Winter Storm Dylan Event Summary

Weather summary
for New Brunswick
issued by Environment Canada
at 5:32 a.m. AST Sunday 24 December 2017.

Discussion.

On Saturday December 23 2017 a low pressure system tracked across
southern New Brunswick. This system brought snow for northern New
Brunswick, and considerable freezing rain for much of central and
eastern New Brunswick.

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

1. Summary of Freezing Rain Impacts, including accumulation in mm:

Several "Travel Not Recommended" statements from New Brunswick
Emergency Management Office (EMO) for multiple highways.

Freezing Rain Accumulation:

Fredericton Airport: 5
CFB Gagetown: 5
Moncton Airport: 4

2. Summary of snowfall in cm as of 5:00 AM AST:

Edmundston: 19
Charlo: 15
Bathurst: 18
Bas Caraquet: 22

Some of the snowfall reports are from automatic weather stations, so
actual amounts may be higher or lower than reported.

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

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 9:21 a.m. AST Sunday 24 December 2017.

Discussion.

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

On Saturday a low pressure system approaching from New England moved
across southern New Brunswick in the evening and into the Gulf of
St. Lawrence this morning. It gave generally light snow changing to
significant rain later in the day and ending overnight. Rainfall
amounts of near 30 millimetres occurred for parts of the province,
and Les Suetes winds peaking to 137 kilometres per hour at Grand
Etang near midnight Saturday night.

1. Summary of maximum wind gust in kilometres per hour:

Grand Etang: 137
Bay St. Lawrence: 109

2. Summary of rainfall amounts in millimetres (Environment Canada
sites):

Environment Canada sites:
Malay falls: 31.6
Western Head: 30.7
Halifax Shearwater: 29.8
Halifax Stanfield International: 19.0
Ingonish Beach: 25.4

3. Summary of rainfall amounts in millimetres (Volunteer sites
Cocorahs):
Spanish Ship Bay: 41.9
Wedgeport: 29.2
Tusket: 28.7
Dartmouth: 28.7
Halifax: 27.9
Duncans Cove: 26.2

4. Summary of rainfall amounts in millimetres (Other volunteer
sites):

Roberta: 29.4
Baddeck: 20.8
Port Hawkesbury: 20.6
Sydney: 19.0
Sydney Forks: 17.8

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

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