF THE LATEST
WATCHES...WARNINGS AND ADVISORIES...PLEASE SEE WWW.WEATHER.GOV

AT 900 AM EST...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WITH A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
992 MB...29.29 INCHES...WAS LOCATED EAST OF NOVA SCOTIA...CANADA
AND MOVING NORTHEASTWARD. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS
AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOWED VERY SCATTERED AND LIGHT SNOW
STILL FALLING ACROSS NORTHERN MAINE.

...SELECTED PEAK WIND GUSTS IN MILES PER HOUR EARLIER IN THE
EVENT...

...MASSACHUSETTS...
NANTUCKET                             65                    
SCITUATE                              61                    
MILTON 3 SSW                          59                    
FALMOUTH                              52                    
HYANNIS/POLANDO FIELD                 51                    
VINEYARD HAVEN                        51                    
PLYMOUTH MUNI ARPT                    49                    

...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
MOUNT WASHINGTON                      61                    

...RHODE ISLAND...
CHARLESTOWN                           61                    
PROVIDENCE/PO WARWICK                 46                    

...SELECTED STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL IN INCHES WHERE THE EVENT HAS
ENDED...

...CONNECTICUT...
POMFRET                               8.2                    
NEW FAIRFIELD 3 NNE                   6.5                    
WINSTED                               6.3                    
LEDYARD CENTER                        6.0                    
NEW HAVEN                             6.0                    
MOOSUP 1 NE                           5.8                    
BURLINGTON                            5.2                    
SOUTHINGTON                           5.2                    
TOLLAND                               5.0                    
COLUMBIA                              4.7                    
WINDSOR LOCKS 1 WNW                   3.5                    

...MASSACHUSETTS...
EAST FALMOUTH                        11.0                    
OAK BLUFFS                            9.8                    
WAQUOIT                               9.5                    
WEST WAREHAM                          8.9                    
MILTON                                8.7                    
MILFORD                               8.3                    
PLYMOUTH                              8.1                    
HOLLISTON 1 S                         7.2                    
ACUSHNET                              7.0                    
SAVOY                                 7.0                    
SALEM                                 6.5                    
EAST BOSTON 1 N                       6.4                    
NANTUCKET                             5.7                    

...MAINE...
EASTPORT 1 ESE                        9.8                    
EAST SANGERVILLE                      8.6                    
DYER BROOK                            8.0                    
NEWPORT                               8.0                    
LAMOINE 2 SSE                         7.0                    
WESTPORT ISLAND 2 SSW                 6.7                    
BELMONT 3 SSE                         6.5                    
GREENE 5 NNW                          6.5                    
CUMBERLAND                            6.0                    
KITTERY                               6.0                    
PHIPPSBURG 5 S                        6.0                    
WARREN                                6.0                    
PORTLAND                              5.8                    

...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
MONT VERNON 1 SSW                     7.5                    
BRENTWOOD                             7.0                    
WOODSTOCK                             6.0                    
ALSTEAD                               4.2                    
DOVER 1 E                             4.0                    
NORTHFIELD 3 E                        4.0                    
EAST WAKEFIELD 1 SE                   3.5                    
MANCHESTER                            3.4                    

...NEW YORK...
YAPHANK                               6.4                    
MATTITUCK                             6.1                    
FLANDERS                              6.0                    
OLD FIELD                             6.0                    
ORIENT                                6.0                    
MILLER PLACE                          5.5                    
SMITHTOWN                             5.5                    
UPTON                                 5.4                    
JAMESPORT                             5.1                    
RIDGE                                 5.0                    
NYC/JFK AIRPORT                       1.7                    

...RHODE ISLAND...
COVENTRY                              8.5                    
SCITUATE                              8.5                    
NORTH FOSTER                          8.2                    
ROCKVILLE                             8.0                    
WEST WARWICK                          7.2                    
WESTERLY                              7.0                    
PROVIDENCE                            6.2                    

...VERMONT...
WOODFORD                              4.5                    
POWNAL                                3.8                    
PROCTORSVILLE                         2.5                    


THIS WINTER STORM HAS ENDED AND NO ADDITIONAL HEAVY SNOW IS
EXPECTED FOR NEW ENGLAND. SOME ADDITIONAL SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE
ACROSS MUCH OF THE NORTHEAST TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY AS A STRONG
UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH AND ARCTIC COLD FRONT MOVE ACROSS THE REGION.

THIS WILL BE THE LAST STORM SUMMARY ISSUED BY THE WEATHER
PREDICTION CENTER FOR THIS EVENT. PLEASE REFER TO YOUR LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

RYAN

Weather summary
for Nova Scotia
updated by Environment Canada
at 9:37 p.m. AST Tuesday 9 February 2016.

==Discussion==

An intense low pressure system passed south of Nova Scotia Monday
night and produced snow at times heavy and strong northeast winds
giving blowing snow and whiteout conditions.

The following is a summary of weather event information received by
Environment Canada as of 8pm Tuesday.

1. Summary of snowfall in centimetres:

Sydney Airport: 47
Ingonish Beach: 38
North Mountain: 24
Halifax International Airport: 46
Halifax: 27
Enfield: 30
Dartmouth: 23
Shearwater Jetty: 16
Bedford: 17
Hammonds Plains: 25
Lake Echo: 24
West Porters Lake: 24
West Chezzetcook: 30
Lower West Pubnico: 19
Yarmouth: 18
Port Maitland: 30
Baccaro Point: 14
Western Head: 23
Tracadie: 21
Rawdon: 24
Truro: 19
Antigonish: 32
Wolfville: 15
Kentville: 20
Greenwood: 16
Middleton: 19
Kejimkujik: 24

2. Summary of wind in kilometres per hour:

Yarmouth: 70
Baccaro Point: 102
Western Head: 61
Lunenburg: 65
Halifax International Airport: 57
Hart Island: 96
Caribou Point: 72
Nappan: 63
Debert: 67
Kentville: 59
Greenwood: 80
Brier Island: 85
Port Hawkesbury: 70
Eskasoni: 70
Sydney Airport: 78
North Mountain: 89
Northeast Margaree: 61

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

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