1. Summary of basic information at 6.00 PM ADT.
Location: 51.9 north 64.5 west.
About 195 kilometres southeast of Wabush, nl.
Maximum sustained winds: 85 km/h.
Present movement: northeast at 46 km/h.
Minimum central pressure: 987 MB.
Irene has completely lost all tropical characteristics and this will be the last information statement on this storm.
Wind warnings remain in effect for portions of the Northeastern Gulf of St. Lawrence for this evening. Gale warnings are in effect for much of the northern Maritimes marine district as well as the gulf Of St. Lawrence. Gale warnings are also in effect for most Labrador and Northern Newfoundland marine areas for tonight and Tuesday. Higher than normal water levels and heavy pounding surf can be expected for the Northeastern Gulf of St. Lawrence tonight.
Southeastern Quebec was the hardest hit region from tropical storm Irene, which received up to 150 mm of rain, causing flooding and Road washouts in some areas. Numerous daily and storm total Rainfall records were broken at several stations in Quebec. In addition wind gusts of 100 to 120 km/h were experienced along portions of the St. Lawrence River Valley, blowing down some trees and causing some widespread power outages.
New Brunswick also received considerable rainfall from Irene, with most of the western half of the province receiving between 50 and 100 mm. Southwest winds gusting over 80 km/h were reported over Many parts of southern and Eastern New Brunswick on Monday. Heavy surf and higher than normal water levels were also reported along The Fundy coast of New Brunswick on Monday.
Nova Scotia nad Prince Edward Island escaped the heaviest rain from Irene, but many locations received wind gusts over 90 km/h on Monday in the southwesterly flow behind the storm. Heavy surf was experienced along the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, and higher than normal water levels occurred with the midday high tide in the Bay of Fundy.
The following is a summary of some of the more significant rainfall and strong wind reports from specific stations across the Maritimes and Quebec:
--------------------------------------------------------------------- Rainfall (millimetres).
Charlevoix, Qc........................150.0 Thetford Mines, Qc....................109.0 Sherbrooke, Qc........................107.0 St. Clothide, Qc......................88.0 Beauceville, Qc.......................82.8 Nicolet, Qc...........................80.1 Montréal/St-Hubert, Qc................68.4 Montréal/trudeau intl.................56.4 Riviere du loup, Qc...................55.1 Cap Madeleine cs, Qc..................52.9 Quebec/jean lesage, Qc................50.0
Dungvaron (NB forestry)...............92.7 Doaktown, NB (from Canwarn)...........89.0 Meadow brook (NB forestry)............87.6 Bantalor (NB forestry)................84.3 Fredericton arpt, NB..................83.0 Campabello island, NB (from Canwarn)..71.0 Gagetown, NB..........................67.0 St. Stephen,NB........................61.7 Fredericton city, NB..................57.3 Bathurst, NB..........................47.4 Miramichi, NB.........................47.0 Point Lepreau, NB.....................45.7 St. Leonard, NB.......................45.0 Grand Manan, NB.......................42.3
North Cape, pei.......................38.9 Charlottetown, pei....................15.6 Summerside, pei.......................14.3
Baccaro Point, ns.....................37.6 Amherst, ns...........................12.6 Halifax stanfield intl arpt, ns........7.5
--------------------------------------------------------------------- Peak wind gusts (kilometres per hour).
Île d'Orleans, Qc......................113 Ile aux grues, Qc......................104 Pointe de L'Islet, Qc...................98 Lac St Pierre, Qc.......................80 Baie Comeau arpt, Qc....................80 Iles de la Madeleine, Qc................76
Moncton arpt, NB........................93 Saint John arpt, NB.....................83 Mechanics Settlement,NB.................89 Fredericton arpt, NB....................78 Miramichi, NB...........................76
Yarmouth, ns............................93 Annapolis royal, ns (volunteer).........93 Windy hill, ns (near Greenwood).........93 Halifax stanfield intl arpt, ns.........83 Mcnab's island, ns......................89 Pictou causeway, ns.....................93 Port Hawkesbury, ns.....................93 Tracadie, ns............................89 Nappan (Amherst), ns....................93 Grand Etang, ns.........................85
Summerside, pe..........................96 North point, pe.........................87 Charlottetown, pe.......................70 |