Mid-January Weather Bomb Event Summary

Weather summary

for New Brunswick

issued by Environment Canada

at 9:49 a.m. AST Saturday 15 January 2022.

Discussion.

A significant low pressure system tracked south of Nova Scotia 

Friday night into Saturday morning, bringing strong winds, snow, and 

blowing snow to southeastern New Brunswick. The following is a 

summary of weather event information received by Environment Canada 

as of 10 a.m. 

1. Summary of snowfall in centimetres: 

Moncton: 34 

Shediac: 20 

Sussex Corner: 18 

Cambridge-Narrows: 15 

Saint-Ignace: 15 

Saint John: 11 

Miramichi: 10 

2. Summary of wind gusts in kilometres per hour: 

Saint John: 85 

Miscou Island: 80 

Moncton: 67 

Grand Manan: 67 

Fredericton Airport: 67

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 2:29 p.m. AST Saturday 15 January 2022.

Discussion.

A significant storm tracked south of Nova Scotia Friday night and 

today and is currently east of Cape Breton. This system has brought 

strong winds, rain, freezing rain, ice pellets, snow, and blowing 

snow across the province, continuing today over northern and eastern 

Nova Scotia. 

The following is a summary of weather event information received by 

Environment Canada as of 11 a.m. This is preliminary data only and 

will be updated as more information becomes available. 

1. Summary of rainfall in millimetres: 

Sydney Airport: 82 

Port Morien: 50 

Baddeck Forks: 49 

Jimtown: 36 

Sluice Point: 34 

Liverpool: 20 

2. Summary of snowfall in centimetres: 

Greenwood: 41 

Middleton: 30 

Rawdon Gold Mines: 29 

Bear River: 28 

Pictou Landing: 23 

Sluice Point: 20 

Liverpool: 19 

Nappan: 19 

Cedar Lake: 18 

Hammonds Plains: 16 

Port Maitland: 15 

Yarmouth: 14 

New Glasgow: 13 

Lower West Pubnico: 10 

Central Dartmouth: 10 

3. Summary of wind in kilometres per hour: 

Brier Island: 111 

Parrsboro: 104 

Halifax International Airport: 96 

Yarmouth: 93 

Baccaro Point: 93 

Lunenburg: 91 

Halifax Dockyard: 85 

Hart Island: 85 

Grand Etang: 85 

McNabs Island: 78 

Tracadie: 78 

Caribou Point: 78 

Nappan: 78 

Kejimkujik: 76 

Port Hawkesbury: 76 

Western Head: 70 

Sydney Airport: 69 

Bedford Range: 69 

Collegeville: 67

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 2:27 p.m. AST Saturday 15 January 2022.

Discussion.

A significant storm tracked south of Nova Scotia Friday night and 

today and is currently east of Cape Breton. This system has brought 

strong winds, freezing rain, ice pellets, snow, and blowing snow 

across the province, with snow and blowing snow continuing today. 

The following is a summary of weather event information received by 

Environment Canada as of 2pm. This is preliminary data only and will 

be updated as more information becomes available. 

1. Summary of snowfall in centimetres: 

Charlottetown Airport: 36 

Long Creek: 33 

Bedford Corner: 28 

Foxley River: 25 

New London: 24 

Morell: 16 

Wellington: 12 

2. Summary of wind in kilometres per hour: 

North Cape: 100 

East Point: 93 

Summerside: 89 

Charlottetown Airport: 85 

Harrington: 82 

Stanhope: 82 

Maple Plains: 74

Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial 

information and does not constitute a complete or final report.

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