Winter Storm Kassandra Event Summary
Storm Summary Number 5 for Southern Plains to New England Winter
Storm
NWS Weather Prediction Center College Park MD
1000 PM EST Thu Jan 26 2023
...The system has pulled away from the United States and lingering
snow showers continue to diminish...
A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for part of western Maryland.
Winter Weather Advisories are in effect for areas south and east
of Lake Erie and parts of the central Appalachians.
For a detailed graphical depiction of the latest watches, warnings
and advisories, please see www.weather.gov
At 900 PM EST...The storm system has pulled away from the United
States into eastern Canada, and regional radar imagery and surface
observations show scattered light to moderate snow showers
lingering over the Northeast and Great Lakes region.
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches from 600 AM
EST Mon Jan 23 through 900 PM EST Thu Jan 26...
...ILLINOIS...
MODOC 7.2
WASHINGTON 2.0 NNW 7.1
PEORIA 2 NW 5.0
GOODFIELD 4.0
OHARE AIRPORT 3.5
CARTHAGE 3.0
WALNUT HILL 3 NNW 3.0
DOUGLAS - CHICAGO 1 N 1.4
...INDIANA...
COLUMBIA CITY 4.6 S 11.0
GRABILL 5.2 WSW 9.7
FORT WAYNE 8.5
GARRETT 7.4
INDIAN VILLAGE 7.0
GALVESTON 6.0
BRIGHT 2.4 N 5.0
BATESVILLE 0.5 NNE 4.8
SALEM 1 SSE 2.0
EVANSVILLE 8.9 W 1.5
...MAINE...
SAINT PAMPHILE 16.0
SAINT AGATHA 15.0
SAINT JUSTE CROSSING 14.0
ST AURELIA CROSSING 3E 14.0
FORT KENT 1 SE 13.0
GREENWOOD 5 W 11.5
CARIBOU 1 N 9.1
JAY 3 WNW 8.0
KINGSBURY 2 SSE 6.0
...MARYLAND...
LA VALE 5.8
LITTLE ORLEANS 5 NNW 5.5
GRANTSVILLE 4 E 4.5
HAGERSTOWN 3.5
...MASSACHUSETTS...
LEYDEN 1 W 2.5
SAVOY 2.2
...MICHIGAN...
HASTINGS 4.3 SSW 12.5
DEXTER 0.6 ESE 10.0
SHELBY 0.4 SSE 9.5
ANN ARBOR 8.8
SALINE 4 SW 8.4
ADAIR 2 S 8.0
ONSTED 8.0
PLYMOUTH 5 W 8.0
TROY 7.5
PORTAGE 5.2
FLINT 4 SSW 3.6
...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
STAFFORD 2.9 N 8.0
CENTER SANDWICH 4.9 E 6.5
FREEDOM 6.3
...NEW YORK...
MASSENA 10.2
CAPE VINCENT 5 NE 8.4
MOOERS 8.0
LOUISVILLE 3 SW 7.5
RUSSELL 7.0
COPENHAGEN 4 NW 6.7
AVOCA 2 NW 6.5
RICHLAND 2 N 6.5
CHAUMONT 5.0
CLINTON 4.0
BUFFALO AIRPORT 3.5
MONTICELLO 3.0
TICONDEROGA 3 NNW 2.0
ALBANY 2 W 1.0
...OHIO...
OAKSHADE 1 SW 7.9
UNION 1 WSW 4.9
DAYTON COX AIRPORT 4.7
E PATASKALA 3.0
OXFORD 3.0
CINCINNATI 7 WNW 1.9
...PENNSYLVANIA...
LEONARD HARRISON 1 SSE 8.0
HOLLIDAYSBURG 4.8
SPRING TWP 4.0
COOPERSBURG 3.5
...VERMONT...
WESTFIELD 12.0
ALBURGH 10.0
ST ALBANS 3 NNE 8.0
GREENSBORO 3.9 NE 7.6
CABOT 2.3 E 6.7
LUDLOW 3 S 5.5
BURLINGTON 1 NNW 5.1
SOUTH HERO 1.8
...WEST VIRGINIA...
KEYSER 6.5
HARTMANSVILLE 1 E 6.3
BISMARCK 6.0
TERRA ALTA 0.4 E 5.8
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Freezing Rain ice amounts in
inches from 600 AM EST Mon Jan 23 through 900 PM EST Thu Jan 26...
...MAINE...
AUGUSTA 1 E 0.20
MILLINOCKET 1 SE 0.17
CARIBOU 1 NNW 0.12
LIVERMORE FALLS 4 SSW 0.10
HOULTON 2 E 0.09
...MASSACHUSETTS...
WORCESTER AP 0.07
ORANGE AP 0.04
WESTFIELD-BARNES AP 0.03
...NEW HAMPSHIRE...
MEREDITH 2 W 0.25
WOLFEBORO 0.25
BROOKFIELD 1 NW 0.19
...NEW YORK...
FLOYD BENNETT MEMORIAL 0.27
PLATTSBURGH INTL ARPT 0.02
...VERMONT...
SPRINGFIELD AIRPORT 0.11
BURLINGTON INTL AIRPORT 0.02
...Selected preliminary Storm Total Snowfall in inches where the
event has ended...
...ARKANSAS...
KAY 3 SE 14.5
WITTS SPRINGS 13.0
DEER 11.3
ST. JOE 2.7 WNW 10.5
HARRISON 10.0
KINGSTON 1 ESE 10.0
FAYATTEVILLE 1 ENE 8.5
...KANSAS...
CAMBRIDGE 5.5
BASSETT 1 SE 2.2
WICHITA EISENHOWER AIRPORT 1.8
...MISSOURI...
LANTON 3 NE 12.0
WEST PLAINS 11.0
WILLOW SPRINGS 9.0
PARK HILLS 1 WNW 8.5
ROBY 8.0
SPRINGFIELD 2 NE 4.5
...NEW MEXICO...
PLEASANT HILL 5 N 8.5
VAUGHN 8.0
CHACON 2 NE 6.6
...OKLAHOMA...
ERICK 7.0
HOFFMAN 4 S 6.0
LEWISVILLE 5 SW 6.0
MADGE 6.0
REYDON 6.0
...TEXAS...
MATADOR 1 NW 10.0
PLAINVIEW 9.0
KRESS 8.5
QUAIL 8.0
LUBBOCK INTL AIRPORT 7.0
SHAMROCK 7.0
AMARILLO 4 SSW 3.0
Lake effect snow and light snow showers will continue through
tonight in the Northeast and Great Lakes Region. Snow associated
with this system is expected to come to an end during the day on
Friday.
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.
Dolan
Weather summary
for New Brunswick
issued by Environment Canada
at 8:44 a.m. AST Friday 27 January 2023.
Discussion.
A low pressure system over the Great Lakes region approached the
Maritimes
Thursday morning and tracked across New Brunswick Thursday
afternoon. This system brought heavy snow to northern regions of the
province and heavy rain to southern areas. Precipitation started as
snow near midnight Wednesday night over western areas of the
province and spread to the remainder of the province by early
Thursday morning. Snow changed through ice pellets and freezing rain
to rain over most areas of the province during the day. In addition,
strong southeasterly winds occurred over southern and eastern
coastal sections of the province.
1. The following is a summary of observed snowfall totals in cm:
St-Andre: 36
Edmundston: 32
Tobique First Nation: 32
O'Donnells: 20
Big River: 20
McNamee: 20
Miramichi: 17.8
Millville: 17
Hanwell: 16
Fredericton area: 10-15
2. The following is a summary of observed rainfall totals in mm:
Harvey: 33.8
Saint John: 27
White Head: 26.9
St. Stephen West: 26.7
Sackville: 24.9
3. The following is a summary of observed peak wind gusts in km/h:
Point Lepreau: 91
Moncton: 82
Miscou Island: 74
Saint John: 72
4. The following areas set a daily maximum temperature record on
January 26, 2023:
Bas-caraquet Area (Bas Caraquet)
New record of 6.1
Old record of 5.7 set in 2000
Records in this area have been kept since 1964
Miscou Island Area (Miscou Island (AUT))
New record of 4.8
Old record of 3.7 set in 2010
Records in this area have been kept since 1957
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 9:48 a.m. AST Friday 27 January 2023.
Discussion.
A low pressure system over the Great Lakes region approached the
Maritimes Thursday morning and tracked across New Brunswick Thursday
afternoon. This system brought rain at times heavy to most of Nova
Scotia and very strong southerly winds on Thursday. The rain was
preceded briefly by a period snow in some areas Thursday morning.
1. The following is a summary of peak wind gusts from official and
volunteer sources in km/h:
Henry Island: 138
Iona: 134
Eskasoni First Nation: 132
Avonport: 124
McNabs Island: 122
Dean: 122
Middle Musquodoboit: 121
South Harrison Settlement: 116
Eskasoni: 115
Jimtown: 114
Gelncoe: 113
Briar Island: 111
Beaver Island: 106
Englishtown: 106
West Pubnico: 106
Shearwater: 104
Port Hawkesbury: 103
Sydney Airport: 102
New Tusket: 101
East Kemptville: 100
Sluice Point: 98
Glace Bay: 98
Halifax Stanfield Airport: 93
Woods Harbour: 93
Yarmouth Airport: 89
Lunenburg: 85
Port Hawkesbury: 85
Les Suetes region:
St. Joseph du Moine: 150
Skyline Train: 140
Plateau: 137
Grand Etang: 124
Cheticamp: 122
2. The following is a summary of rainfall totals from official and
volunteer sources in mm:
Ingonish: 72.6
West Brooklyn Mountain: 57.6
Tarbotvale: 57.0
Bridgewater: 52.8
East Kemptville: 51.4
Deerfield: 49
Guysborough: 46
Halifax Stanfield Airport: 44
Hammonds Plains: 42
Port Hawkesbury: 40
Cape Sable Island: 39
Malay Falls: 38
Yarmouth: 33
Shearwater: 33
Western Head: 29
Baccaro Point: 27
Louisbourg: 20
Sydney Airport: 7
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 8:49 a.m. AST Friday 27 January 2023.
Discussion.
A low pressure system over the Great Lakes region approached the
Maritimes
Thursday morning and tracked across New Brunswick Thursday
afternoon. This
system brought snow, rain, freezing rain and strong southerly winds
to Prince Edward Island on Thursday.
The following is a summary of peak wind gusts from official and
volunteer sources in km/h:
Savage Harbour: 105
East Point: 87
North Cape: 85
Summerside: 85
Charlottetown: 85
Harrington: 82
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 Labrador
issued by Environment Canada
at 6:03 p.m. AST Friday 27 January 2023.
Discussion.
An intense low pressure system tracked northeastward across the
Maritimes on Thursday, across eastern Labrador Thursday night, and
over the Labrador Sea this morning. This system brought a brief but
intense period of snow to parts of central Labrador and blizzard
conditions to parts of the north Labrador coast mainly Thursday
night. Strong coastal winds also accompanied this system.
The following is a summary of weather event information received by
Environment and Climate Change Canada.
1. Summary of snowfall in centimetres:
Makkovik: 34
Goose Bay Airport: 24
2. Summary of peak wind gusts in kilometres per hour:
Mary's Harbour: 98
Makkovik: 96
Black Tickle: 95 *
Cartwright: 87
* denotes unofficial station
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 Newfoundland
issued by Environment Canada
at 11:17 a.m. NST Friday 27 January 2023.
Discussion.
An intense low pressure system tracked northeastward across the
Maritimes on Thursday, across eastern Labrador Thursday night, and
over the Labrador Sea this morning. The system brought a shot of
snow and freezing precipitation then rain to most of southwestern,
western, northern, and central Newfoundland Thursday into Thursday
night. The rest of the island received only rain with this system.
The big story with this storm were the widespread winds. The
strongest winds were in the west while easternmost areas were spared
the worst of it.
The following is a summary of weather event information received by
Environment and Climate Change Canada.
1. Summary of rainfall in millimetres:
Bay d'Espoir: 55 *
St. Albans: 43
Burgeo: 29
Port aux Basques: 22
Wreckhouse: 21
2. Summary of peak wind gusts in kilometres per hour:
St. Paul's: 152 *
Wreckhouse: 147
Green Island (Fortune Bay): 138 *
Cape St. Mary's: 137 *
Cape Bonavista: 132 *
Port aux Basques: 127
Sagona Island: 124
Ramea: 124 *
Daniel's Harbour: 123
Ferrolle Point: 121
Bonavista: 121
Stephenville Airport: 120
St. Anthony (Fox Point): 118 *
St. Lunaire-Griquet: 117 *
Burgeo: 111
St. Lawrence: 108
Marticot Island: 108
Bell Island: 106 *
Fogo Island: 105 *
Grates Cove: 104
St. Pierre: 104
Deer Lake Airport: 103
St. Anthony Airport: 103
Gander Int'l Airport: 103
Rocky Harbour (town) 101 *
Argentia: 101
Winterland: 96
Pool's Island: 96
Cape Pine: 95 *
St John's (East White Hills): 92 *
St. John's In'tl Airport: 91
* denotes unofficial station
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 Ontario and the National Capital Region
issued by Environment Canada
at 2:35 p.m. EST Thursday 26 January 2023.
Discussion.
A Texas Low brought significant snowfall to southern Ontario
Wednesday into today. Snowfall continues over portions of eastern
Ontario this afternoon. Peak snowfall rates of 3 to 6 centimetres
per hour were reported in many locations making for hazardous
travel. In addition to the intense snowfall, thundersnow was
observed over portions of extreme southwestern Ontario, Niagara and
in the Kingston area.
The following is a summary of weather event information received by
Environment and Climate Change Canada as of 1 P.M. EST.
1. Summary of total snowfall amounts from official observing sites
in centimetres:
Ottawa International Airport 27
North York (OSPC) 20.5
Wiarton Airport 19
Trenton Airport 18
Hamilton Airport 17
Toronto Pearson International Airport 14
Kingston Airport 12
2. Summary of total snowfall amounts from volunteer observers in
centimetres:
Renfrew 25
Merrickville 23
Winchester 22.5
Brampton 22
Oak Ridges 22
Pickering 22
Whitby 22
Snelgrove 21.5
Kingston 21
Vaughan 21
Cambridge 20.5
Milton 20.5
Milverton 20.5
Aurora 20
Barrie 20
Brighton 20
Woodbridge 20
Consecon 19
King City 19
Bradford 18.5
Ancaster 18
Kitchener Stanley Park 18
Lindsay 18
Millbrook 18
Keene 17.5
Toronto 11 to 17.5
Parkhill 17
Burlington 16
Caledon 16
Milford 16
Saint Catharines 16
Vankleek Hill 16
Brampton 15
Woodstock 14.5
Brussels 14
Huntsville 14
Please note that this summary may contain preliminary or unofficial
information and does not constitute a complete or final report.
End/OSPC
Weather summary
for Quebec
issued by Environment Canada
at 6:07 p.m. EST Thursday 26 January 2023.
Discussion.
A winter storm affected the province of Quebec last night and today.
Significant snowfall amounts have already been observed in several
areas. Blowing snow gave zero visibilities locally in the Quebec
City region, the Lower St Lawrence, the Chaleur Bay and the North
Shore.
The following is a summary of snowfall amounts from Wednesday
evening through today at 06:00 PM (in centimetres)
- Montreal: 25 to 30
- Lanaudière: 25 to 35
- Lachute: 20 to 25
- Laurentians: 20 to 30
- Ottawa / Gatineau: 20 to 25
- Vaudreuil-Soulanges: 20 to 30
- Richelieu Valley: 15 to 25
- Mauricie: 15 to 25
- Beauce: 25
- Drummonville - Bois-Franc: 20 to 30
- Eastern Townships: 25 to 35
- Quebec City: 15 to 20
- Charlevoix: 20 to 25
- Kamouraska: 20 to 30
- Témiscouata: 20 to 30
- Mont-Joli: 20 to 25
- Amqui: 25 to 30
- Ste-Anne-des-Monts: 15 to 20
- Chandler: 20 to 30
- Gaspe: 20 to 25
- Les Escoumins: 15 to 20
- Sept-Îles: 15 to 20
- Minganie: 20 to 30
Please check your local forecasts for details:
https://meteo.gc.ca/forecast/canada/index_f.html?id=QC (FR)
https://weather.gc.ca/forecast/canada/index_e.html?id=QC (EN)
You can also obtain real-time information on our Twitter accounts:
@ECCCMeteoQC (FR)
@ECCCWeatherQC (EN)
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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