AMCIR <1> WOCN10 CWHX 071658 SPECIAL STORM SUMMARY MESSAGE ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 12:00 AM AST THURSDAY 07 NOVEMBER 2002. A LOW PRESSURE CENTRE MOVING FROM THE UNITED STATES EASTERN SEABOARD ON WEDNESDAY TURNED EASTWARD AND INTENSIFIED AS IT PASSED SOUTH OF NOVA SCOTIA WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. MOSTLY RAIN MIXED WITH SOME SNOW FELL OVER SOUTHWESTERN NOVA SCOTIA; HOWEVER, HEAVY SNOWFALLS MIXED WITH SMALL AMOUNTS OF RAIN OCCURRED OVER THE ANNAPOLIS VALLEY, CENTRAL NOVA SCOTIA AND THE HALIFAX REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY. HERE IS A SUMMARY OF SOME RAIN/SNOW/TOTAL PRECIPITATION AMOUNTS AND PEAK WIND GUSTS UP TO 8:00 AM. STATION RAIN SNOW TOT. PRECIP. PEAK WIND GUSTS (MM) (CM) (MM) (KM/H) ------- ---------------------------- --------------- BACCARO POINT, NS 117 YARMOUTH, NS 27 4 36 67 KEJIMKUJIK, NS 32 41 WESTERN HEAD, NS 87 SHEARWATER, NS 8 8 20 50 HALIFAX INT'L, NS 23 21 41 GREENWOOD, NS 1 28 33 37 TRURO, NS 8 30 SYDNEY, NS 3 3 44 HART ISLAND, NS 69 HERE ARE ONTAP REPORTS FOR NOVA SCOTIA FOR THURSDAY MORNING: ONTAP OBSERVATIONS ******************************************************************************* STATION NAME TIME MAX MIN RAIN SNOW SOG REMARKS ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ASHDALE 0700 0.0 -1.0 0.0 35.0 33 OVC FARMINGTON 0718 0.0 -1.2 0.0 32.0 32 OVC LYONS BROOK 0700 2.0 -1.0 TR 12.0 12 OVC MIDDLEBORO 0700 1.5 -1.0 0.0 14.0 14 OVC PORT HAWKESBUR 0800 0.5 -1.0 0.0 16.0 20 OVC FRZRAIN SPRINGFIELD 0800 0.5 0.0 0.0 20.0 20 OVC HAIL FRZRA TRURO 0915 1.5 -1.0 0.0 12.4 15 OVC ******************************************************************************* END/IM