Rapidly Strengthening Unexpected Winter Storm effects Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island Update One

Rapidly Strengthening Unexpected Winter Storm effects Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island

4:02 PM AST Thursday 15 December 2016
Snow squall warning in effect for:

Yarmouth County
Snow squalls are expected. Visibilities will be rapidly reduced due to the heavy snow combined with blowing snow.

Very cold northwesterly winds coming off the Bay of Fundy will give flurries at times heavy and snow squalls tonight and early Friday. Near zero

visibilities and significant snowfall accumulation are expected.

Snow squalls cause weather conditions to vary considerably; changes from clear skies to heavy snow within just a few kilometres are common. Prepare

for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions.

Snow squall warnings are issued when bands of snow form that produce intense accumulating snow or near zero visibilities.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to

ec.weatheraspc.ec@canada.ca or tweet reports to #NSStorm.


3:53 PM AST Thursday 15 December 2016
Wind warning in effect for:

Yarmouth County
Strong winds that may cause damage are expected or occurring.

Strong northwest winds will gust to 90 km/h tonight and Friday morning. These winds will be accompanied by very cold temperatures, flurries and

snow squalls.

Loose objects may be tossed by the wind and cause injury or damage. High winds may toss loose objects or cause tree branches to break.

Wind warnings are issued when there is a significant risk of damaging winds.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to

ec.weatheraspc.ec@canada.ca or tweet reports to #NSStorm.

 Statements
3:58 PM AST Thursday 15 December 2016
Special weather statement in effect for:

Yarmouth County
Very cold air and strong northwesterly winds will combine to produce wind chill values near minus 30 Friday morning, giving significant risk of

frostbite. Conditions will gradually improve Friday night.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to

ec.weatheraspc.ec@canada.ca or tweet reports to #NSStorm.

4:01 PM AST Thursday 15 December 2016
Snow squall warning in effect for:

Pictou County
Persistent snow squalls are expected. Under the snow squall bands, visibilities will be significantly reduced due to the heavy snow combined with

blowing snow, and snow will quickly accumulate.

Very strong northwest winds coming across the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Northumberland Strait will give flurries at times heavy snow squalls and

reduced visibilities in blowing snow. Near zero visibilities in blowing snow and significant snowfall accumulation are expected.

Snow squalls cause weather conditions to vary considerably; changes from clear skies to heavy snow within just a few kilometres are common. Prepare

for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions. Travel is expected to be hazardous due to reduced visibility in some locations.

Snow squall warnings are issued when bands of snow form that produce intense accumulating snow or near zero visibilities.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to

ec.weatheraspc.ec@canada.ca or tweet reports to #NSStorm.

3:55 PM AST Thursday 15 December 2016
Wind warning in effect for:

Pictou County
Strong winds that may cause damage are expected or occurring.

Northwest winds will gust to 90 km/h overnight tonight and Friday. These winds will be accompanied by very cold temperatures, flurries, snow

squalls, and blowing snow.

Damage to buildings, such as to roof shingles and windows, may occur. High winds may toss loose objects or cause tree branches to break.

Wind warnings are issued when there is a significant risk of damaging winds.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to

ec.weatheraspc.ec@canada.ca or tweet reports to #NSStorm.

 Statements
3:58 PM AST Thursday 15 December 2016
Special weather statement in effect for:

Pictou County
An exceptionally high run of tides, combined with violent onshore northwesterly winds, is expected to give higher than normal water levels during

high tide over Northumberland Strait and the southern half of the Gulf of St. Lawrence on Friday. Water levels will fall late in the day. Large waves

approaching from the northwest will impact the coastlines of western Cape Breton, eastern PEI and Iles-de-la-Madeleine.

A storm surge warning has been issued for the north coast of Kings county PEI, west coast of Cape Breton and Iles-de-la-Madeleine.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to

ec.weatheraspc.ec@canada.ca or tweet reports to #NSStorm.

4:01 PM AST Thursday 15 December 2016
Snow squall warning in effect for:

Queens County P.E.I.
Persistent snow squalls are expected. Under the snow squall bands, visibilities will be significantly reduced due to the heavy snow combined with

blowing snow, and snow will quickly accumulate.

Very strong northwest winds coming across the Gulf of St. Lawrence and the Northumberland Strait will give flurries at times heavy snow squalls and

reduced visibilities in blowing snow. Near zero visibilities in blowing snow and significant snowfall accumulation are expected.

Snow squalls cause weather conditions to vary considerably; changes from clear skies to heavy snow within just a few kilometres are common. Prepare

for quickly changing and deteriorating travel conditions. Travel is expected to be hazardous due to reduced visibility in some locations.

Snow squall warnings are issued when bands of snow form that produce intense accumulating snow or near zero visibilities.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to

ec.weatheraspc.ec@canada.ca or tweet reports to #PEStorm.

 3:55 PM AST Thursday 15 December 2016
Wind warning in effect for:

Queens County P.E.I.
Strong winds that may cause damage are expected or occurring.

Northwest winds will gust to 90 km/h overnight tonight and Friday. These winds will be accompanied by very cold temperatures, flurries, snow

squalls, and blowing snow.

Damage to buildings, such as to roof shingles and windows, may occur. High winds may toss loose objects or cause tree branches to break.

Wind warnings are issued when there is a significant risk of damaging winds.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to

ec.weatheraspc.ec@canada.ca or tweet reports to #PEStorm.

 Statements
3:58 PM AST Thursday 15 December 2016
Special weather statement in effect for:

Queens County P.E.I.
An exceptionally high run of tides, combined with violent onshore northwesterly winds, is expected to give higher than normal water levels during

high tide over Northumberland Strait and the southern half of the Gulf of St. Lawrence on Friday. Water levels will fall late in the day. Large waves

approaching from the northwest will impact the coastlines of western Cape Breton, eastern PEI and Iles-de-la-Madeleine.

A storm surge warning has been issued for the north coast of Kings county PEI, west coast of Cape Breton and Iles-de-la-Madeleine.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to

ec.weatheraspc.ec@canada.ca or tweet reports to #PEStorm.

3:58 PM AST Thursday 15 December 2016
Special weather statement in effect for:

Halifax Metro and Halifax County West
Very cold air and strong northwesterly winds will combine to produce wind chill values near minus 30 Friday morning, giving significant risk of

frostbite. Conditions will gradually improve Friday night.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to

ec.weatheraspc.ec@canada.ca or tweet reports to #NSStorm.

Extreme Cold Weather Warnings issued for Maine and New Brunswick tonight & tomorrow

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
646 PM EST THU DEC 15 2016

MEZ001>006-010-160800-
/O.CON.KCAR.WC.W.0002.161216T0500Z-161216T2200Z/
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-
NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLAGASH...CLAYTON LAKE...MADAWASKA...
FORT KENT...FRENCHVILLE...PRESQUE ISLE...CARIBOU...VAN BUREN...
MARS HILL...BAKER LAKE...BILLY-JACK DEPOT...BAXTER ST PARK...
CHAMBERLAIN LAKE...CHURCHILL DAM...MOUNT KATAHDIN...MILLINOCKET...
EAST MILLINOCKET...PATTEN...MEDWAY...HOULTON...HODGDON...
SHERMAN...SMYRNA MILLS...GREENVILLE...MONSON...BLANCHARD
646 PM EST THU DEC 15 2016

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
5 PM EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...NORTHERN AND WESTERN MAINE.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 38 BELOW.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...ANY EXPOSED SKIN WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FROSTBITE.
  GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW WHICH COULD IMPACT TRAVEL.

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...12 BELOW TO 1 ABOVE ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.

&&
$$


Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
514 AM EST THU DEC 15 2016

MEZ001>006-010-161015-
NORTHWEST AROOSTOOK-NORTHEAST AROOSTOOK-NORTHERN SOMERSET-
NORTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN PENOBSCOT-SOUTHEAST AROOSTOOK-
CENTRAL PISCATAQUIS-
514 AM EST THU DEC 15 2016

...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM EST
FRIDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL MAINE...FAR
NORTHERN MAINE...NORTH CENTRAL MAINE...NORTHERN MAINE AND WEST
CENTRAL MAINE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND CHILL WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND CHILL WARNING.

GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING INTO THE
AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS MAY RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW,
IMPACTING TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA. STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

ANOTHER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. STAY TUNED FOR
THE LATEST FORECAST DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

$$

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
358 AM EST THU DEC 15 2016

MEZ011-015>017-029>032-151700-
/O.CON.KCAR.WC.Y.0007.161216T0500Z-161216T2200Z/
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-
CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LINCOLN...HOWLAND...SPRINGFIELD...
BANGOR...BREWER...ORONO...OLD TOWN...AMHERST...AURORA...DEDHAM...
EASTBROOK...GREAT POND...ORLAND...DEBLOIS...GRAND LAKE STREAM...
MEDDYBEMPS...PEMBROKE...PERRY...PRINCETON...ELLSWORTH...
BAR HARBOR...BLUE HILL...EASTPORT...MACHIAS...CHERRYFIELD...
DOVER-FOXCROFT...MILO...GUILFORD...DANFORTH...VANCEBORO...
TOPSFIELD
358 AM EST THU DEC 15 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
5 PM EST FRIDAY...

* LOCATIONS...BANGOR REGION... UPPER PENOBSCOT VALLEY...
  INTERIOR AND COASTAL DOWNEAST.

* HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW NORTH OF COASTAL DOWNEAST.

* WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 32 BELOW.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...ANY EXPOSED SKIN WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FROSTBITE.
  GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LEAD TO BLOWING AND
  DRIFTING SNOW WHICH COULD IMPACT TRAVEL.

* WINDS...WEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...7 BELOW TO 8 ABOVE ZERO.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.

&&
$$

HEWITT


Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CARIBOU ME
514 AM EST THU DEC 15 2016

MEZ011-015>017-029>032-161015-
CENTRAL PENOBSCOT-SOUTHERN PENOBSCOT-INTERIOR HANCOCK-
CENTRAL WASHINGTON-COASTAL HANCOCK-COASTAL WASHINGTON-
SOUTHERN PISCATAQUIS-NORTHERN WASHINGTON-
514 AM EST THU DEC 15 2016

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 5 PM EST
FRIDAY...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR COASTAL DOWNEAST MAINE...EAST
CENTRAL MAINE...EASTERN MAINE...INTERIOR DOWNEAST MAINE AND NORTH
CENTRAL MAINE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND CHILL ADVISORY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   WIND CHILL ADVISORY.

GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY MORNING INTO THE
AFTERNOON. THESE WINDS MAY RESULT IN BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW,
IMPACTING TRAVEL ACROSS THE AREA. STRONG WINDS MAY ALSO RESULT IN
SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

ANOTHER STORM WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH
THE POTENTIAL FOR MODERATE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS. STAY TUNED FOR
THE LATEST FORECAST DETAILS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WEATHER SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT SIGNIFICANT WEATHER
CONDITIONS ACCORDING TO STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.

$$

3:53 PM AST Thursday 15 December 2016
Extreme Cold Warning in effect for:

Fredericton and Southern York County
A period of very cold wind chills is expected.

A bitterly cold airmass will move across the province tonight into Friday. Temperatures are expected to drop below minus 20 degrees by Friday

morning with very strong northwest winds behind a deepening low pressure system. Wind chill values are expected to fall below minus 35 for the

early part of Friday.

While anyone who isn't dressed warmly is at risk in cold weather conditions, some are at greater risk than others for frost bite and hypothermia:
- homeless people
- outdoor workers
- people living in homes that are poorly insulated (with no heat or no power)
- people with certain medical conditions such as diabetes, peripheral neuropathy and diseases affecting the blood vessels, people taking certain

medications including beta-blockers
- winter sport enthusiasts
- people who consume excess alcohol
- infants and
- seniors.

Watch for cold related symptoms and complaints which include:
- Respiratory: shortness of breath, wheezing and cough
- Cardiovascular: chest pain and arrhythmias
- Circulation: colour change of finger and toes, pain, numbness and tickling sensation in extremities
- Muscle: pain, stiffness, swelling, restricted movement, weakness
- Skin: itching, pale.
If you experience these symptoms when exposed to the cold, move indoors and begin warming.

Wear appropriate clothing.
- Always wear clothing appropriate for the weather. Synthetic and wool fabrics provide better insulation. Some synthetic fabrics are designed to keep

perspiration away from your body which keep you dry and further reduce your risk.
- Dress in layers with a wind resistant outer layer. You can remove layers if you get too warm (before you start sweating) or add a layer if you get cold.
- Wear warm socks, gloves, a hat and scarf in cold weather. Be sure to cover your nose to protect it.
- If you get wet, change into dry clothing as soon as possible. You lose heat faster when you're wet.

Extreme cold warnings are issued when very cold temperatures or wind chill creates an elevated risk to health such as frost bite and hypothermia.

Please continue to monitor alerts and forecasts issued by Environment Canada. To report severe weather, send an email to

ec.weatheraspc.ec@canada.ca or tweet reports to #NBStorm.