Winter Storm Liam Event Summary

Weather summary
for New Brunswick
issued by Environment Canada
at 8:54 a.m. AST Thursday 8 February 2018.

Discussion.

A low pressure system that passed south of the province late
Wednesday brought snow to much of New Brunswick. Southern regions
had snow followed by a mixture of freezing rain and ice pellets that
eventually changed to rain mostly along the Fundy coast

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

1. Summary of rainfall in millimetres:

Saint John: 10

2. Summary of snowfall in centimetres:

Oromocto (CFB Gagetown): 18
Moncton airport: 15.2
Saint John airport: 12.0
Bathurst airport: 11.6

3. Summary of snowfall in centimetres from volunteer observers:

O'Donnells: 32.0
McNamee: 32.0
Gaspereau Forks: 27.9
Millville: 22
Shediac: 20
Woodstock: 19.0
St_Quentin: 18.5
Big River: 18.0
Little River Hill: 18.0
Perth-Andover: 18.0
Edmundston: 17.5
Sussex: 16.0
Bathurst: 15.2
Bas-Caraquet: 15.2
Pokemouche: 15
Chamcook: 14

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 8:56 a.m. AST Thursday 8 February 2018.

Discussion.

On Wednesday a low pressure system approached the Maritimes. It
moved through the Bay of Fundy last night and moved onto
Newfoundland this morning. This system gave snow followed by patchy
freezing rain before an extended period of rain Wednesday night into
this morning. Rainfall warnings were issued for much of mainland
Nova Scotia. There was also a Les Suetes wind warning issued for the
Cape Breton Highlands, with winds gusting to 106 kilometres per hour
at Grand Etang and to 116 at Bay St. Lawrence early this morning.

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

1. Summary of rainfall amounts in millimetres:
Yarmouth Airport 33.7
Western Head 28.8
Shearwater (auto) 33.7
Halifax (Stanfield
Inernational Airport) 35.2
Greenwood 23.0
Kejimkujik Park 35.3

2. Summary of rainfall amounts in millimetres from volunteer
observations:

Tusket 46.5
Wedgeport 45.2
East Quinan 44.7
Dartmouth 39.1
Woods Harbour 33.8
Port Maitland 32.3
Sandy Cove 32.0
Middleton 31.8
Clarkes Harbour 31.0
Lunenburg 31.0
Hammonds Plains 30.5
Cedar Lake 30.5
St. Anns 30.0
West Pubnico 30.0

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

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