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[STORMREPORTS] Gustav's Effect on Maritimes/Maine

From: Matt Higgs (mattongm{at}hotmail.com)
Date: Thu Sep 12 2002 - 15:48:28 EDT


Top Wind Speeds and precip (New Brunswick):
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE NEW BRUNSWICK WEATHER CENTRE
OF ENVIRONMENT CANADA AT 9.13 AM ADT THURSDAY 12 SEPTEMBER 2002.

A WEAK LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ASSOCIATED WITH A FRONTAL SYSTEM WAS
MOVING OVER NEW BRUNSWICK WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS SYSTEM MERGED WITH
HURRICANE GUSTAV SOUTH OF HALIFAX WEDNESDAY EVENING. THIS RESULTED
IN HEAVY PRECIPITATION AND STRONG WINDS OVER NEW BRUNSWICK.

HERE ARE SOME PRELIMINARY NUMBERS.

LOCATION MAX WIND (KM/H) PRECIPITATION (MM)
CHARLO 28 42.8
BAS CARAQUET 83 8.6
MISCOU 89 8.1
MIRAMICHI 70 31.4
MONCTON 78 71.4
SAINT JOHN 80 54.2
FREDERICTON 52 14.4
ST LEONARD 39 36.8

Top Wind Speeds (Maine):
LOCATION GUST
GREENVILLE 44 MPH
CUTLER 43 MPH
BANGOR 41 MPH
MILLINOCKET 37 MPH
STONINGTON 37 MPH
HOULTON 35 MPH
FRENCHVILLE 32 MPH
CARIBOU 32 MPH

WIND GUST RECORDED BY BOUYS:

BOUY GUST
MOUNT DESERT ROCK 56 MPH (49 KTS)
BRIER ISLAND 54 MPH (47 KTS)
ACADIA BOUY 43 MPH (38 KTS)
COOBSCOOK BAY 42 MPH (37 KTS)

Local Storm Reports:

TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0830 PM DANFORTH ME WIND DAMAGE
09/11/02 WASHINGTON TREES DOWN WITH POWER
                                          OUTAGES

0830 PM TOPSFIELD ME WIND DAMAGE
09/11/02 WASHINGTON LARGE TREES DOWN ACROSS
                                          ROAD. NUMEROUS POWER
                                          OUTAGES.

0841 PM CORINTH ME WIND DAMAGE
09/11/02 PENOBSCOT TREES DOWN WITH POWER
                                          OUTAGES.

0841 PM HUDSON ME WIND DAMAGE
09/11/02 PENOBSCOT TREES DOWN WITH POWER
                                          OUTAGES.

0843 PM CORRINA ME WIND DAMAGE
09/11/02 PENOBSCOT TREES DOWN WITH POWER
                                          OUTAGES.

TIME(EDT) .....CITY LOCATION.....STATE ...EVENT/REMARKS...
           ....COUNTY LOCATION....

0500 PM WINDHAM ME WIND DAMAGE
09/11/02 CUMBERLAND *** 1 DEAD ***
                                          WALL COLLAPSED DUE TO
                                          STRONG WINDS. A 35 YEAR OLD
                                          MALE WAS KILLED DURING THE
                                          COLLAPSE. REPORTED BY LOCAL
                                          MEDIA.

Matt Higgs
Green Mountain, New Brunswick
Weather Watcher for:
WAGM-TV 8 Presque Isle
WVII-TV 7 Bangor

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