Monday, April 09, 2018

Surprise Early April Nor'Easter Buries Nova Scotia Under A Foot Of Snow


Weather summary
for Nova Scotia
issued by Environment Canada
at 9:12 a.m. ADT Monday 9 April 2018.

Discussion.

A rapidly intensifying low pressure system approached Nova Scotia on
Sunday and then passed east of Cape Breton overnight. This system
brought snow and reduced visibility in blowing snow.

The following is a summary of weather event information from
airport, automatic and volunteer observations received by
Environment Canada as of 9 am ADT.

1. Summary of snowfall in centimetres:

Sydney Airport: 34.6
North Mountain: 25
Eskasoni: 24
Ingonish Beach: 24
Halifax International Airport: 23.4
St. Anns: 22.9
Cheticamp: 22
Aspy Bay: 21.6
Sydney Forks: 21.6
Northeast Margaree: 21
Trafalgar: 17.8
Collegeville: 16
Dartmouth: 14
Duncans Cove: 14
Enfield: 11.4
Jimtown: 10.2
Bedford: 10.2
Upper Stewiacke: 10
Hammonds Plains: 9

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

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