HALIFAX OFFICE (MARITIMES WEATHER CENTRE):

WOCN10 CWHX 011451
SPECIAL STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT
10.50 AM AST TUESDAY 1 APRIL 2003.

MARCH 2003 ENDED WITH A SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL EVENT FOR MUCH OF THE
MARITIMES. A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE WEST OF THE MARITIMES SUNDAY
MORNING MOVED OVER THE BAY OF FUNDY THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE TROUGH
INTENSIFIED AND MOVED EASTWARD ACROSS NOVA SCOTIA MONDAY TO LIE EAST
OF CAPE BRETON MONDAY NIGHT. THIS SYSTEM BROUGHT HEAVY RAIN AND
STRONG WINDS ACROSS NOVA SCOTIA SUNDAY AND MONDAY. MOST OF THE
PRECIPITATION FELL OVER A 12 HOUR PERIOD RESULTING IN EXTENSIVE
FLOODING IN MANY AREAS.

HERE IS A SUMMARY OF PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS ACROSS NOVA SCOTIA FOR
THE EVENT. TOTALS INCLUDE RAINFALL FOR MARCH 30 AND MARCH 31.

     LOCATION                   RAIN
                                (MM)
  SHEARWATER AIRPORT           103.8
  HALIFAX INT'L AIRPORT        105.9
  YARMOUTH                      73.4
  CARIBOU POINT                 87
  TRURO                         61
  AMHERST                      109
  GREENWOOD                     72.2
  KEJIMKUJIK                    88.8
  SYDNEY                        29.6
  LYONS BROOK                   85
  MIDDLEBORO                    86
  FARMINGTON                    87.9
  SPRINGFIELD                   75.4

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GANDER OFFICE (NEWFOUNDLAND WEATHER CENTRE):

WOCN11 CYQX 010852
WEATHER SUMMARY
ISSUED BY THE NEWFOUNDLAND WEATHER CENTRE OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 5.22 AM NST TUESDAY 1 APRIL 2003.

A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM CROSSED THE GULF OF ST.  LAWRENCE ON
MONDAY.  HEAVY RAIN COMBINED WITH A SOUTHERLY FLOW OF WARM AIR
CAUSED SIGNIFICANT SNOWMELT AND RUNOFF OVER WESTERN
PORTIONS OF THE ISLAND.  RAINFALL RECORDS WERE OBSERVED AT DEER LAKE
WHERE 54 MILLIMETRES FELL AND 48.4 MILLIMETRES AT STEPHENVILLE WHILE
CORNER BROOK RECORDED 86 MILLIMETRES.  TEMPERATURES REACHED THE LOW
TEENS IN SOME AREAS.  SOUTHERLY WINDS GUSTED TO 115 KM/H AT
WRECKHOUSE, 146 KM/H AT ST. LAWRENCE AND 124 KM/H AT BONAVISTA.

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FREDERICTON OFFICE (NEW BRUNSWICK WEATHER CETRE):

WOCN10 CWZF 010326
STORM SUMMARY ISSUED BY THE NEW BRUNSWICK WEATHER CENTRE
OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 11.26 PM AST MONDAY 31 MARCH 2003.

AN UNSTABLE HUMIDITY FRONT PUSHING EASTWARDS OFF THE MID ATLANTIC
COAST YESTERDAY MORNING RESULTED IN THE FORMATION OF A LOW
PRESSURE SYSTEM OFFSHORE. THAT LOW MOVED ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD
LAST NIGHT AND THROUGH TODAY.  THE COMBINATION OF THIS LOW AND THE
COLD AIR IN THE WAKE OF THE HUMIDITY FRONT RESULTED IN A COMPLEX
PATTERN WHICH FEATURED BANDS OF SIGNIFICANT RAINFALLS OVER THE
SOUTHERN HALF OF NEW BRUNSWICK AS WELL AS PEI AND MAGDALEN ISLANDS.
PRECIPITATION TYPING WAS COMPLEX AS COLD AIR ADVANCED INTO THE
STORM OVERNIGHT. IT RESULTED IN A VARIETY OF PRECIPITATION
INCLUDING RAIN/FREEZING RAIN/SNOW OVER ALL REGIONS.

HERE IS A SUMMARY OF PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS AND HOURS OF FREEZING
RAIN REPORTED ACROSS NEW BRUNSWICK, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND AND
MAGDALEN ISLANDS AS OF 8 PM TODAY.


LOCATION        SNOW            RAIN            FREEZING RAIN
                (CM)            (MM)               (HOURS)

ST LEONARD       13+            NIL                  NIL
BATHURST         32             NIL                  NIL
BAS CARAQUET     35             NIL                  NIL
MIRAMICHI        20             37                   16
FREDERICTON      16             43                    6
SAINT JOHN        1            103                    5
MONCTON           2             71                   16
POINT LEPREAU     -             88                    -
GRAND MANAN       -             48                    -
ST STEPHEN        -             46                    -
AMHERST           -            109                    -

CHARLOTTETOWN    TRACE          60                    7
SUMMERSIDE        -             58                    -
EAST POINT        -             62                    -

MAGDALEN ISLDS   TRACE          68                    1

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