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AWCN14 CWHX 020857
SPECIAL WEATHER SUMMARY MESSAGE FOR NEW BRUNSWICK ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:57 AM AST FRIDAY 2 JANUARY 2009.
AS THE YEAR 2008 ENDED THE NEW YEAR 2009 WAS USHERED IN BY BLIZZARD
CONDITIONS ACROSS MUCH OF THE MARITIMES. THE JANUARY 1 ST SNOW
STORM MAKES IT THE FIRST MAJOR WEATHER EVENT OF THE NEW YEAR FOR
THE MARITIME PROVINCES.
A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM APPROACHED THE MARITIMES FROM THE WEST NEW
YEARS EVE AND INTENSIFIED AS IT TRACKED SOUTH OF NOVA SCOTIA
OVERNIGHT AND DURING NEW YEARS DAY TO LIE EAST OF CAPE BRETON BY
EVENING. SNOWFALL BEGAN OVER SOUTHWESTERN AREAS LATE WEDNESDAY AND
SPREAD EASTWARD DURING THE EVENING. STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH THE
SNOWFALL RESULTED IN BLIZZARD CONDITIONS FOR NOVA SCOTIA..PRINCE
EDWARD ISLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN NEW BRUNSWICK LATE NEW YEARS EVE AND
NEW YEARS DAY.
DUE TO THE BLOWING SNOW IT IS DIFFICULT TO ESTIMATE EXACT SNOWFALL
IN SOME LOCATIONS.
A SUMMARY OF SOME NOTABLE SNOWFALL AMOUNTS AND WIND GUSTS IS AS
FOLLOWS:
NOVA SCOTIA...
LOCATION SNOWFALL PEAK WIND GUST
(CM) (KM/H)
------------- ---------- ----------------
YARMOUTH AIRPORT 40 80
BRIAR ISLAND N/A 100
CAPE SPLIT * 20 N/A
WESTERN HEAD 14 70
LIVERPOOL 27 N/A
GREENWOOD 31 74
HALIFAX AIRPORT 14 76
UPPER STEWIACKE 15 63
NAPPAN 11 68
DEBERT 10 76
CLAYTON PARK * 25 N/A
LOWER SACKVILLE * 32 N/A
WEST BROOKLYN * 35 N/A
LAKE MAJOR 35 N/A
LYONS BROOK 35 N/A
BADDECK 24 N/A
SYDNEY 27 70
CHETICAMP 36 N/A
INGONISH BEACH 32 61
PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND...
LOCATION SNOWFALL PEAK WIND GUST
(CM) (KM/H)
------------- ---------- ----------------
CHARLOTTETOWN AIRPORT 49 74
SUMMERSIDE 15 76
NORTH POINT N/A 93
ALLISTON 21 N/A
NEW BRUNSWICK...
LOCATION SNOWFALL PEAK WIND GUST
(CM) (KM/H)
------------- ---------- ----------------
MONCTON AIRPORT 14 61
SAINT JOHN AIRPORT 9 76
FREDERICTON 1 65
MIRAMICHI 2 78
SUSSEX 8 N/A
FUNDY PARK 9 N/A
NOTE : * : UNOFFICIAL WEATHER OBSERVATIONS
N/A : NOT AVAILABLE
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