Surprise End Of January Nor'Easter Event Summary

Weather summary
for New Brunswick
issued by Environment Canada
at 4:14 a.m. AST Wednesday 31 January 2018.

Discussion.

A low pressure system that approached the region from the southwest
on Tuesday track across Cape Breton Island late Tuesday evening.
This system brought snow and blowing snow to much of New Brunswick
on Tuesday and continue into Tuesday night.

The following are some preliminary snowfall amounts, in centimetres,
from airport observation stations as of 4 AM AST Wednesday.

Moncton: 23
Bathurst: 18
CFB Gagetown: 14
Saint John: 11

This summary may be updated again as new information is received by
Environment and Climate Change Canada.

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 4:31 a.m. AST Wednesday 31 January 2018.

Discussion.

A low pressure system originating from the east coast of the United
States moved past Sable Island Tuesday afternoon and reached Cape
Breton Island later in the evening. This system spread snow and
blowing snow across Nova Scotia Monday night into Tuesday morning.
Precipitation changed to freezing rain/drizzle Tuesday morning and
then back into snow Tuesday night.

The following are some preliminary snowfall amounts, in centimetres,
from volunteer observers, airport observations and automatic
stations as of 2 A.M. AST Wednesday 31 January 2018:

Yarmouth: 6 to 13
Kejimkujik National Park: 13
Lunenburg: 6
Mahone Bay: 7
New Ross: 12
Greenwood: 20
Duncan's Cove: 13
Halifax International Airport: 23
Halifax: 19
Shearwater Jetty: 13
Hammonds Plains: 11
Trafalgar: 13
Jimtown: 10
Port Hawkesbury: 12 to 20
St. Anns: 6
Escasoni: 9
Louisbourg: 14
Sydney: 13 to 20
Ingonish Beach: 19
North Mountain: 11
Northeast Margaree: 6

Duration of Freezing Precipitation (hours):

Western Nova Scotia: 2 to 4
Central and Northern Nova Scotia: 5 to 10
Eastern Mainland and Cape Breton: 10 to 16

Maximum Wind Gusts (kilometres per hour):

Brier Island: 93
Parrsboro: 91
Hart Island: 80
Baccaro Point: 74
North Mountain: 70
St. Paul Island: 70
Nappan: 69
Stewiacke: 69

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 4:33 a.m. AST Wednesday 31 January 2018.

Discussion.

A low pressure system originating from the east coast of the United
States moved south of the Maritimes on Tuesday and reached Cape
Breton Island later in the evening. This system spread snow and
blowing snow across Prince Edward Island early Tuesday.
Precipitation changed to freezing rain/drizzle Tuesday afternoon and
then back to snow Tuesday evening.

The following are some preliminary snowfall amounts, in centimetres,
from airport observation and automatic stations as of 2 A.M. AST
Wednesday 31 January 2018:

Charlottetown: 19
North Cape: 17
Summerside: Missing
Stanhope: 16
St. Peters: 7
East Point: 8

Duration of Freezing Precipitation across the province: 5 to 10
hours

Maximum Wind Gusts (kilometres per hour):

North Cape: 93
Summerside: 87
Maple Plains: 67
Charlottetown: 109
East Point: 72

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

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