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AWCN15 CWHX 311137
WEATHER SUMMARY
FOR PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 8:37 A.M. ADT MONDAY 31 AUGUST 2026.
DISCUSSION.
ON FRIDAY AUGUST 28, 2026 IN LATE AFTERNOON, A THUNDERSTORM RAPIDLY
DEVELOPED OFF SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF NEW BRUNSWICK AND INTENSIFIED AS
IT TRACKED NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE NORTHUMBERLAND STRAIT AND
TOWARDS THE SUMMERSIDE AREA.
INFORMATION GATHERED BY ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE CANADA IN
COLLABORATION WITH THE NORTHERN TORNADOES PROJECT DETERMINED THAT
THE STORM PRODUCED A STRONG DOWNBURST WITH AN EF-0 RATING, WITH
LOCALIZED WIND GUSTS POSSIBLY EXCEEDING 100 KM/H. NUMEROUS REPORTS
WERE RECEIVED FROM THE PUBLIC REGARDING DAMAGE TO TREES AND
PROPERTY.
THE SUMMERSIDE AIRPORT HAD A PEAK OF 63 KM/H JUST BEFORE 5:30 PM
ADT, FRIDAY AUGUST 28TH.
TOTAL RAINFALL OF 40 TO 60 MM WAS REPORTED WITH THIS THUNDERSTORM
AND SUBSEQUENT THUNDERSTORMS THAT AFFECTED THE AREA THAT EVENING.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SUMMARY MAY CONTAIN PRELIMINARY OR UNOFFICIAL
INFORMATION AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A COMPLETE OR FINAL REPORT.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SUMMARY MAY CONTAIN PRELIMINARY OR UNOFFICIAL
INFORMATION AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A COMPLETE OR FINAL REPORT.
END/ASPC
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