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Heavy snowfall was also recorded in eastern Ontario and northern New Brunswick as well as parts of the Northeastern United States. The storm itself was responsible for the deaths of 17 people in Montreal (30 province-wide) along with numerous other injuries directly and indirectly attributed to the blizzard .
The Fundy coast of New Brunswick occasionally experiences the effects of post-tropical storms. [ 4 ] The stormiest weather of the year, with the greatest precipitation and the strongest winds, usually occur during the fall/winter transition (mid December to mid January).
Greatest Snowfall in one season* 2,446.5 centimetres (963.2 in) [4] Mount Copeland, British Columbia: 1971–1972 Greatest Snowfall in one day: 145 cm (57 in) [5] Tahtsa Lake, British Columbia: Feb 11, 1999 Highest Humidex reading: 52.6 C (126.7 F) [6] Carman, Manitoba: July 25, 2007 Lowest Wind chill reading-78.9 C (-110 F) [7] [8] Kugaaruk ...
Snowfall is declining globally as temperatures warm because of human-caused climate change, a new analysis and maps from a NOAA climate scientist show.. But less snow falling from the sky isn’t ...
Heavy snow fell in New Brunswick, peaking at 60 centimeters (24 in) in Bathurst. Sydney reported snowfall rates of up to 8 cm (3.1 in) per hour, in heavy bands of thundersnow . While snowfall amounts closer to the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia were very low, winds gusting up to 203 km/h (126 mph) were reported in Saint-Joseph-du-Moine , causing ...
Several cities in New Brunswick declared overnight parking bans, Fredericton and Saint John suspended transit service, and ferry services to the islands in the Grand Manan area were suspended. [96] [19] [98] Snow-clearing crews in New Brunswick and across the Canadian Maritimes were still clearing roads and sidewalks on January 31. [99]
The storm brought snow and high winds to Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal, as well as extensive flooding to parts of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. In Toronto, it was the largest snowfall in 5 years with accumulations of 10 inches (25 cm) at the airport and 14.4 inches (37 cm) in downtown (And up to 18 inches (46 cm) in the suburbs).
The North American Ice Storm of 1998 (also known as the Great Ice Storm of 1998 or the January Ice Storm) was a massive combination of five smaller successive ice storms in January 1998 that struck a relatively narrow swath of land from eastern Ontario to southern Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in Canada, and bordering areas from northern New York to central Maine in the United States.