Monday, November 08, 2010

Early November Rainstorm Update 9




AWCN14 CWHX 080206


SPECIAL WEATHER SUMMARY MESSAGE FOR NEW BRUNSWICK ISSUED BY

ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 10:06 PM AST SUNDAY 7 NOVEMBER 2010.



THE FOLLOWING IS A PRELIMINARY SUMMARY OF THE RAIN EVENT WHICH BEGAN

LATE IN THE DAY THURSDAY AND IS PERSISTING THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT OVER

SOUTHWESTERN SECTIONS. THE PRELIMINARY EVENT TOTALS ARE AS OF 8PM

SUNDAY NOVEMBER 7, 2010.



A SERIES OF LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS HAS PRODUCED COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF

RAIN OVER PORTIONS OF THE MARITIMES. DUE TO THE SLOW MOVING NATURE

OF THIS WEATHER PATTERN THE RAIN WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS COMING

WEEK.



THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME NOTABLE RAINFALL TOTALS REPORTED AT VARIOUS

STATIONS ACROSS NOVA SCOTIA, NEW BRUNSWICK AND PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND.



NOVA SCOTIA...



LOCATION RAINFALL (MM)

-------------------------------------------

HALIFAX STANFIELD AIRPORT 139.4

SHEARWATER 88.3

WESTERN HEAD 135.1

BACCARO POINT 145.6

KEJIMKUJIK NAT'L'PARK 186.6

YARMOUTH AIRPORT 202.4

BRIER ISLAND 89.7

GREENWOOD 125.6

KENTVILLE 135.2

UPPER STEWIACKE 87.0

DEBERT 98.1

PARRSBORO 85.7

NAPPAN 123.4

CARIBOU POINT 39.6


PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND...



LOCATION RAINFALL (MM)

-------------------------------------------

EAST POINT 46.9

CHARLOTTETOWN 92.2

SUMMERSIDE 66.5

NORTH POINT 95.9

ST PETER'S 51.9

HARRINGTON 95.4

MAPLE PLAINS 74.0



ILES DE LA MADELEINE 52.0



NEW BRUNSWICK...



LOCATION RAINFALL (MM)

--------------------------------------------

MONCTON 110.2

MECHANIC SETTLEMENT 291.8

ALMA (NB FIRE) 110.0

SAINT JOHN 131.4

POINT LEPREAU 71.1

GRAND MANAN 98.3

ST STEPHEN 77.0

FREDERICTON AIRPORT 56.2

GAGETOWN 63.5

ST LĂ©ONARD 33.6

EDMUNSTON 30.3

CHARLO 32.7

BATHURST 33.0

BAS CARAQUET 52.7

RED PINES 54.1

MIRAMICHI 70.8

BOUCTOUCHE 85.6

KOUCHIBOUGUAC 74.7



END/ASPC

Early November Rainstorm Update 8