Monday, September 29, 2008

Hurricane Kyle Atlantic Canada Summary






AWCN14 CWHX 290733
SPECIAL WEATHER SUMMARY MESSAGE FOR NEW BRUNSWICK ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:33 AM ADT MONDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2008.

HURRICANE KYLE MADE LANDFALL JUST NORTH OF YARMOUTH NOVA SCOTIA AT
9:30 PM SUNDAY EVENING JUST AS IT WEAKENED TO A TROPICAL STORM. KYLE
THEN MOVED ACROSS DIGBY COUNTY AND INTO THE BAY OF FUNDY AND RAPIDLY
BECAME POST-TROPICAL. KYLE NOW IS MOVING ACROSS THE TANTRAMAR MARSH
AREA AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND THIS
MORNING. THE MAIN WEATHER FEATURE FOR NEW BRUNSWICK WAS RAINFALL.

THE FOLLOWING EARLY REPORTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN NEW BRUNSWICK ARE:

POINT LEPREAU.........................67.9 MM
ST. STEPHEN...........................57.2 MM
GRAND MANAN..........................107.1 MM
FREDERICTON AIRPORT...................63.9 MM
FREDERICTON CITY......................63.8 MM
GAGETOWN..............................60.5 MM
MONCTON...............................24.0 MM
FUNDY PARK............................42.4 MM
MECHANIC SETTLEMENT...................49.2 MM
CHATHAM...............................41.1 MM
BATHURST..............................47.0 MM
CHARLO................................45.5 MM
MISCOU ISLAND.........................42.1 MM
ST. LEONARD...........................82.6 MM
EDMUNDSTON............................43.7 MM

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AWCN11 CWHX 290718
SPECIAL WEATHER SUMMARY MESSAGE FOR NOVA SCOTIA ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT
CANADA AT 4:18 AM ADT MONDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2008.

HURRICANE KYLE MADE LANDFALL JUST NORTH OF YARMOUTH AT 9:30 PM SUNDAY
EVENING JUST AS IT WEAKENED TO A TROPICAL STORM. KYLE THEN MOVED
ACROSS DIGBY COUNTY AND INTO THE BAY OF FUNDY AND RAPIDLY BECAME
POST-TROPICAL. KYLE IS MOVING ACROSS THE TANTRAMAR MARSH AREA AND IS
FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND THIS MORNING.

THE FOLLOWING WIND GUSTS WERE OBSERVED FROM VARIOUS LOCATIONS ACROSS
NOVA SCOTIA UP TO 3 AM ADT.

YARMOUTH AIRPORT....................76 KM/H
BACCARO POINT..................... 124 KM/H
BRIAR ISLAND........................74 KM/H
WESTERN HEAD.......................102 KM/H
LUNENBURG...........................93 KM/H
CFB GREENWOOD.......................76 KM/H
MACNABS ISLAND.....................102 KM/H
HALIFAX STANFIELD INT AIRPORT.......91 KM/H
BEAVER ISLAND.......................95 KM/H
LES SUETES...GRAND ETANG...........106 KM/H

SOME EARLY REPORTED RAINFALL AMOUNTS ASSOCIATED DIRECTLY WITH KYLE
ARE:

YARMOUTH............ .............43 MILLIMETRES
BRIAR ISLAND.......... ...........33 MILLIMETRES
KEJIMKUJIK..................... 28.6 MILLIMETRES
HALIFAX STANFIELD INT AIRPORT ....35 MILLIMETRES

END/ASPC

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AWCN15 CWHX 290743
SPECIAL WEATHER SUMMARY MESSAGE FOR PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND ISSUED BY
ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 4:43 AM ADT MONDAY 29 SEPTEMBER 2008.

HURRICANE KYLE MADE LANDFALL JUST NORTH OF YARMOUTH AT 9:30 PM SUNDAY
EVENING JUST AS IT WEAKENED TO A TROPICAL STORM. KYLE THEN MOVED
ACROSS DIGBY COUNTY AND INTO THE BAY OF FUNDY AND RAPIDLY BECAME
POST-TROPICAL. KYLE IS MOVING ACROSS THE TANTRAMAR MARSH AREA AND IS
FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND THIS MORNING.

AS OF 4 AM THE FOLLOWING WIND GUSTS HAD BEEN REPORTED FROM PRINCE
EDWARD ISLAND.

EAST POINT........... 78 KM/H
NORTH CAPE............83 KM/H

END/ASPC