Heavy Rain & Strong Wind Lash Newfoundland #nlwx
- Kyle Sooley-Brookings
- Mar 22, 2020
- 1 min read
On Friday and most of Saturday, Newfoundland and Labrador experienced snow, heavy rain, and strong winds.
In Newfoundland, the snow quickly changed to rain which resulted in significant snow-melt.
Here is a summary of information received by Environment and Climate Change Canada...
Rainfall amounts
Winterland: 42 mm
Burgeo: 39 mm
St. Lawrence: 31 mm
Saint-Pierre: 28 mm
Port aux Basques: 22 mm
St. John's West: 18 mm
Corner Brook: 15 mm
Stephenville Airport: 14 mm
Deer Lake Airport: 12 mm
St. John's Int'l Airport: 11 mm
Maximum wind gusts
St. Anthony (Fox Point Lighthouse): 130 km/h
Green Island, Fortune Bay: 129 km/h
Wreckhouse: 124 km/h
Cape Pine: 118 km/h
St. John's Int'l Airport: 117 km/h
St. Anthony Airport: 115 km/h
Bonavista: 113 km/h
Twillingate: 104 km/h
Pool's Island: 104 km/h
Deer Lake Airport: 102 km/h
St. Lawrence: 101 km/h
Gander Int'l Airport: 99 km/h
Port aux Basques: 97 km/h
St. John's (East White Hills): 97 km/h
Rocky Harbour: 92 km/h
Based on ECCC Data
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