An extraordinarily powerful cyclone winding down in Nova Scotia today!!! 9 foot+ storm surge in Halifax and 102mph wind gusts in Woods Harbour!

The Northeast blizzard is winding down here in Nova Scotia today. An extraordinarily powerful cyclone; note the 2.76 metre (9 foot+) storm surge in Halifax and 164kmh (102mph) wind gust in Woods Harbour. The surge was probably even greater along the shore southwest of Halifax, where wharves and low lying streets were overtopped and cut off in Shelburne, Barrington and Liverpool.


Environment Canada SWS AWCN11 CWHX 101248

Special weather summary message for Nova Scotia issued by Environment
Canada at 8:48 AM AST Sunday 10 February 2013.

An intense low pressure system approached from the southwest
Friday night and passed south of Nova Scotia late Saturday. Snow
ahead of this system developed late Friday evening and continued
during the day Saturday and into Sunday morning. Strong northeasterly
winds developed by Saturday morning and persisted into Sunday
Morning resulting in blizzard conditions for most of the
Province.

Snowfall amounts were generally from 20 to 30 cm, with higher
Amounts in Northern Nova Scotia and the Cobequid hills, where
Amounts in excess of 50 cm were reported. Winds were highest in
Southwestern Nova Scotia, with the largest being 164 km/h south
Of Yarmouth in woods harbour.

Storms surge and high wave activity caused flooding escpecially
Along the southwest shore from liverpool to Shelburne County.
Halifax recorded a high water level of 2.76 m, within the top five
ever recorded there.


The following are unofficial snowfall (cm) and rainfall (mm) amounts
as of 8:00 AM AST Sunday observed at:

Manned observation sites
Halifax ................................. 26 cm
Yarmouth ................................ 14 cm
Greenwood ............................... 51 cm
Sydney................................... 38 cm
Shearwater............................... 19 cm

Unmanned observation sites*
Upper Stewiacke.......................... 29 cm
Kejimkujik .............................. 44 cm
Nappan .................................. 57 cm
Ingonish Beach .......................... 21 cm
Parrsboro................................ 23 cm
Advocate harbour......................... 31.0 cm
Tatamagouche............................. 28.0 cm
Stoney Island............................ 30.0 cm
Amherst head............................. 46.5 cm


*snowfall amounts are estimated from water equivalent.

The following are unofficial maximum wind observations:


Beaver Island............................ 119 km/h
Baccaro Point............................ 132 km/h
Woods harbour............................ 164 km/h
Digby.................................... 140 km/h
Brier Island ............................ 108 km/h
West pubnico............................. 133 km/h
North mountain .......................... 93 km/h


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