Saturday, March 10, 2018

Early March Nor'Easter Event Summary

Weather summary
for New Brunswick
issued by Environment Canada
at 8:41 a.m. AST Saturday 10 March 2018.

Discussion.

A low pressure system approached the Maritimes from the south on
Friday. The low centre tracked across eastern Nova Scotia and Prince
Edward Island Friday evening then gradually weakened as it drifted
westward back over central New Brunswick where it currently sits
this morning. This system brought snow at times heavy and produced
significant accumulations to parts of New Brunswick, and will give a
few more additional centimetres to some parts of the province today.

The following is an updated summary of weather event information
received by Environment Canada as of 8:00 am Saturday.

1. Summary of snowfall in centimetres:

Pokemouche: 29
Shediac: 27
Dorchester: 24
Big River: 24
Bas Caraquet: 23
Gaspereau Forks: 23
Bathurst: 20
Bouctouche 18
Miramichi: 17
Saint John Airport: 17
Moncton: 16
McNamee: 15
Sussex: 15
St-Quentin: 13
CFB Gagetown: 7

2. Summary of wind in kilometres per hour:

Bas Caraquet: 78

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 8:23 a.m. AST Saturday 10 March 2018.

Discussion.

A low pressure system approached Nova Scotia from the south on
Friday. The low centre tracked across Guysborough County early
Friday evening then continued northward into the Gulf of St Lawrence
overnight then weakened as it drifted westward back over New
Brunswick where it currently sits this morning. This system brought
snow at times heavy and produced significant accumulations to parts
of Nova Scotia. In Cape Breton, freezing precipitation was reported
for a period of eight hours stretching from late morning until early
evening.

The following is an updated summary of weather event information
received by Environment Canada as of 8:00 am Saturday.

1. Summary of snowfall in centimetres:

Nappan: 31
Belnan: 24
Halifax Stanfield Int'l Airport: 23
Trafalgar: 19
Truro: 17
Greenwood: 15
Dartmouth (Central): 14
Parrsboro: 14
Middleton: 13
Hammonds Plains/Pockwock: 13
Halifax Peninsula: 9

2. Summary of wind in kilometres per hour:

Grand Etang: 154
North Mountain: 85
Sydney Airport: 80

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 8:30 a.m. AST Saturday 10 March 2018.

Discussion.

A low pressure system approached the Maritimes from the south on
Friday. The low centre tracked across eastern Nova Scotia early
Friday evening then continued northward across central PEI later in
the evening then weakened as it drifted westward back over New
Brunswick overnight where it currently sits this morning. This
system brought snow at times heavy and produced significant
accumulations to parts of PEI.

The following is a summary of weather event information received by
Environment Canada as of 8:00 am Saturday.

1. Summary of snowfall in centimetres:

Wellington: 19
Summerside: 16
New London: 15
Stratford: 13
Charlottetown Airport: 12
Bonshaw: 9

2. Summary of wind in kilometres per hour:

East Point: 82
North Cape: 78

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

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