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SPECIAL STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE FOR NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 5:15 AM NST THURSDAY 31 MARCH 2005.
A MOISTURE-LADEN STORM SYSTEM SITUATED WELL SOUTH OF NEWFOUNDLAND HAS
BROUGHT HEAVY AMOUNTS OF SNOW AND RAIN TO THE ISLAND. SNOW AND RAIN
BEGAN OVER SOUTHWESTERN NEWFOUNDLAND TUESDAY MORNING MARCH 29.
BY WEDNESDAY MORNING HEAVY PRECIPITATION HAD SPREAD ACROSS THE ENTIRE
ISLAND. MOST OF THE REGION RECEIVED SNOW FROM THIS SYSTEM WHILE VERY
HEAVY RAINS WERE EXPERIENCED ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SOUTHERN COASTLINE
INCLUDING THE BURIN PENINSULA AND MOST OF THE AVALON PENINSULA.
STRONG EAST TO NORTHEAST WINDS ALSO ACCOMPANIED THIS STORM.
PRECIPITATION WAS STILL FALLING AS OF EARLY THURSDAY MORNING
MARCH 31.
THE GREATEST AMOUNTS OF RAINFALL WERE REPORTED OVER THE BURIN
PENINSULA WITH 153 MILLIMETRES AT SALT POND AS OF 8 PM WEDNESDAY WITH
MORE RAIN FALLING SINCE THEN. HEAVIEST SNOWFALLS OCCURRED OVER
CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN NEWFOUNDLAND WITH 68 CENTIMETRES AT DEER
LAKE AND 62 CENTIMETRES AT GANDER AS OF 4:30 AM THURSDAY.
HIGHEST WINDS WERE EXPERIENCED AT BURGEO AT 3:30 AM THURSDAY WITH A
PEAK GUST OF 73 KNOTS (135 KM/H) FROM THE NORTHEAST.
WRECKHOUSE WINDS LATE ON TUESDAY MARCH 29 PEAKED AT 67 KNOTS (124
KM/H). THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS AND MAXIMUM WIND
GUST REPORTS AS OF 2:30 AM NST THURSDAY MARCH 31 UNLESS OTHERWISE
STATED.
STATION SNOWFALL RAINFALL PEAK GUST
ST. LAWRENCE 109 MM E 81 KM/H AT 4:30 AM THU
BURGEO 86 MM NE 135 KM/H AT 3:30 AM THU
PORT AUX BASQUES 52 MM NE 93 KM/H
DEER LAKE 68 CM (AS OF 4:30 AM THU)
GANDER 62 CM (AS OF 4:30 AM THU)
CORMACK 37 CM (AS OF 5:30 PM WED)
LETHBRIDGE 25 CM (AS OF 6:00 PM WED)
ST. JOHNS 17.8 CM 42.4 MM
STEPHENVILLE 4.8 CM 41.8 MM
END/CF/DC
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