Hurricane Fiona Event Summary
8:50 AM ADT Sunday 25 September 2022
Tropical cyclone information statement for:
Newfoundland and Labrador:
Cartwright to Black Tickle
Norman Bay to Lodge Bay
Parson's Pond - Hawke's Bay
Port Saunders and the Straits
Red Bay to L'Anse-au-Clair
Québec - south:
Blanc-Sablon
A preliminary storm summary on Fiona will be issued later today.
The remnant low from Fiona is over southeastern Labrador and has become merged with a trough.
1. Summary of basic information at 9:00 a.m. ADT.
Location: 53.1 North 57.5 West.
About 104 km east of Goose Bay, Newfoundland
Maximum sustained winds: 80 kilometres per hour.
Present movement: north at 35 kilometres per hour.
Minimum central pressure: 983 millibars.
2. Public weather impacts and warnings summary.
All warnings associated with Post-Tropical Storm Fiona have ended.
a. Wind.
Strong winds along the western side of the Northern Peninsula of Newfoundland are diminishing. A wind warning will be ended this morning.
b. Rainfall.
Rain over Labrador will end later today as the trough that absorbed Fiona moves into the Labrador Sea.
c. Surge/Waves.
Elevated water levels due to storm surge and waves will continue to subside today.
3. Marine weather impacts and warnings summary.
The remnant low pressure system associated with the trough will linger over the Labrador sea later today and Monday giving gale force winds.
Forecaster(s): Hatt/Couturier
Please continue to monitor alerts issued by the Canadian Hurricane Centre and forecasts issued by Environment Canada.
FXCN31 CWHX 251200
Tropical cyclone technical information statement issued by the
Canadian Hurricane Centre of Environment Canada at 8.44 AM ADT
Sunday 25 September 2022.
The next statement will be issued by 3.00 PM ADT
1. Current position, strength, central pressure and motion
At 9.00 AM ADT, post-tropical storm Fiona was located near latitude
53.1 N and longitude 57.5 W, about 104 nautical miles or 193 km east
of Goose Bay. Maximum sustained winds are estimated at 45 knots (83
km/h) and central pressure at 983 MB. Fiona is moving north at 10
knots (19 km/h).
2. Forecast position, central pressure and strength
Date time lat lon MSLP Max wind
ADT MB kts kmh
Sep 25 9.00 AM 53.1N 57.5W 983 45 83 post-tropical
Sep 25 3.00 PM 55.4N 57.6W 984 40 74 post-tropical
Sep 25 9.00 PM 57.4N 58.4W 986 35 65 post-tropical
3. Technical discussion
A. Analysis
The remnant low pressure system from Fiona has passed the lower
Quebec North Shore and is currently located between lac delage,
Quebec and Eagle River Labrador. Earlier, Blanc Sablon reported a
sea-level pressure of 983 MB when the centre passed near the station,
along with gale force wind gusts. Further to the southeast, ferollee
point was reporting gusts of 53KT. The satellite appearance of Fiona
looks very ragged and there is definite lack of mid-level moisture
near the centre. The system has become absorbed by an upper trough.
B. Prognostic
The remnant low will move across Southeastern Labrador and gradually
weaken today, it will linger over the Labrador Sea tonight and
Monday.
C. Predicted wind radii (NM)
Time gales storms hurricane
NE SE SW NW NE SE SW NW NE SE SW NW
25/12Z 240 240 240 240 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
25/18Z 220 220 160 160 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26/00Z 200 200 140 120 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
END/HATT/COUTURIER
9:08 PM ADT Sunday 25 September 2022
Tropical cyclone information statement for:
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador:
Burgeo - Ramea
Cartwright to Black Tickle
Channel-Port aux Basques and vicinity
Norman Bay to Lodge Bay
Parson's Pond - Hawke's Bay
Port Saunders and the Straits
Red Bay to L'Anse-au-Clair
West Coast
Nova Scotia:
Annapolis County
Antigonish County
Colchester County - Truro and south
Colchester County North
Cumberland County - Minas Shore
Cumberland County North and Cobequid Pass
Digby County
Guysborough County
Halifax County - east of Porters Lake
Halifax Metro and Halifax County West
Hants County
Inverness County - Mabou and north
Inverness County - south of Mabou
Kings County
Lunenburg County
Pictou County
Queens County
Richmond County
Shelburne County
Sydney Metro and Cape Breton County
Victoria County
Yarmouth County
Prince Edward Island
Québec - south:
Anticosti
Blanc-Sablon
Chevery
Forillon National Park - Gaspé - Percé
Grande-Vallée area
Minganie
Murdochville area
Natashquan
New Carlisle - Chandler
Updated preliminary storm summary on Fiona.
THIS IS THE FINAL INFORMATION STATEMENT FOR THIS STORM.
1. Full Discussion of the Event.
Tropical depression Fiona formed over the central tropical Atlantic on September 15th. The tropical depression became better organized and its intensity gradually increased during the following day when the National Hurricane Centre reported tropical storm force winds near the centre of the cyclone. On September 16th Fiona reached the Leeward Islands while on its way to the western Atlantic. Two days later Fiona quickly intensified into a category 1 hurricane while turning to the northwest and passing through the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Dominican Republic.
On September 18th Fiona began to intensify becoming a major hurricane and reaching category 4 while turning northward east of the Bahamas. Fiona maintained strong and dominant tropical characteristics as it moved into the Canadian Hurricane Centre response zone. Fiona began interacting with a mid-latitude upper trough as it advanced over the Canadian marine waters south of Nova Scotia on Friday the 23rd. At that point, maximum winds around the centre began to diminish. However, once the extra-tropical transition process was complete post-tropical storm Fiona re-intensified between Sable Island and the Eastern Shore of Nova Scotia. By that time hurricane-force winds were spreading across parts of Atlantic Canada and over eastern Quebec.
Fiona made landfall as a category-2 hurricane strength (maximum sustained wind speeds of 165 km/h or 90 knots) post-tropical cyclone near Whitehead, located 28 km southwest of the town of Canso, Nova Scotia, during the early morning hours of Saturday September 24th. Fiona generated damaging winds, torrential rainfall, large waves and destructive storm surge. The central pressure is expected to be the lowest recorded barometric pressure in Canadian history. The nearest automatic weather station located at Hart Island measured a sea level pressure of 932.7 millibars, while the East Chedabucto Bay buoy measured 932.8. We are still analyzing these data for accuracy.
Post-tropical storm Fiona headed north into the Gulf of St. Lawrence Saturday and brought damaging winds, torrential rainfall, large waves and destructive storm surge to the region. Fiona became fully absorbed by the upper trough on Sunday the 25th, and the remnant low still generated gale to storm force wind gusts as it moved over the Lower Quebec North Shore and then Labrador.
2. Summary of peak wind gusts in km/h:
For New Brunswick
Miscou Island: 113
Moncton Airport: 100
Saint John: 86
Crowe Brook: 85
Bas Caraquet: 82
For Newfoundland
Wreckhouse: 177
Green Island (Fortune Bay): 150
Port aux Basques: 134
Stephenville Airport: 117
Ramea: 114
For Nova Scotia
Arisaig: 179
Grand Etang: 167
Beaver Island: 160
St Paul Island: 158
Wadden's Cove: 150
Sydney: 149
For Prince Edward Island
East Point: 149
St Peters: 141
Summerside: 140
North Cape: 136
Charlottetown: 131
For eastern Quebec
Iles-de-la-Madeleine: 126
Pointe-Heath: 105
Blanc-Sablon: 102
Cap-d'Espoir: 100
Chevery: 85
Natashquan: 81
3. Summary of rainfall in millimetres:
For New Brunswick amounts exceeded 100 mm in a few localities.
Crowe Brook: 107
Fundy Park: 105
Mechanic Settlement: 87
Saint John: 68
Musquash: 66
For Newfoundland amounts were highest in the southwest.
Wreckhouse: 77
Stephenville Airport: 53
Port aux Basques: 51
Kippens: 46
For Nova Scotia the highest amounts were reported over eastern areas and it ranged from 100 to 200 mm. There was unofficial reports of more than 200 mm near Antigonish.
Sable Island: 152
Port Hawkesbury: 151
Meaghers Hill: 149
Truro: 145
Mclellans Brook: 137
For Prince Edward Island amounts ranged from 60 to 90 mm, but it is likely that some higher amounts occurred over southern sections of Kings county.
St Peter's: 89
East Point: 80
Charlottetown: 80
Stanhope: 73
North Cape: 71
For eastern Quebec amounts ranged from 50 to near 100 mm.
Iles-de-la-Madeleine: 92
Ile Anticosti: 78
Gaspe: 51
Chevery: 50
4. Summary of wave and storm surge information:
Large waves and elevated water levels were triggered by the passage of Fiona over eastern Canada. Extremely large waves reached the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia late Friday. Buoy data indicated wave heights of 5 to 8 metres. The largest offshore waves were near and east of the track of Fiona; this was indicated by satellite information and reports from a buoy over Banquereau Bank where waves averaged 12 to 15 metres with peaks waves as high as 30 metres. Some of these waves impacted Cabot Strait and southwestern Newfoundland. Over the Gulf of St. Lawrence, the largest waves were generally between 4 and 6 metres, but peak waves of 10 metres were measured east of the Gaspe Peninsula, and 16 metres over eastern sections of the Gulf.
Two water level records were established on Saturday. At Escuminac, New Brunswick, the peak water level measured was 2.82 metres (with a previous record 2.47), and at Port aux Basques that peak was 2.75 metres (with a previous record 2.71). These elevated waters levels were mostly driven by storm surge and extremely large waves which resulted in devastating flooding conditions especially along the coastlines of southwestern Newfoundland, eastern and northern Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Northumberland and Gulf coastlines, east coast of New Brunswick, and Iles-de-la-Madeleine. Also, there were reports of damage due to waves along parts of the Gaspe Peninsula coastline.
FORECASTER: Fogarty/Mercer/Couturier/Tirone.
Please continue to monitor alerts issued by the Canadian Hurricane Centre and forecasts issued by Environment Canada.
Weather summary
for New Brunswick
issued by Environment Canada
at 8:02 p.m. ADT Saturday 24 September 2022.
Discussion.
Fiona made landfall as a hurricane strength post tropical cyclone
near Whitehead Nova Scotia during the early morning hours of
September 24th with what is expected to be the lowest recorded
barometric pressure in Canadian history. It generated severe winds,
torrential rainfall and destructive storm surge.
The following is a preliminary summary of weather event information
received by Environment Canada. This bulletin will be updated as new
information becomes available in the coming days.
1. Summary of rain in mm:
Crowe Brook: 107
Fundy Park: 105
Mechanic Settlement: 87
Saint John: 68
Musquash: 66
Moncton Airport: 59
Sussex: 57
Grand Manan: 54
Kouchibouguac: 47
Doaktown: 42
Bas Caraquet: 41
Fredericton: 40
St Stephen: 38
Fredericton: 37
Miramichi: 28
2. Summary of peak wind gusts in km/h:
Miscou Island: 113
Moncton Airport: 100
Saint John: 86
Crowe Brook: 85
Bas Caraquet: 82
Bathurst: 81
Mechanic Settlement: 80
Fredericton: 78
Miramichi: 74
Fredericton: 74
Charlo: 72
Grand Manan: 67
Fundy Park: 64
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 Newfoundland
issued by Environment Canada
at 8:10 a.m. NDT Sunday 25 September 2022.
Discussion.
The following is an updated preliminary summary of weather event
information associated with Post-Tropical Storm Fiona, as received
by Environment and Climate Change Canada, as of 7:30 A.M. NDT
Sunday.
A more complete summary of the storm will be prepared for release
later today.
1. Maximum wind gusts in kilometres per hour.
Wreckhouse: 177
Green Island (Fortune Bay): 150 *
Port aux Basques: 134
Stephenville Airport: 117
Ramea: 114 *
Sagona Island: 111
Burgeo: 110
Gander Int'l A.: 99
Ferolle Point: 98
St-Pierre Airport: 94
St. Lunaire-Griquet: 92 *
Daniel's Harbour: 91
Winterland: 91
Cape Pine: 90 *
St. Alban's: 89
Deer Lake Airport: 85
2. Rainfall in millimetres.
Wreckhouse: 77.2
Stephenville Airport: 51.8 (as of 3:30 A.M.)
Port aux Basques: 51.2
Birchy Narrows: 36.6 *
Burgeo: 32.0
Deer Lake Airport: 30.8
* denotes data from unofficial observing station.
3. The town of Port aux Basques was inundated by over one metre of
storm surge with large pounding waves. The Port aux Basques tide
guage recorded a maximum total water level of 2.73 metres, exceeding
its previous record of 2.71 metres set in 2017. Records have been
kept continuously since 1965.
4. The following area set a daily maximum temperature record on
September 24, 2022:
Placentia Area (Argentia (AUT))
New record of 21.5
Old record of 21.1 set in 1964
Records in this area have been kept since 1945
Note: the temperature record reported here has been derived from a
selection of historical stations in this 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/NLWO
Weather summary
for Nova Scotia
issued by Environment Canada
at 8:03 p.m. ADT Saturday 24 September 2022.
Discussion.
Fiona made landfall as a hurricane strength post tropical cyclone
near Whitehead Nova Scotia during the early morning hours of
September 24th with what is expected to be the lowest recorded
barometric pressure in Canadian history. It generated severe winds,
torrential rainfall and destructive storm surge.
The following is a preliminary summary of weather event information
received by Environment Canada. This bulletin will be updated as new
information becomes available in the coming days.
1. Summary of rain in mm:
Osborne Head: 192
Sable Island: 152
Port Hawkesbury: 151
Meaghers Hill: 149
Truro: 145
McLellans Brook: 137
North Mountain: 130
MacLeod Settlement: 129
Keppoch Mountain: 125
Cleveland: 120
Onslow Mountain: 118
Collegeville: 115
Tracadie: 115
Economy Lake: 112
Trafalgar: 111
Aldersville: 109
Norman Tower: 109
Caribou Point: 107
Upper Stewiacke: 102
Grand River Falls: 102
New Ross: 102
Tatamagouche: 101
Collingwood Corner: 101
North Mountain: 100
2. Summary of peak wind gusts in km/h:
Arisaig: 171
Grand Etang: 167
Beaver Island: 160
St Paul Island: 158
Sydney 149
Caribou Point: 146
Sydney: 141
Louisbourg: 140
Osborne Head: 136
Tracadie: 136
Sable Island: 133
Sydney: 129
Hart Island: 128
Mcnabs Island: 128
Sable Island: 128
North Mountain: 127
Eskasoni: 125
Halifax International: 125
Upper Stewiacke: 125
Shearwater: 119
Bedford Basin: 114
Halifax International: 110
Parrsboro: 103
Nappan: 101
Brier Island: 98
Lunenburg: 98
Collegeville: 97
Port Hawkesbury: 91
Bedford Range: 90
Ingonish Beach: 89
Yarmouth: 89
Debert: 86
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 Prince Edward Island
issued by Environment Canada
at 8:03 p.m. ADT Saturday 24 September 2022.
Discussion.
Fiona made landfall as a hurricane strength post tropical cyclone
near Whitehead Nova Scotia during the early morning hours of
September 24th with what is expected to be the lowest recorded
barometric pressure in Canadian history. It generated severe winds,
torrential rainfall and destructive storm surge.
The following is a preliminary summary of weather event information
received by Environment Canada. This bulletin will be updated as new
information becomes available in the coming days.
1. Summary of rain in mm:
St Peters: 89
East Point: 80
Charlottetown: 80
Stanhope: 73
North Cape: 71
Summerside: 60
2. Summary of peak wind gusts in km/h:
East Point: 149
St Peters: 141
Summerside: 140
North Cape: 136
Charlottetown: 131
Stanhope: 131
Maple Plains: 97
Harrington: 95
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 Quebec
issued by Environment Canada
at 2:43 p.m. EDT Saturday 24 September 2022.
Discussion.
Post-tropical storm Fiona has been affecting the St. Lawrence River
estuary since Friday evening.
The following is a partial summary of the weather conditions
observed so far.
Maximum gusts observed (km/h)
Natashquan 81
Chevery 85
Cap-d'Espoir 100
Blanc-Sablon 102
Pointe-Heath 105
Îles-de-la-Madeleine 126
Cape Whittle 131
Rainfall amounts (mm)
Chevery 42
Gaspé 51
Îles-de-la-Madeleine 92
Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial
information and does not constitute a complete or final report.
End/QSPC
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