Tuesday, January 14, 2020

Winter Storm Isaiah Event Summary

Storm Summary Number 7 for Southern Plains to Northern New England
Winter Storm
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
400 PM EST Sun Jan 12 2020

...Light snow exiting northern Maine as storm system departs from
the region...

All warnings and advisories related to this system have ended.

For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov

At 300 PM EST...an area of low pressure with a central pressure of
1006 mb, or 29.71 inHg, was located about 50 miles, or 80
kilometers, east of Lunenberg, NS. From this low, a strong cold
front extended southward through the western Atlantic into the
southeastern U.S. as a stationary front. National Weather Service
radar and surface observations indicated that most, if not all,
precipitation has changed over into light and moderate snow across
central to northern Maine as the storm system tracks quickly to
the east away from New England. All rain has exited the region
with the exception of a few showers and thunderstorms near the
frontal boundary in the Southeast.

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 700 PM
EST Thu Jan 09 through 300 PM EST Sun Jan 12...

...MAINE...
FORT KENT                        10.5                 
STOCKHOLM 3 W             9.0                 
CARIBOU NWS                  8.9                 
SINCLAIR                           8.8                 
LILLE 4 SSE                        8.0                 
VAN BUREN 1 NNW          4.5                 
JACKMAN                          3.0 ....

...Selected preliminary Storm Total Sleet in inches from 700 PM
EST Thu Jan 09 through 300 PM EST Sun Jan 12...

...MAINE...
EASTON                         4.00                 
FORT FAIRFIELD            3.00                 
OXBOW                           2.00                 
NEW LIMERICK              1.50                 
HOULTON                       1.10                 
LINCOLN                          1.10                 
ALEXANDER                    1.00                 
CHARLESTON                 0.90                 
MILO                                0.90                 
LEE 3 ENE                        0.70.....

.....The low pressure center offshore of Nova Scotia is forecast to
quickly track east into the open Atlantic through Monday morning.
Lingering snow showers across Maine are expected to persist for
another few hours into the early evening evening with any
additional accumulations minor, if any. Snow will come to an end
early tonight as high pressure builds in the wake of the departing
storm.

This will be the last Storm Summary issued by the Weather
Prediction Center for this event. Please refer to your local
National Weather service office for additional information.

Otto

Weather summary
for New Brunswick
issued by Environment Canada
at 2:18 a.m. AST Sunday 12 January 2020.

Discussion.

The following areas set a daily maximum temperature record on
January 11, 2020:

Grand Manan Area (Grand Manan SAR CS)
New record of 11.2
Old record of 11.1 set in 1980
Records in this area have been kept since 1883

Point Lepreau Area (Point Lepreau CS)
New record of 9.9
Old record of 9.7 set in 2017
Records in this area have been kept since 1928

Note: the temperature records reported here have been derived from a
selection of historical stations in each geographic area that were
active during the period of record.

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

End/ASPC

Weather summary
for Nova Scotia
issued by Environment Canada
at 2:19 a.m. AST Sunday 12 January 2020.

Discussion.

The following areas set a daily maximum temperature record on
January 11, 2020:

Greenwood Area (Greenwood A)
New record of 14.7
Old record of 14.6 set in 1983
Records in this area have been kept since 1914

Kentville Area (Kentville CDA CS)
New record of 14.0
Old record of 13.5 set in 1983
Records in this area have been kept since 1898

Note: the temperature records reported here have been derived from a
selection of historical stations in each geographic area that were
active during the period of record.

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

End/ASPC

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